COLUMBIA, Mo. – Two Mizzou Women’s Basketball signees received honors from the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association on Monday, as Aijha Blackwell and Hayley Frank both earned WBCA High School Coaches’ All-America honorable mention accolades.

Blackwell, who is finishing her senior year at Cardinal Ritter, is the No. 8-ranked prospect in the nation and No. 1 in the state of Missouri in espnW’s 2019 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings. She is a three-time Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Class 3 All-State selection (2016-18) and as a junior at Whitfield, averaged 24.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.0 steals per game.

Last summer, Blackwell won a gold medal in Mexico City at the 2018 FIBA Americas U18 Championship while playing for the USA U18 National Team. She averaged 9.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game over six games during USA’s championships run, including eight points, four rebounds and three steals in the gold medal game win over Canada.

Frank, from Strafford High School, is the No. 29-ranked prospect in the nation and No. 3 in Missouri in espnW’s 2019 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings. Frank closed her prep career by leading the Lady Indians to its fourth consecutive Class 3 state title win an incredible 115 consecutive wins. She reached the 3,000 point plateau in her final game, and ended with 3,004 points, 1,629 rebounds, 824 assists, 310 blocks and 296 steals. Her rebounds and 54.3 career three-point percentage are a Missouri state record, while her career assists total ranks fifth.

After another outstanding campaign in her senior season, Frank was named the 2018-19 Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. Frank has also been named to the MBCA Class 3 All-State team for each of the last three seasons (2016-18), the MBCA Class 3 Player of the Year in 2016-17 and 2017-18 and the 2018 Missouri Wendy’s High School Heisman state winner.

— Mizzou Athletics —