Northwestern's Ashley Deary was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year by coaches on Monday.
Ashley Deary of @nuwbball named 2016 #B1GWBBall Defensive Player of the Year by coaches. pic.twitter.com/LXCNwr3K05
— B1G Women's Hoops (@B1Gwbball) February 29, 2016
Deary had a staggering 128 steals over the course of the season and set the Big Ten single-season steals record in the process. Northwestern's starting point guard averaged 4.2 steals per game and had twice as many steals as her next-closest competitor.