Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska and Northwestern Earn Big Ten Weekly Softball Awards Fighting Illini’s Wiles, Spartans’ Miller, Huskers’ Squier and Wildcats’ Lewis are first weekly conference honorees for 2022 season Co-Player of the Week Abbie Squier, Nebraska So. – OF – Lincoln, Neb. – Southwest – Major: Finance • Batted .500 with a .938 slugging percentage and .579 on-base percentage with two home runs, four RBI and seven runs scored during the Huskers’ five-game opening weekend tournament at Northern Iowa • Had home runs against UNI and South Dakota State, the first two of her career • Registered multiple hits in final three games at the tournament and scored at least once in all five games, including three times in Feb. 12 win over Drake • Earns her first career Player of the Week honor • Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Kaylin Kinney (May 4, 2021) Co-Player of the Week Rachel Lewis, Northwestern Grad. – OF – Liberty Township, Ohio – Lakota West – Major: Learning & Organizational Change • Posted a .462 batting average, .846 slugging percentage and .632 on-base percentage with a home run, five RBI, six runs scored and five stolen bases to help Northwestern go 4-1 last weekend at the Northern Lights-Southern Nights Invitational in Leesburg, Fla. • Cracked a grand slam in NU’s season-opening run-rule victory over UConn on Feb. 11 • Had at least one run and one hit in all five games and three of her six hits went for extra bases • Captures her third career Player of the Week honor • Last Northwestern Player of the Week: Morgan Newport (May 18, 2021) Pitcher of the Week Ashley Miller, Michigan State So. – RHP – Leo, Ind. – Leo – Major: Business • Went 3-0 with three complete-game shutouts and 29 strikeouts, while allowing just seven hits and four walks in 21.0 innings as MSU won three of four games last weekend at the Northern Lights-Southern Nights Invitational in Leesburg, Fla. • Tossed the third perfect game in program history (first seven-inning perfect game) with 14 strikeouts in Sunday’s tournament finale against Akron • Added two-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts in season opener Feb. 11 vs. Pittsburgh, and blanked UConn on five hits with five strikeouts on Feb. 12 • Garners her first career Pitcher of the Week plaudit • Last Michigan State Pitcher of the Week: Kelly Smith (April 21, 2014) Freshman of the Week Lauren Wiles, Illinois RHP – Grimesland, N.C. – DH Conley – Major: Undeclared • Went 2-1 in the circle with an 0.82 earned-run average and 20 strikeouts in 17.0 innings last weekend in pacing the Fighting Illini to two wins in three outings at the LSU Tiger Classic • Earned the win in Illinois’ 5-2 extra-inning victory over No. 14/15 LSU on Sunday, tossing four innings in relief and giving up just two hits while fanning four • Also posted a complete-game win over South Alabama on Feb. 12, striking out 11 and scattering eight hits • Receives her first career Freshman of the Week award • Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Delaney Rummell (Feb. 17, 2020) 2022 Big Ten Players of the Week Feb. 14 PL: Abbie Squier, So., NEB PL: Rachel Lewis, Grad., NU P: Ashley Miller, So., MSU F: Lauren Wiles, ILL

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Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska and Northwestern Earn Big Ten Weekly Softball Awards
Fighting Illini’s Wiles, Spartans’ Miller, Huskers’ Squier and Wildcats’ Lewis are first weekly conference honorees for 2022 season

Co-Player of the Week
Abbie Squier, Nebraska
So. – OF – Lincoln, Neb. – Southwest – Major: Finance
• Batted .500 with a .938 slugging percentage and .579 on-base percentage with two home runs, four RBI and seven runs scored during the Huskers’ five-game opening weekend tournament at Northern Iowa
• Had home runs against UNI and South Dakota State, the first two of her career
• Registered multiple hits in final three games at the tournament and scored at least once in all five games, including three times in Feb. 12 win over Drake
• Earns her first career Player of the Week honor
• Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Kaylin Kinney (May 4, 2021)

Co-Player of the Week
Rachel Lewis, Northwestern
Grad. – OF – Liberty Township, Ohio – Lakota West – Major: Learning & Organizational Change
• Posted a .462 batting average, .846 slugging percentage and .632 on-base percentage with a home run, five RBI, six runs scored and five stolen bases to help Northwestern go 4-1 last weekend at the Northern Lights-Southern Nights Invitational in Leesburg, Fla.
• Cracked a grand slam in NU’s season-opening run-rule victory over UConn on Feb. 11
• Had at least one run and one hit in all five games and three of her six hits went for extra bases
• Captures her third career Player of the Week honor
• Last Northwestern Player of the Week: Morgan Newport (May 18, 2021)

Pitcher of the Week
Ashley Miller, Michigan State
So. – RHP – Leo, Ind. – Leo – Major: Business
• Went 3-0 with three complete-game shutouts and 29 strikeouts, while allowing just seven hits and four walks in 21.0 innings as MSU won three of four games last weekend at the Northern Lights-Southern Nights Invitational in Leesburg, Fla.
• Tossed the third perfect game in program history (first seven-inning perfect game) with 14 strikeouts in Sunday’s tournament finale against Akron
• Added two-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts in season opener Feb. 11 vs. Pittsburgh, and blanked UConn on five hits with five strikeouts on Feb. 12
• Garners her first career Pitcher of the Week plaudit
• Last Michigan State Pitcher of the Week: Kelly Smith (April 21, 2014)

Freshman of the Week
Lauren Wiles, Illinois
RHP – Grimesland, N.C. – DH Conley – Major: Undeclared
• Went 2-1 in the circle with an 0.82 earned-run average and 20 strikeouts in 17.0 innings last weekend in pacing the Fighting Illini to two wins in three outings at the LSU Tiger Classic
• Earned the win in Illinois’ 5-2 extra-inning victory over No. 14/15 LSU on Sunday, tossing four innings in relief and giving up just two hits while fanning four
• Also posted a complete-game win over South Alabama on Feb. 12, striking out 11 and scattering eight hits
• Receives her first career Freshman of the Week award
• Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Delaney Rummell (Feb. 17, 2020)

2022 Big Ten Players of the Week
Feb. 14
PL: Abbie Squier, So., NEB
PL: Rachel Lewis, Grad., NU
P: Ashley Miller, So., MSU
F: Lauren Wiles, ILL