Iowa and Michigan Claim Weekly Women’s Basketball Accolades
Hawkeyes’ Clark and Wolverines’ Hillmon share player of the week honors
Co-Players of the Week
Caitlin Clark, Iowa
So. – G – West Des Moines, Iowa – Dowling Catholic – Major: Business
• Broke a Carver-Hawkeye Arena record with 44 points in a win over Evansville on Jan. 2, adding eight assists, five rebounds and two steals on the day
• Surpassed 1,000 career points in the first quarter of her 40th career game, becoming the fastest Big Ten women’s basketball student-athlete to reach that mark
• Becomes only the second NCAA women’s basketball student-athlete in the last 25 years to tally 1,000 points in 40 games or less (Delaware’s Elena Delle Donne did so in 38 games in 2011-12)
• Earns her seventh career Big Ten Player of the Week award and second of the season
• Last Iowa Player of the Week: Caitlin Clark (Dec. 6, 2021)
Naz Hillmon, Michigan
Sr. – F – Cleveland, Ohio – Gilmour Academy – Major: Communications and Media
• Playing in her 100th career game, tallied the 40th double-double of her career with 29 points and 15 rebounds in a win over No. 25 Ohio State
• Went 9-for-14 from the floor and 11-for-12 at the free throw line for her sixth 20-point game of the season
• With her 15 rebounds, she moved into third place all-time at Michigan with 875 rebounds
• Claims her sixth career Big Ten Player of the Week award and second this season
• Last Michigan Player of the Week: Naz Hillmon (Nov. 29, 2021)
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Aleksa Gulbe, Sr., F, IND: Put up her second double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Maryland
Angel Reese, So., G/F, Maryland: Tallied a game-high 22 points and 12 rebounds against Indiana for her eighth double-double of the year, adding three blocks and two steals
Nia Clouden, Sr., G, Michigan State: Moved to No. 7 all-time in Spartan career scoring with 1,596 points following a game-high 32 points in a win against previously unbeaten Nebraska
Freshman of the Week
Addison O’Grady, Iowa
F – Aurora, Colorado – Grandview – Major: Engineering
• Registered her first career double-double in the Hawkeyes’ win over Evansville on Jan. 2
• Set career highs with 14 points and 12 rebounds
• Shot 70 percent from the field and blocked two shots in 25 minutes of action
• Collects her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week award
• Last Iowa Freshman of the Week: Caitlin Clark (March 7, 2021)
2021-22 Big Ten Players of the Week
Nov. 15
P: Mackenzie Holmes, Jr., IND
F: DeeDee Hagemann, MSU
Nov. 22
P: Ashley Owusu, Jr., MD
P: Makenna Marisa, Jr., PSU
F: Shyanne Sellers, MD
Nov. 29
P: Naz Hillmon, Sr., MICH
F: Alexis Markowski, NEB
Dec. 6
P: Caitlin Clark, So., IOWA
F: Alanna Micheaux, MINN
Dec. 13
P: Mackenzie Holmes, Jr., IND
F: Matilda Ekh, MSU
Dec. 20
P: Sara Scalia, Jr., MINN
F: Laila Phelia, MICH
F: Alexis Markowski, NEB
Dec. 27
P: Nia Clouden, Sr., MSU
F: Shyanne Sellers, MD
Jan. 3
P: Caitlin Clark, So., IOWA
P: Naz Hillmon, Sr., MICH
F: Addison O’Grady, IOWA
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