Iowa and Nebraska Earn Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards
Hawkeyes’ Clark and Huskers’ Cain are this week’s conference honorees
Player of the Week
Kate Cain, Nebraska
Sr. – C – Middletown, N.Y. – Pine Bush – Major: Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Nearly produced a triple-double on Jan. 16 in Nebraska’s win over No. 15 Ohio State, tying her career high with 22 points (on 10-of-14 shooting), while adding 12 rebounds and nine blocks
• Her nine blocks also tied for the second-highest single-game total in school history
• Has twice been named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten selection (2019, 2020) and earned her undergraduate degree in management in August 2020
• Earns her first career Big Ten Player of the Week award
• Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Hannah Whitish (Dec. 11, 2017)
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Grace Berger, Jr., G, IND: Scored a game-high 22 points (8-13 FG) while gathering seven assists and five rebounds in the Hoosiers’ Jan. 14 win at Purdue
Caitlin Clark, Fr., G, IOWA: See below
Chloe Bibby, Sr., F/G, MD: Paced the Terrapins to a pair of conference road wins last week, averaging 19.5 ppg., 7.5 rpg. and 4.0 apg., including 22 points (one off her season high) in a Jan. 14 victory at Minnesota
Freshman of the Week
Caitlin Clark, Iowa
Fr. – G – West Des Moines, Iowa – Dowling Catholic – Major: Undeclared
• Recorded her fourth career double-double on Jan. 13 in a two-point overtime loss to No. 15 Ohio State, finishing with 27 points, 10 rebounds and five assists
• Ended up with game-high honors for points and assists, while posting the second-most rebounds in the contest
• Scored 13 first-quarter points, including four three-pointers, on the way to her ninth 20-point game this season
• Collects the seventh Freshman of the Week award of her career, tying for the third-most freshman honors in a single season (most since Minnesota’s Destiny Pitts earned seven awards in 2017-18)
• Last Iowa Freshman of the Week: Caitlin Clark (Jan. 11, 2021)
2020-21 Big Ten Players of the Week
Nov. 30
P: Naz Hillmon, Jr., MICH
F: Caitlin Clark, IOWA
F: Angel Reese, MD
Dec. 7
P: Caitlin Clark, Fr., IOWA
F: Caitlin Clark, IOWA
Dec. 14
P: Caitlin Clark, Fr., IOWA
F: Caitlin Clark, IOWA
Dec. 21
P: Arella Guirantes, Sr., RU
F: Diamond Johnson, RU
Dec. 28
P: Caitlin Clark, Fr., IOWA
P: Arella Guirantes, Sr., RU
F: Caitlin Clark, IOWA
Jan. 4
P: Leigha Brown, Jr., MICH
F: Caitlin Clark, IOWA
Jan. 11
P: Naz Hillmon, Jr., MICH
F: Caitlin Clark, IOWA
Jan. 18
P: Kate Cain, Sr., NEB
F: Caitlin Clark, IOWA
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