Iowa and Nebraska Earn Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards

Hawkeyes’ Clark and Huskers’ Markowski recognized for last week’s performances

 

Player of the Week

Caitlin Clark, Iowa

So. – G – West Des Moines, Iowa – Dowling Catholic – Major: Business

• Averaged 30.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game and converted 21-of-22 free throws (.955) as the nationally-ranked Hawkeyes split matchups with Northwestern and Nebraska last week

• Nearly posted a triple-double in Sunday’s nationally-televised win at Nebraska, finishing with 31 points, eight rebounds and 12 assists, good for her sixth double-double this season

• Registered 30 points and five assists in a Jan. 6 game against Northwestern, including a 13-for-13 effort at the foul line, tying a Big Ten record for free throw percentage in a conference game

• Earns her eighth career Big Ten Player of the Week award and third this season

• Last Iowa Player of the Week: Caitlin Clark (Jan. 3, 2022)

Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll

Ashley Owusu, Jr., G, MD: Tallied 17.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game in pacing the top-10 Terrapins to wins over Penn State and Minnesota last week

Taylor Mikesell, Sr., G, OSU: Recorded 22.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in the Buckeyes’ two Big Ten wins last week. Including a career-high 32 points and eight treys in a Jan. 6 win over Illinois

Brooke Moore, Sr., G, PUR: Came off the bench to score a career-high 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting in Sunday’s win at Michigan State (her second 20-point outing in a reserve role this year, tied for second nationally)

Freshman of the Week

Alexis Markowski, Nebraska

F – Lincoln, Neb. – Pius X – Major: Undeclared

• Posted 17.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game with a .684 field-goal percentage last week in helping the Huskers split a pair of Top 25 conference contests with Michigan and Iowa

• Made her first career start Jan. 4 against No. 8/7 Michigan and dropped in a career-high 20 points and seven rebounds in Nebraska’s first top-10 win since 2014

• Added 14 points and eight rebounds in Sunday’s nationally-televised matchup against No. 22/21 Iowa

• Collects her third Big Ten Freshman of the Week award

• Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Alexis Markowski (Dec. 20, 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


Jan. 10

P: Caitlin Clark, So., IOWA

F: Alexis Markowski, NEB