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
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