Iowa and Nebraska Earn Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards
Hawkeyes’ Clark and Huskers’ Markowski capture conference’s final weekly honors for the 2021-22 season
Player of the Week
Caitlin Clark, Iowa
So. – G – West Des Moines, Iowa – Dowling Catholic – Major: Business
• Averaged 33.0 points, 9.3 assists and 7.7 rebounds per game with a .545 field-goal percentage, .520 three-point percentage and a double-double as Iowa posted three wins in as many tries (two vs. top-10 opponents) last week to clinch a share of its first Big Ten title since 2008
• Tallied her 14th double-double of the season in Sunday’s win over No. 6/5 Michigan, finishing with 38 points (11-18 FG, 8-11 3FG), 11 assists and six rebounds
• Narrowly missed triple-doubles in her other two games last week on Feb. 21 against No. 10/6 Indiana (29 points/8 rebounds/8 assists) and Feb. 24 at Rutgers (32 points/9 rebounds/9 assists)
• Earns her 12th career Big Ten Player of the Week award (tied for fifth-most in conference history) and seventh this season (third in Big Ten history)
• Last Iowa Player of the Week: Caitlin Clark (Feb. 7, 2022)
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Angel Reese, So., G/F, MD: Posted her conference-best 16th double-double of the season in a Feb. 25 win over No. 10/10 Indiana, ending up with a game-high 20 points and career high-tying 16 rebounds
Naz Hillmon, Sr., F, MICH: Registered 23.0 ppg. and 11.5 rpg. last week along with her 13th double-double of the season (18 points/15 rebounds Sunday at No. 21/22 Iowa); also became first Michigan player and eighth in Big Ten history to record 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in her career
Sara Scalia, Jr., G, MINN: Averaged 24.5 ppg., 6.0 rpg. and 3.5 apg. last week in Minnesota’s two wins, including 32 points (8-13 3FG) in Sunday’s victory at Penn State
Freshman of the Week
Alexis Markowski, Nebraska
F – Lincoln, Neb. – Pius X – Major: Undeclared
• Averaged 13.0 points and 10.5 rebounds per game with a double-double in Nebraska’s two victories last week
• Notched her sixth double-double of the season in Sunday’s win over Northwestern, finishing with 16 points and a game-high 12 rebounds
• Added 11 points and nine rebounds in a win at Wisconsin on Feb. 23
• Collects her eighth Big Ten Freshman of the Week award, tying for third-most in conference history
• Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Alexis Markowski (Feb. 21, 2022)
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
Jan. 17
P: Caitlin Clark, So., IOWA
P: Jacy Sheldon, Jr., OSU
F: Alexis Markowski, NEB
Jan. 24
P: Caitlin Clark, So., IOWA
F: Matilda Ekh, MSU
Jan. 31
P: Naz Hillmon, Sr., MICH
F: Alexis Markowski, NEB
Feb. 7
P: Caitlin Clark, So., IOWA
F: Laila Phelia, MICH
F: Alexis Markowski, NEB
Feb. 14
P: Grace Berger, Sr., IND
F: Jillian Brown, NU
Feb. 21
P: Naz Hillmon, Sr., MICH
F: Matilda Ekh, MSU
F: Alexis Markowski, NEB
Feb. 28
P: Caitlin Clark, So., IOWA
F: Alexis Markowski, NEB
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