Wolverines’ Phelia, Gophers’ Scalia and Huskers’ Markowski recognized for last week’s performances
Player of the Week
Sara Scalia, Minnesota
Jr. – G – Stillwater, Minn. – Stillwater – Major: Business
Scored a career-high 37 points and added eight rebounds and one steal in Minnesota’s victory against Ohio on Dec. 15
Went 9-for-13 from behind the arc to record the second-most threes in a single game by any Gopher ever (men’s or women’s)
Moved into 10th all-time in made threes in program history and became the second-fastest to reach 133 made threes (60 games)
Earns her first career Big Ten Player of the Week award
Last Minnesota Player of the Week: Destiny Pitts (Dec. 16, 2019)
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Mackenzie Holmes, Jr., F, IND: Set a new career-high with 19 rebounds to go along with 17 points as IU defeated Western Michigan, with her 19 rebounds marking the most in a single game for the Hoosiers since 2016
Caitlin Clark, So., G, IOWA: Tallied 21 points, 11 rebounds and six assists in a win over UCF on Dec. 18, drawing 10 fouls against the third-ranked defense in the country
Leigha Brown, Sr., G, MICH: Led Michigan to its first-ever win over a top-five team in a 74-68 victory over No. 5 Baylor, scoring a game-high 25 points while adding five boards, four assists and two steals
Co-Freshmen of the Week
Laila Phelia, Michigan
G – Cincinnati, Ohio – Mount Notre Dame – Major: Undeclared
Scored a career-high 12 points with five boards and two steals to help Michigan to its first-ever win over a top-five team with a victory against No. 5 Baylor on Dec. 19
Started her fourth straight game and marked her fourth double-figure scoring game of the season
Made a career-best two triples on 50 percent shooting from beyond the arc
Collects her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week award
Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Naz Hillmon (Feb. 25, 2019)
Alexis Markowski, Nebraska
F – Lincoln, Neb. – Pius X – Major: Undeclared
Recorded her second straight double-double, finishing with 15 points and 10 rebounds in just over 16 minutes of action to help power Nebraska to an 89-68 win over Drake
Hit 6-of-8 shots from the field and connected on all three of her free throw attempts to help snap Drake’s six-game winning streak
Increased her season averages to 9.0 points and 6.5 rebounds in 14 minutes per game off the bench for the unbeaten Huskers
Claims her second Big Ten Freshman of the Week award
Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Alexis Markowski (Nov. 29, 2021)
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