ROSEMONT, Ill. – Senior forward Mackenzie Holmes has been named the co-Big Ten Player of the Week for her performances for Indiana against Michigan State and Nebraska last week.
Holmes picks up her second player of the week award this season and the fifth overall in her career. The Gorham, Maine native averaged 27.0 points and 11.0 rebounds while shooting 64.5 percent (20-for-31) from the floor while adding 3.0 blocks and 1.0 steals per outing while also shooting 73.7 percent from the free throw line.
She posted back-to-back double-doubles for the first time since her sophomore season, when she had a pair against Northwestern and Ohio State and set a new career-high 32 points and tied a season-high 12 rebounds on the road in her first ever game at Michigan State. Holmes went 70.6 percent from the floor against the Spartans (12-for-17) while going 8-for-10 at the line. On Sunday, she led the team again in an overtime victory against Nebraska, with 22 points and 11 rebounds she while shooting 57.1 percent from the floor and set a new season-high five blocks along with three assists and a steal.
Indiana returns to the court on Sunday, Jan. 8 at Northwestern.
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