Indiana’s Jaelynn Penn, Michigan’s Katelynn Flaherty and Minnesota’s Kenisha Bell are this week’s honorees
Co-Player of the Week
Katelynn Flaherty, Michigan
G – Sr. – Point Pleasant, N.J. – Metuchen
Averaged 24.0 points, 5.5 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game with a .563 three-point percentage last week, helping No. 19/18 Michigan to a pair of Big Ten victories
Scored 21 points in the Wolverines’ win at No. 8 Ohio State last Tuesday, including 18 in the second half as Michigan earned its first road victory over a top-10 opponent since 2009
Added 27 points, eight assists and a career-high four steals in last Saturday’s win over Illinois, becoming the seventh Big Ten student to score 2,500 career points
Garnered Academic All-Big Ten accolades in 2016 and 2017
Earns her second career Player of the Week honor and first this season
Last Michigan Player of the Week: Kysre Gondrezick (Jan. 30, 2017)
Co-Player of the Week
Kenisha Bell, Minnesota
G – Jr. – Minneapolis, Minn. – Bloomington Kennedy
Averaged 22.5 points, 7.5 assists, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game last week in leading the Golden Gophers to two conference wins
Registered 21 points, a season-high 11 rebounds, seven assists and three steals on Sunday in Minnesota’s win over No. 20 Iowa, recording her team-leading fifth double-double of the season
Scored 24 points and added eight assists and three steals in last Thursday’s victory over Wisconsin
Collects her second career Player of the Week award and second this season
Last Minnesota Player of the Week: Kenisha Bell (Nov. 20, 2017)
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Hannah Whitish, So., G, NEB: Averaged 13.5 points and 5.0 assists per game with a .556 three-point percentage last week as Nebraska defeated a pair of ranked Big Ten opponents in No. 20 Iowa and No. 25/21 Rutgers
Teniya Page, Jr., G, PSU: Scored a season-high 34 points on 12-of-19 shooting and made 4-of-5 free throws with :01 left in the Lady Lions’ 70-67 win over No. 25/21 Rutgers last Thursday
Dominique Oden, So., G, PUR: Posted a career-high 26 points, including 5-of-5 three-pointers, and grabbed five rebounds last Thursday to help Purdue defeat Northwestern
Freshman of the Week
Jaelynn Penn, Indiana
G – Louisville, Ky. – Butler
Averaged 15.5 points per game last week and shot .458 from the field, as well as .727 from three-point range, as part of Indiana’s 1-1 week in Big Ten play
Scored 18 points and made 5-of-8 three-point attempts in the Hoosiers’ four-point loss at No. 14 Maryland last Tuesday
Added 13 points, including a perfect 3-of-3 from the three-point line, in Indiana’s win at Michigan State last Saturday
Earns her first career Freshman of the Week honor
Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Tyra Buss (Nov. 24, 2014)
