Indiana, Purdue and USC Score Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards
Hoosiers’ Ciezki, Boilermakers’ Karsh and Trojans’ Davidson capture weekly honors
Player of the Week
Shay Ciezki, Indiana
Sr. – Guard – Buffalo, N.Y. – St. Mary’s
- Averaged 28.5 points while shooting 52.6 percent from the floor and 56.3 percent from beyond the arc during Indiana’s 2-0 start to the season
- Added 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals
- Went a perfect 8-for-8 at the free throw line
- Chipped in 22 points, five rebounds and three assists against Lipscomb
- Set a new career high with 35 points on 12-for-21 shooting and connected on seven three-pointers versus UIC
- Earns her first Big Ten Player of the Week honor
- Last Indiana Player of the Week: Sara Scalia (Nov. 20, 2023)
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Berry Wallace, ILL: Put together 24.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists across 69 minutes of combined action in Illinois’ pair of victories
Ava Heiden, IOWA: Posted 17.5 points and 12.0 rebounds on her way to becoming the 15th Hawkeye to record a 20-point double-double
Grace Sullivan, NU: Averaged 21.5 points and 12.0 rebounds, including an 18-point, 18-rebound performance against IU Indy
Co-Freshman of the Week
Hila Karsh, Purdue
Guard – Rishon LeZion, Israel – Realit Gymnasium
- Tallied 12 points with five boards, two assists, one block and one steal in her collegiate debut versus FDU
- Dropped 24 points, went 5-for-7 from behind the arc, pulled down seven rebounds and dished four assists against Eastern Illinois
- Became the first Purdue freshman with a 20-point, five-three-pointer, five-rebound effort since the 2010-11 season
- Collects her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
- Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Lana McCarthy (Nov. 25, 2024)
Co-Freshman of the Week
Jazzy Davidson, USC
Guard – Clackamas, Ore. – Clackamas
- Put up 14 points, five rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block in her debut against New Mexico State
- Also went 6-for-7 at the charity stripe against the Aggies
- Notched a career-high 21 points with five blocks, four assists and three steals in the Trojans’ upset of No. 9 NC State
- Scored the game-winning basket with eight seconds remaining in the contest to take down the Wolfpack
- Secures her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor
- Last USC Freshman of the Week: Avery Howell (Jan. 27, 2025)
2025-26 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 10
P: Shay Ciezki, Sr., IND
F: Hila Karsh, PUR
F: Jazzy Davidson, USC