Indiana, Purdue and USC Score Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards

by | Nov 10, 2025 | Basketball, College Sports, Headlines

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

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