Iowa’s Megan Gustafson and Nebraska’s Kate Cain are this week’s honorees
Player of the Week
Megan Gustafson, Iowa
F/C – Jr. – Port Wing, Wis. – South Shore
Averaged 26.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game with a .742 field-goal percentage and a double-double in the Hawkeyes’ two games last week
Scored a career-high 34 points (on 15-of-18 shooting) and added nine rebounds, three assists and two blocks in Iowa’s one-point loss to No. 13/11 Florida State on Wednesday in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Posted a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds in the Hawkeyes’ win over Samford on Sunday
Earns her third career Player of the Week honor and second of the season
Last Iowa Player of the Week: Megan Gustafson (Nov. 13, 2017)
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Kaila Charles, So., G, MD: Averaged 18.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game last week to help the Terrapins to road wins at Virginia (in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge) and Akron, collecting 23 points and a career-high 14 rebounds in Saturday’s win over the Zips
Tyler Scaife, Sr., G, RU: Recorded 22.5 points per game in a pair of Rutgers wins last week, including a career-high 27 points in Thursday’s win over N.C. State in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Marsha Howard, Jr., F, WIS: Averaged 13.5 points and 13.0 rebounds per game with two double-doubles last week, leading the Badgers to victories at Pitt (in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge) and at home over La Salle
Freshman of the Week
Kate Cain, Nebraska
C – Middletown, N.Y. – Pine Bush
Registered 13.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game with a .647 field-goal percentage and a double-double in two games for the Huskers last week
Had 11 points, eight rebounds and a career-high six blocks (most by a Nebraska freshman since 1979) in Thursday’s one-point loss to Clemson in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Contributed a double-double with 16 points (on 7-of-10 shooting), a career-high 11 rebounds and three blocks in Nebraska’s win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday
Earns her second career Freshman of the Week honor
Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Kate Cain (Nov. 13, 2017)