Iowa, Maryland and Michigan Earn Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards

Hawkeyes’ Megan Gustafson, Terrapins’ Shakira Austin and Wolverines’ Naz Hillmon are this week’s honorees
Player of the Week
Megan Gustafson, Iowa
F/C – Sr. – Port Wing, Wis. – South Shore
Posted her NCAA-leading ninth double-double of the season Sunday with a game-high 28 points and 12 rebounds to lead the No. 16/15 Hawkeyes past in-state rival Northern Iowa
Connected on 11-of-14 shots from the floor in 29 minutes of action
Needs 48 points to move into the top 25 in Big Ten career scoring list and 53 points to become Iowa’s all-time scoring leader
Selected as a Academic All-Big Ten honoree in 2017-18
Earns her 15th career Player of the Week award, surpassing Ohio State’s Jessica Davenport for third-most in Big Ten history, and receives her fifth of the season
Last Iowa Player of the Week: Megan Gustafson (Dec. 3, 2018)
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Alex Wittinger, Sr., F, ILL: Averaged 20.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game with a .750 field goal percentage last week in Illinois’ wins over Murray State and SIU Edwardsville
Victoria Gaines, Jr., F, MSU: Turned in her first double-double of the season Sunday with 16 points, 11 rebounds and five assists to lead the No. 23/22 Spartans to an overtime win at Hartford
Dominique Oden, Jr., G, PUR: Collected her first career double-double Sunday with 19 points and 10 rebounds in Purdue’s double-overtime loss to No. 25 South Carolina
Co-Freshmen of the Week
Shakira Austin, Maryland
F – Fredericksburg, Va. – Riverdale Baptist
Recorded her fourth double-double of the season on Dec. 10, registering 17 points and 13 rebounds to help the sixth-ranked Terrapins defeat Loyola (Md.)
Made 8-of-12 shots from the floor in just 22 minutes of court time
Scored five points in Maryland’s 17-0 first-half run that broke the game open
Collects her third career Freshman of the Week honor
Last Maryland Freshman of the Week: Shakira Austin (Nov. 19, 2018)
Naz Hillmon, Michigan
F – Cleveland, Ohio – Gilmour Academy
Picked up her second double-double this year with 17 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in Michigan’s victory over Morgan State on Dec. 15
Converted 8-of-12 shots in 26 minutes on the floor
Added a career-high three assists
Receives her second career Freshman of the Week honor
Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Naz Hillmon (Dec. 10, 2018)