Maryland, Ohio State and Nebraska Score Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards
Terrapins’ Sellers, Buckeyes’ Cambridge and Huskers’ Prince capture weekly honors
Player of the Week
Shyanne Sellers, Maryland
Senior – Guard – Aurora, Ohio – Aurora
- Powered Maryland to a 99-92 victory over No. 24 Minnesota with a season-high 27 points
- Added nine rebounds and seven assists to the stats sheet
- Shot 81.8 percent (9-11) from the field while going 6-for-6 at the free throw line and 3-for-3 from beyond the arc
- Earns the second Big Ten Player of the Week award of her career
- Last Maryland Player of the Week: Kaylene Smikle (Jan. 6, 2025)
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Lauren Betts, UCLA: Recorded her 10th double-double (22 points, 12 rebounds) of the season in the Bruins’ win over Penn State
JuJu Watkins, USC: Paced the Trojans with a game-high 22 points in a comeback win at Indiana
Sayvia Sellers, WASH: Averaged 27.0 points and went 8-for-8 at the charity stripe during the Huskies’ split week
Co-Freshman of the Week
Jaloni Cambridge, Ohio State
Guard – Nashville, Tenn. – Montverde Academy
- Led the Buckeyes to a 69-60 road win at Wisconsin with a game-best 27 points
- Notched a career-high eight rebounds along with four assists and a steal
- Collects her second Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
- Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Jaloni Cambridge (Jan. 13, 2025)
Co-Freshman of the Week
Britt Prince, Nebraska
Guard – Omaha, Neb. – Elkhorn North
- Scored 22 points to propel Nebraska to an 87-84 overtime win against Iowa, the first victory in Iowa City since 2018
- Registered career marks in three-pointers (5) and steals (6) while chipping in seven rebounds and five assists
- Sank a pair of free throws with 2.8 seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime
- Secures her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor
- Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Natalie Potts (March 4, 2024)
2024-25 Big Ten Players of the Week
Nov. 11
P: Destiny Adams, Sr., RU
F: Syla Swords, MICH
Nov. 18
P: Lauren Betts, Jr., UCLA
F: Mila Holloway, MICH
Nov. 25
P: Kendall Bostic, 5th-Yr., ILL
F: Lana McCarthy, PUR
Dec. 2
P: Ajae Petty, Gr., OSU
F: Syla Swords, MICH
Dec. 9
P: JuJu Watkins, So., USC
F: Olivia Olson, MICH
Dec. 16
P: Serah Williams, Jr., WIS
F: Kiyomi McMiller, RU
Dec. 23
P: JuJu Watkins, So., USC
F: Kiyomi McMiller, RU
Jan. 6
P: Kaylene Smikle, Jr., MD
P: JuJu Watkins, So., USC
F: Tori McKinney, MINN
Jan. 13
P: JuJu Watkins, So., USC
F: Jaloni Cambridge, OSU
Jan. 20
P: Shyanne Sellers, Sr., MD
F: Jaloni Cambridge, OSU
F: Britt Prince, NEB