Maryland, Ohio State and Nebraska Score Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards

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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

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