Michigan, Michigan State and Nebraska Earn Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards
Wolverines’ Hillmon, Spartans’ Ekh and Huskers’ Markowski receive latest conference accolades
Player of the Week
Naz Hillmon, Michigan
Sr. – F – Cleveland, Ohio – Gilmour Academy – Major: Communications and Media
• Posted her 11th double-double of the season Sunday with 29 points and 11 rebounds in No. 9/9 Michigan’s home win over No. 13/13 Maryland
• Connected on 10-of-15 shots from the floor and 9-of-11 from the foul line
• Helped the Wolverines complete their first-ever regular season sweep over the Terrapins
• Earns her eighth career Big Ten Player of the Week award and fourth this season
• Last Michigan Player of the Week: Naz Hillmon (Jan. 31, 2022)
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Angel Reese, So., G/F, MD: Registered 17.3 ppg. and 11.0 rpg. with two double-doubles in Maryland’s 2-1 week (all three games were against Top 25 opponents), including 25 points and 13 rebounds in a Feb. 14 win at No. 22/25 Iowa
Veronica Burton, Sr., G, NU: Logged 16.5 ppg., 9.0 apg., 6.5 spg. and 4.5 rpg. in NU’s 1-1 week, including 20 points on Feb. 17 at No. 5/6 Indiana and a near triple-double Sunday at Illinois (13 points, 14 assists, nine steals)
Jacy Sheldon, Jr., G, OSU: Averaged 21.0 ppg., 4.3 apg. and 3.0 spg. with a .556 field-goal percentage in OSU’s 2-1 week, including 22 points at both Illinois (Feb. 14) and No. 13/13 Maryland (Feb. 17)
Co-Freshman of the Week
Matilda Ekh, Michigan State
G/F – Vasteras, Sweden – Riksbasketgymnasiet Lulea – Major: Business
• Dropped in a game-high 25 points, two off her career best, in Michigan State’s win at Wisconsin on Feb. 16
• Knocked down 8-of-11 shots, including 5-of-7 three-pointers, and all four of her free throws
• Recorded her fourth 20-point game of the season
• Collects her third Big Ten Freshman of the Week award
• Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Matilda Ekh (Jan. 24, 2022)
Co-Freshman of the Week
Alexis Markowski, Nebraska
F – Lincoln, Neb. – Pius X – Major: Undeclared
• Averaged 16.0 points and 10.3 rebounds per game with a .563 field goal percentage last week in helping Nebraska win two of its three conference games
• Tallied a double-double (10 points, 15 rebounds) in the Huskers’ win over No. 5/6 Indiana on Feb. 14 in Lincoln
• Added 23 points and seven rebounds on Feb. 17 at Penn State, as well as 15 points and nine rebounds Sunday against Minnesota
• Collects her seventh Big Ten Freshman of the Week award, tying for fourth-most in conference history
• Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Alexis Markowski (Feb. 7, 2022)
2021-22 Big Ten Players of the Week
Nov. 15
P: Mackenzie Holmes, Jr., IND
F: DeeDee Hagemann, MSU
Nov. 22
P: Ashley Owusu, Jr., MD
P: Makenna Marisa, Jr., PSU
F: Shyanne Sellers, MD
Nov. 29
P: Naz Hillmon, Sr., MICH
F: Alexis Markowski, NEB
Dec. 6
P: Caitlin Clark, So., IOWA
F: Alanna Micheaux, MINN
Dec. 13
P: Mackenzie Holmes, Jr., IND
F: Matilda Ekh, MSU
Dec. 20
P: Sara Scalia, Jr., MINN
F: Laila Phelia, MICH
F: Alexis Markowski, NEB
Dec. 27
P: Nia Clouden, Sr., MSU
F: Shyanne Sellers, MD
Jan. 3
P: Caitlin Clark, So., IOWA
P: Naz Hillmon, Sr., MICH
F: Addison O’Grady, IOWA
Jan. 10
P: Caitlin Clark, So., IOWA
F: Alexis Markowski, NEB
Jan. 17
P: Caitlin Clark, So., IOWA
P: Jacy Sheldon, Jr., OSU
F: Alexis Markowski, NEB
Jan. 24
P: Caitlin Clark, So., IOWA
F: Matilda Ekh, MSU
Jan. 31
P: Naz Hillmon, Sr., MICH
F: Alexis Markowski, NEB
Feb. 7
P: Caitlin Clark, So., IOWA
F: Laila Phelia, MICH
F: Alexis Markowski, NEB
Feb. 14
P: Grace Berger, Sr., IND
F: Jillian Brown, NU
Feb. 21
P: Naz Hillmon, Sr., MICH
F: Matilda Ekh, MSU
F: Alexis Markowski, NEB