Golden Gophers’ Taiye Bello, Buckeyes’ Kierstan Bell and Lady Lions’ Kamaria McDaniel are this week’s honorees
Co-Players of the Week
Taiye Bello, Minnesota
F – Sr. – Southfield, Mich. – Southfield-Lathrup – Major: Info Tech Infrastructure
Averaged 20.5 points, 13.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 2.0 steals per game with two double-doubles and a .586 field-goal percentage in Minnesota’s road wins at Notre Dame and American last week
Gathered 16 points, a season-high 16 rebounds and five blocks in Dec. 4 win at Notre Dame in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Scored a career-high 25 points and added 10 rebounds in Sunday’s win at American
Chosen for Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2017-18
Earns her first Big Ten Player of the Week award
Last Minnesota Player of the Week: Carlie Wagner (Feb. 19, 2018)
Kamaria McDaniel, Penn State
G – Jr. – Inkster, Mich. – Dearborn Heights Robichaud – Major: Agricultural Sciences
Scored a career-high 40 points and grabbed seven rebounds in Penn State’s win over visiting Pittsburgh on Dec. 5 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Set a Bryce Jordan Center record for points in a game while recording the third 40-point game in PSU history and the most by a Big Ten student this season
Tallied the most points by a Lady Lion since Dec. 28, 2001, when Kelly Mazzante scored a school-record 49 points at Minnesota
Named an Academic All-Big Ten selection in 2018-19
Receives her first Big Ten Player of the Week accolade
Last Penn State Player of the Week: Teniya Page (Dec. 19, 2016)
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Naz Hillmon, So., F, MICH: Averaged 18.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game with a .630 field-goal percentage last week to help the Wolverines defeat Syracuse and Oakland
Dorka Juhász, So., F, OSU: Registered 18.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game with a .727 field-goal percentage last week as the Buckeyes downed No. 2/2 Louisville and Radford
Arella Guirantes, Jr., G, RU: Logged 18.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in Rutgers’ wins over Virginia and Towson last week
Freshman of the Week
Kierstan Bell, Ohio State
G – Canton, Ohio – Canton McKinley – Major: Undeclared
Averaged 14.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game with a .625 field-goal percentage to help Ohio State to wins over No. 2/2 Louisville and Radford last week
Scored 14 points and added six rebounds in the Dec. 5 victory over Louisville in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, marking the first top-two non-conference win for a Big Ten school since the 2004-05 season
Contributed 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting (3-of-3 from three-point range) in Sunday’s win over Radford
Collects her first Freshman of the Week award
Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Dorka Juhász (Feb. 18, 2019)
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