Huskers’ Hannah Whitish and Kate Cain are this week’s honorees
Player of the Week
Hannah Whitish, Nebraska
G – So. – Barneveld, Wis. – Barneveld
Averaged 29.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game last week in leading the Huskers to road wins at Kansas and Drake
Scored career-high 29 points on Dec. 6 at previously unbeaten Kansas, making her final seven shots from the floor and singlehandedly outscoring the Jayhawks, 25-13 in the second half, including 8-of-8 free throws in the final 1:29 to seal the victory
Tied her career high with 29 points and added six rebounds and six assists in Nebraska’s double-overtime win at Drake last Saturday, again converting eight consecutive free throws down the stretch to hand the Bulldogs their second home loss in the past 24 games
Earns her first career Player of the Week honor
Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Jessica Shepard (Jan. 25, 2016)
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Megan Gustafson, Jr., F/C, IOWA: Averaged 17.5 points and 12.0 rebounds per game with a .733 field-goal percentage and two double-doubles in the Hawkeyes’ wins over Iowa State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff last week
Kelsey Mitchell, Sr., G, OSU: Contributed a game-high 30 points and a season-best five steals in Ohio State’s win at Florida, becoming the Buckeyes’ all-time leading scorer and moving into third place on the Big Ten career scoring list (2,840 points)
Tyler Scaife, Sr., G, RU: Averaged 23.3 points per game with a .542 field-goal percentage last week, scoring at least 20 points for the Scarlet Knights in wins over Virginia, Seton Hall and Fairleigh Dickinson
Freshman of the Week
Kate Cain, Nebraska
C – Middletown, N.Y. – Pine Bush
Tallied 12.0 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game with a .611 field-goal percentage and a double-double last week as part of Nebraska’s road victories at Kansas and Drake
Registered 19 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks to post her third double-double of the season in the Huskers’ win at Drake
Added five points, nine rebounds and five blocks in the midweek victory at Kansas, helping Nebraska hold the Jayhawks to four points (all on free throws) in the fourth quarter
Earns her third career Freshman of the Week honor and second in as many weeks
Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Kate Cain (Dec. 4, 2017)