UCLA and Illinois Score Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Honors

by | Jan 5, 2026 | Basketball, College Sports, Headlines

UCLA and Illinois Score Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Honors
Bruins’ Betts and Illini’s Parchment earn weekly awards

Player of the Week
Lauren Betts, UCLA
Sr. – Center – Centennial, Colo. – Grandview
• Averaged 20.3 points and 11.7 rebounds in a trio of victories for No. 4 UCLA
• Finished with 18 points, 16 rebounds, four assists and three blocks at No. 19 Ohio State
• Added 25 points, seven boards and two helpers against Penn State
• Notched a double-double (18 points, 12 rebounds) with four assists, three blocks and two steals versus crosstown rival No. 17 USC
• Earns her fifth Big Ten Player of the Week honor
• Last UCLA Player of the Week: Lauren Betts (Dec. 8, 2025)

Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Berry Wallace, ILL: Delivered 21.7 points and 6.7 rebounds for Illinois, including 22 points in the upset of No. 7 Maryland
Hannah Stuelke, IOWA: Paced the Hawkeyes to a pair of wins behind 17.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists
Avery Howell, WASH: Led the Huskies with 22 points and a career-high 16 rebounds to upset No. 6 Michigan

Freshman of the Week
Cearah Parchment, Illinois
Forward – Whitby, Ontario, Canada – Fort Erie International Academy
• Put up 14 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two assists while going 10-for-11 at the charity stripe at Purdue
• Tallied 17 points, eight rebounds, three steals and three blocks to upset No. 7 Maryland for the highest ranked win over a Big Ten opponent in Illinois history
• Collects her second Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
• Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Cearah Parchment (Dec. 8, 2025)

2025-26 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 10
P: Shay Ciezki, Sr., IND
F: Hila Karsh, PUR
F: Jazzy Davidson, USC

Nov. 17
P: Sayvia Sellers, Jr., WASH
F: Addi Mack, MD

Nov. 24
P: Ava Heiden, So., IOWA
F: Destiny Jackson, ILL

Dec. 1
P: Gabriela Jaquez, Sr., UCLA
F: Jazzy Davidson, USC

Dec. 8
P: Lauren Betts, Sr., UCLA
F: Cearah Parchment, ILL

Dec. 15
P: Shay Ciezki, Sr., IND
F: Maya Makalusky, IND

Dec. 22
P: Yarden Garzon, Sr., MD
F: Jazzy Davidson, USC

Jan. 5
P: Lauren Betts, Sr., UCLA
F: Cearah Parchment, ILL

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