Washington and UCLA Garner Big Ten Softball Weekly Awards
Huskies’ DeBoer and Hansen and Bruins’ Bragg earn weekly recognition

Player of the Week
Alexis DeBoer, Washington
Fr. – INF – Sioux Falls, S.D. – Bellevue – Major: Communication
Led Washington at the OUTRIGGER Invitational with a .579 batting average, 1.158 slugging percentage, 11 hits, two doubles, three home runs and 11 RBI
Recorded her first career grand slam against Howard
Extended her streak to eight consecutive games with an RBI, tallying a season-high four against Howard on Feb. 28 and three against Howard on Feb. 27
Five of the freshman’s 11 hits went for extra bases
Went 1-for-1 in stolen bases
Last Washington Player of the Week: Alexis DeBoer (March 3, 2025)
Pitcher of the Week
Stevie Hansen, Washington
Sr. – RHP – Norco, Calif. – Norco – Major: Communication
2-0 record with a save helping the Huskies to a 6-0 weekend at the OUTRIGGER Invitational
Solo shutout vs. Jackson State (Feb. 27) and combined for a shutout against Howard on Feb. 28
0.00 ERA in 12.2 innings in three appearances and two starts
Held opponents to 1 .095 batting average with just four hits allowed and one walk
Recorded a season-high eight strikeouts against Howard (Feb. 28) and threw seven strikeouts against Jackson State (Feb. 27)
Tossed 1.2 innings in relief to earn first save of the season against Hawaii with no hits allowed and one strikeout (March 1)
Last Washington Pitcher of the Week: Stevie Hansen (March 3, 2025)
Freshman of the Week
Kaniya Bragg, UCLA
INF – Garden Grove, Calif. – Pacifica High School – Major: Psychology
Tied with Jordan Woolery for the team-high in batting average (.474) and hits (9) over UCLA’s six games at the Judi Garman Classic last week
Led the Bruins with 10 runs scored a .615 on-base percentage
Recorded the first two home runs of her career last week. Her first home run was a solo shot versus Notre Dame on Friday. Her second homer was a go-ahead, two-run shot in the 10th inning vs. No. 10 Arizona
Recorded the first three-hit performance of her career against Utah, going 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI
Notched two separate three-run performances vs. Utah and Weber State
Last UCLA Freshman of the Week: Kaniya Bragg (March 3, 2025)
2025 Big Ten Softball Honorees
Feb. 10
PL: Jasmyn Burns, So., OSU
P: Lorin Boutte, Fr., OSU
F: Emma Cox, ORE
Feb. 17
Co-PL: Hannah Lindsay, Sr., IOWA
Co-PL: Ava Kuszak, Jr., NEB
Co-P: Jordy Bahl, Jr., NEB
Co-P: Ella Harrison, Fr., RU
F: Stefini Ma’ake, ORE
Feb. 24
PL: Kaitlyn Farley, Sr., OSU
P: Lyndsey Grein, Jr., ORE
F: Rylee McCoy, ORE
March 3
PL: Alexis DeBoer, Fr., WASH
P: Stevie Hansen, Sr., WASH
F: Kaniya Bragg, UCLA