Iowa and Illinois Score Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards

Player of the Week
Ava Heiden, Iowa
So. – Center – Sherwood, Ore. – Sherwood
• Logged her third double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds in Iowa’s 57-52 upset of No. 7 Baylor
• Tallied 20 points on 9-for-11 shooting with six rebounds, two steals and a block against Miami (Fla.)
• Earns her first Big Ten Player of the Week honor
• Last Iowa Player of the Week: Lucy Olsen (Feb. 3, 2025) 

Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Britt Prince, NEB: Erupted for a career-high 30 points in less than 27 minutes of action in the Huskers’ win over Oral Roberts
Grace Sullivan, NU: Averaged 23.0 points and 10.0 rebounds during Northwestern’s 2-0 week
Gracie Merkle, PSU: Went 19-for-23 from the field for 39 points against Princeton to surpass 1,000 career points

Freshman of the Week
Destiny Jackson, Illinois
Guard – Chicago, Ill. – Whitney Young Magnet  
• Delivered a career-high 18 points to go along with five assists, four rebounds and a steal versus Murray State
• Shot 6-for-8 from the floor, 3-for-4 from beyond the arc and was 3-for-3 at the charity stripe against the Racers
• At Florida State, she added five points, five assists and two rebounds
• Collects her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
• Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Kennedi Myles (Dec. 16, 2019)

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