Nebraska and Purdue Claim Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards
Player of the Week
Jaz Shelley, Nebraska
Gr. – G – Moe, Australia – Berwick College – Major: Journalism
• Averaged 16.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists in Nebraska’s two wins last week
• Tallied 10 points, six rebounds and four assists at Michigan
• Scored 10 of her season-high 23 points in the final five minutes to help the Huskers erase a 14-point deficit and upset No. 2 Iowa, tying the highest-ranked team Nebraska has ever beaten
• Went 4-for-4 at the free throw line in the final 19 seconds to seal the victory
• Also had five assists, three rebounds and a steal against the Hawkeyes
• Earns her first career Big Ten Player of the Week award
• Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Alexis Markowski (Dec. 19, 2022)
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Hannah Stuelke, IOWA: Poured in a career-high 47 points on 17-of-20 shooting from the field versus Penn State to break the Carver-Hawkeye Arena record in points
Chloe Moore-McNeil, IND: Earned the first triple-double of her career on 10 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists against Michigan State, the fourth triple-double in program history
Serah Williams, WIS: Set career marks in points (31), rebounds (15) and steals (4) against Penn State
Co-Freshman of the Week
Natalie Potts, Nebraska
F – O’Fallon, Mo. – Incarnate Word Academy – Major: Business Administration
• Recorded 13.0 points and 4.5 rebounds during Nebraska’s two victories
• Put up 12 points and three rebounds against the Wolverines
• Added 14 points, six rebounds and two assists, including eight points and five boards in the fourth quarter, to take down No. 2 Iowa
• Earns her sixth Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Natalie Potts (Jan. 15, 2024)
Co-Freshman of the Week
Mary Ashley Stevenson, Purdue
F – New York City, N.Y. – The Dalton School – Major: Communications
• Registered 20.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in two games for Purdue
• Posted a career-high 25 points, the most by a Purdue freshman since the 2010-11 campaign, and nine rebounds versus Illinois
• Also went a perfect 9-for-9 at the charity stripe, the first Boilermaker rookie to do so since the 2009-10 season
• Shot 77.8 percent (7-of-9) for 16 points with an assist, steal and block against Indiana
• Earns her second Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Mary Ashley Stevenson (Jan. 2, 2024)
2023-24 Big Ten Players of the Week
Nov. 13
P: Caitlin Clark, IOWA
F: Natalie Potts, NEB
Nov. 20
P: Sara Scalia, IND
F: Rashunda Jones, PUR
Nov. 27
P: Caitlin Clark, IOWA
F: Natalie Potts, NEB
Dec. 4
P: Celeste Taylor, OSU
F: Grace Grocholski, MINN
Dec. 11
P: Caitlin Clark, IOWA
F: Natalie Potts, NEB
Dec. 18
P: Caitlin Clark, IOWA
F: D’Yanis Jimenez, WIS
Jan. 2
P: Caitlin Clark, IOWA
F: Mary Ashley Stevenson, PUR
Jan. 8
P: Caitlin Clark, IOWA
F: Natalie Potts, NEB
Jan. 15
P: Caitlin Clark, IOWA
F: Natalie Potts, NEB
Jan. 22
P: Cotie McMahon, OSU
F: Grace Grocholski, MINN
Jan. 29
P: Serah Williams, WIS
F: Tessa Grady, WIS
Feb. 5
P: Caitlin Clark, IOWA
F: Jillian Huerter, RUT
Feb. 12
P: Jaz Shelley, NEB
F: Natalie Potts, NEB
F: Mary Ashley Stevenson, PUR