Iowa and Rutgers Score Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards
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Player of the Week
Caitlin Clark, Iowa
Sr. – G – West Des Moines, Iowa – Dowling Catholic – Major: Business
• Contributed 36.5 points, 11.0 assists and 6.0 rebounds in Iowa’s two road wins
• Netted 35 points against Northwestern to become the Big Ten’s all-time leading scorer
• Chipped in 38 points, 12 assists and six rebounds at Maryland
• Ranks second on the NCAA’s all-time scorer’s list with 3,462 points, just 66 points shy of passing Kelsey Plum for the top spot
• Earns her 26th career Big Ten Player of the Week award (all-time leader in conference history)
• Last Iowa Player of the Week: Caitlin Clark (Jan. 15, 2024)
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Cotie McMahon, OSU: Averaged 17.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals during the Buckeyes’ wins over Wisconsin and Indiana
Sara Scalia, IND: Recorded 23.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists while shooting 88 percent (14-for-16) at the free throw line
Ashley Owusu, PSU: Scored 17.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists for the Nittany Lions on her way to her 1,500th career point
Freshman of the Week
Jillian Huerter, Rutgers
G – Clifton Park, N.Y. – Shenendehowa – Major: Undeclared
• Notched 8.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in a pair of games for Rutgers last week
• Added 10 points, four rebounds and four assists against Michigan State
• Helped the Scarlet Knights pick up their first Big Ten win of the season with seven points, seven rebounds, an assist and steal versus Nebraska
• Earns her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Rutgers Freshman of the Week: Kaylene Smikle (Jan. 23, 2023)
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