Iowa and Minnesota Earn 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
• Set an Iowa single-game record with 49 points against Michigan to become the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer in women’s college basketball history with 3,569 points
• Passed Washington’s Kelsey Plum (3,527 points) for the NCAA scoring title with a logo three-pointer in the first quarter
• Had 13 assists, five rebounds and a steal versus the Wolverines and tied her career mark with nine three-pointers
• Recorded her 18th career game with 30+ points and 10+ assists, the most in women’s college basketball over the last 25 seasons
• Earns her 27th career Big Ten Player of the Week award (all-time leader in conference history)
• Her ninth weekly honor ties for second-most in a single season in Big Ten history
• Last Iowa Player of the Week: Caitlin Clark (Feb. 5, 2024)
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Jakia Brown-Turner, MD: Scored a career-high 32 points, including 28 in the second half, with seven rebounds and three steals in a win over Penn State
Alexis Markowski, NEB: Averaged 14.5 points, 18.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 blocks in games at Ohio State and Purdue, including a 20-point, 21-rebound effort against the Boilermakers
Kendall Bostic, ILL: Tallied 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field and 10 rebounds to defeat Penn State
Freshman of the Week
Grace Grocholski, Minnesota
G/F – North Prairie, Wis. – Kettle Moraine – Major: Undeclared
• Contributed 25.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steals in Minnesota’s two-game week
• Went 7-for-12 from beyond the arc versus Rutgers, which tied the Gophers’ rookie single-game record
• Finished with 23 points, two rebounds and two assists against the Scarlet Knights
• Dropped a career-high 27 points with five rebounds and two steals in a victory over Northwestern
• Earns her third Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Grace Grocholski (Jan. 22, 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
Feb. 19
P: Caitlin Clark, IOWA
F: Grace Grocholski, MINN