UCLA and Michigan Earn Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards

Player of the Week
Lauren Betts, UCLA
Jr. – Center – Centennial, Colo. – Grandview
• Averaged 18.5 points and 12.0 rebounds in UCLA's two-win week
• Scored 17 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished four assists against Pepperdine, finishing 7-for-9 from the field
• Had a 20-point, 12-rebound performance versus Arkansas
• Earns her first Big Ten Player of the Week award
• Last UCLA Player of the Week: Lauren Betts (Nov. 18, 2024)

Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
JuJu Watkins, USC: Tied for No. 2 in NCAA DI history for fastest player to 1,000 career points (38 games) and became USC’s fastest to achieve the feat in the Trojans’ win over Santa Clara
Destiny Adams, RU: Recorded 28 points and 11 rebounds in a victory over Iona
Gracie Merkle, PSU: Averaged 22.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks during Penn State’s 2-0 week

Freshman of the Week
Mila Holloway, Michigan
Guard – Charlotte, N.C. – Legacy Early College
• Notched a pair of double-figure scoring games as Michigan picked up two wins
• Scored a career-high 21 points with eight assists, five steals and two boards against Central Michigan
• Dropped 16 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal versus Oakland
• Collects her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Syla Swords (Nov. 11, 2024)

2024-25 Big Ten Players of the Week
Nov. 11
P: Destiny Adams, Sr., RU
F: Syla Swords, MICH

Nov. 18
P: Lauren Betts, Jr., UCLA
F: Mila Holloway, MICH