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<div class="payload-richtext">CHICAGO, Ill. – Allstate, the Big Ten Conference and Big Ten Network (BTN) today announced the creation of the Allstate Big Ten Women’s Championship Series, a new competition designed to spotlight and celebrate excellence in women’s athletics across the conference. The championship series is part of a first-of-its kind, multi-year partnership that establishes Allstate as the Official Insurance Partner of the Big Ten Conference and reflects Allstate’s 20-year legacy of supporting college athletics.With the partnership:<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Allstate becomes the title sponsor of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, taking place March 4-8 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.</li><li
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 </a>, BTN’s new series spotlighting women’s soccer stories across the conference.</li></ul> Tony Petitti, Big Ten Conference Commissioner “The Big Ten’s commitment to women’s sports stretches back decades and is reflected in the competitive success we see today. As we continue to explore opportunities for growth, we’re excited to partner with Allstate to further showcase these exceptional student-athletes, coaches and teams throughout the year.”  Elizabeth Brady, Allstate chief marketing, customer and communications officer: “From Allstate’s Good Hands Nets to the Good Works Team, Allstate continues to support both programs and student-athletes during this transformative era in college athletics. Together with the Big Ten, we’re elevating women’s sports and empowering all student-athletes who lead on their campuses and in communities.” François McGillicuddy, BTN President: “As the network continues to expand its live championship offerings, Allstate’s commitment to women’s sports will enhance BTN’s coverage of the most significant moments, shots and plays in Big Ten women’s athletics.”Allstate’s longstanding support of college athletics is part of its commitment to empowering young people to lead in their communities. Allstate has been a proud member of the college athletics community for 20 years through its university and conference sponsorships, academic scholarships and community impact initiatives. Since 2005, the Allstate Good Hands Nets program has raised millions of dollars in scholarships with every field goal and extra point scored. Allstate recently upped the donations for each kick, funding more scholarships for student-athletes across all sports. Since 2008, the Allstate Good Works Teams have honored hundreds of student-athletes for their service off the field, supporting causes such as youth empowerment and hunger relief. This January marks the 20th year as title sponsor of the Allstate Sugar Bowl, one of the premier events in college football.</div>

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The Big Ten and Allstate Unveil New Partnership to Elevate Women’s Sports (100325)

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2025-26 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Conference Slate Unveiled

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Nebraska's Kristen Brown Chosen for NCAA Women's Basketball Committee

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference had 10 women’s basketball programs honored by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) on Tuesday for their performance in the classroom, as the organization announced its 2024-25 WBCA Division I Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll.Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon and USC earned the distinction after carrying combined grade point averages of 3.0 or higher during the 2024-25 season.The WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Rolls recognize NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA and two-year college GPAs inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season. The 2024-25 season is the 30th in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls.2024-25 Honoree Team GPAs Illinois – 3.597 Indiana – 3.528 Iowa – 3.495 Minnesota – 3.521 Michigan State – 3.530 Nebraska – 3.579 Northwestern – 3.427 Ohio State – 3.263 Oregon – 3.168 USC – 3.348</div>

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WBCA Recognizes 10 Big Ten Teams for Academic Achievement

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<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference is celebrating its 111th class of recipients who earned the Big Ten Medal of Honor from their respective institutions during the 2024-25 academic year. Established in 1915, the Big Ten Medal of Honor is the conference’s most prestigious award. It was the first award in intercollegiate athletics to demonstrate support for the educational emphasis placed on athletics. The Big Ten Medal of Honor is awarded to one male and one female student-athlete from the graduating class of each member institution who has demonstrated excellence on and off the field throughout their collegiate career. This year’s class comprised student-athletes from 15 sports. Big Ten schools currently feature more than 11,000 student-athletes, but only 36 earn the award on an annual basis. Since the Big Ten Medal of Honor was first presented more than a century ago, just over 1,680 student-athletes have earned this unique distinction. Those names are on permanent display at the Big Ten Office in Rosemont. Below is a listing of this year’s recipients: 2025 Big Ten Medal of Honor Class Illinois Jackson Buchanan, Golf Raina Terry, Volleyball Indiana Jassen Yep, Swimming Brianna Copeland, Softball Iowa Payton Sandfort, Basketball Maggie Johnston, Soccer Maryland Jaxon Smith, Wrestling Emma DeBerdine, Field Hockey Michigan Paul Juda, Gymnastics Julia Fliegner, Tennis Michigan State Jaden Akins, Basketball Gabrielle Stephen, Gymnastics Minnesota Dawson Garcia, Basketball Mya Hooten, Gymnastics Nebraska Micaylon Moore, Track & Field Lexi Rodriguez, Volleyball Northwestern Brooks Barnhizer, Basketball Maddie Zimmer, Field Hockey Ohio State Cody Simon, Football Makenna Webster, Field Hockey/Ice Hockey Oregon Bryce Boettcher, Football Paige Sinicki, Softball Penn State Tyler Warren, Football Maddie Gordon, Softball Purdue Cameron Miller, Track & Field Sophie McAfee, Diving Rutgers Kyle Monangai, Football Chloe Timberg, Track & Field UCLA Pablo Ereño, Golf  Lilly Reale, Soccer USC Caden Aoki, Baseball Gala Trubint, Volleyball Washington Carson Bruener, Football Dalayah Daniels, Basketball Wisconsin Bob Liking, Cross Country/Track & Field Phoebe Bacon, Swimming </div>

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Big Ten Conference Recognizes 111th Medal of Honor Class

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Big Ten Quartet Selected for USA Basketball’s 2025 AmeriCup Team

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – A total of 31 standouts from current Big Ten Conference institutions earned spots on 2025 WNBA Opening Day rosters, with seven additional alums serving on WNBA coaching staffs (including three head coaches), as the league begins its 29th season Friday night. The combined total of 38 Big Ten representatives in the WNBA includes former student-athletes from 13 of the conference’s 18 member institutions, with Maryland (5) and UCLA (5) leading the way.Atlanta Dream Naz Hillmon (Michigan) Jordin Canada (UCLA) Taylor Thierry (Ohio State) Nia Coffey (Northwestern) Brionna Jones (Maryland) Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (Maryland)Chicago Sky Michaela Onyenwere (UCLA) Rachel Banham (Minnesota) Tanisha Wright – Assistant Coach (Penn State)Connecticut Sun Jacy Sheldon (Ohio State) Rayah Marshall (USC)Dallas Wings Kaila Charles (Maryland)Golden State Valkyries Temi Fágbénlé (USC) Kate Martin (Iowa) Veronica Burton (Northwestern) Monique Billings (UCLA) Natalie Nakase – Head Coach (UCLA)Indiana Fever Kelsey Mitchell (Ohio State) Caitlin Clark (Iowa) Stephanie White – Head Coach (Purdue)Las Vegas Aces Megan Gustafson (Iowa)Los Angeles Sparks Kesley Plum (Washington)Minnesota Lynx Diamond Miller (Maryland) Lindsay Whalen – Assistant Coach (Minnesota)New York Liberty Rebekah Gardner (UCLA) Nyara Sabally (Oregon) Sabrina Ionescu (Oregon) Kennedy Burke (UCLA)Phoenix Mercury Satou Sabally (Oregon) Kahleah Copper (Rutgers) Alyssa Thomas (Maryland) Sami Whitcomb (Washington) Kristi Toliver – Associate Head Coach (Maryland)Seattle Storm Erica Wheeler (Rutgers) Noelle Quinn – Head Coach (UCLA) Ebony Hoffman – Assistant Coach (USC)Washington Mystics Lucy Olsen (Iowa) Kiki Iriafen (USC)</div>

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38 Big Ten Conference Alums on 2025 WNBA Opening Day Rosters

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Indiana's Teri Moren Named Head Coach for 2025 USA Basketball U19 Women’s National Team

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced the full breakdown of conference opponents for all 18 schools for the 2025-26 women’s basketball season. Each member institution will play an 18-game conference schedule, playing one school both home and away, while facing 16 teams once. Of the single-play opponents, member institutions will play eight at home and eight on the road.The complete list of the Big Ten single-play and repeat opponents is below. Game dates, times and television information will be announced at a later time.ILLINOIS Home: Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio State, Rutgers, Wisconsin, UCLA, USC Away: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue, Washington, Oregon Home/Away: NorthwesternINDIANA Home: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State, Washington, Oregon Away: Illinois, Maryland, Nebraska, Ohio State, Rutgers, Wisconsin, UCLA, USC Home/Away: PurdueIOWA Home: Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Washington, Oregon Away: Indiana, Maryland, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin, UCLA, USC Home/Away: NebraskaMARYLAND Home: Indiana, Iowa, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin, Washington, Oregon Away: Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Rutgers, UCLA, USC Home/Away: Ohio StateMICHIGAN Home: Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Purdue, Wisconsin, UCLA, USC Away: Indiana, Iowa, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, Washington, Oregon Home/Away: Michigan StateMICHIGAN STATE Home: Illinois, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC Away: Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin, Washington, Oregon Home/Away: MichiganMINNESOTA Home: Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue, UCLA, USC Away: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Penn State, Rutgers, Washington, Oregon Home/Away: WisconsinNEBRASKA Home: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC Away: Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Washington, Oregon Home/Away: IowaNORTHWESTERN Home: Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin, UCLA, USC Away: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Washington, Oregon Home/Away: IllinoisOHIO STATE Home: Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Penn State, Rutgers, Wisconsin, UCLA, USC Away: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue, Washington, Oregon Home/Away: MarylandOREGON Home: Illinois, Northwestern, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Minnesota, Nebraska Away: Indiana, Purdue, Iowa, Wisconsin, Maryland, Rutgers, UCLA, USC Home/Away: WashingtonPENN STATE Home: Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, UCLA, USC Away: Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin, Washington, Oregon Home/Away: RutgersPURDUE Home: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, Washington, Oregon Away: Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Wisconsin, UCLA, USC Home/Away: IndianaRUTGERS Home: Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Washington, Oregon Away: Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue, UCLA, USC Home/Away: Penn StateUCLA Home: Indiana, Purdue, Iowa, Wisconsin, Maryland, Rutgers, Washington, Oregon Away: Illinois, Northwestern, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Minnesota, Nebraska Home/Away: USCUSC Home: Indiana, Purdue, Iowa, Wisconsin, Maryland, Rutgers, Washington, Oregon Away: Illinois, Northwestern, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Minnesota, Nebraska Home/Away: UCLAWASHINGTON Home: Illinois, Northwestern, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Minnesota, Nebraska Away: Indiana, Purdue, Iowa, Wisconsin, Maryland, Rutgers, UCLA, USC Home/Away: OregonWISCONSIN Home: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue, Washington, Oregon Away: Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC Home/Away: Minnesota</div>

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2025-26 Big Ten Conference Women’s Basketball Opponents Announced

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USC’s Kiki Iriafen Named CSC Academic All-America Women’s Basketball Team Member of the Year

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Minnesota's Amaya Battle Named CSC Academic All-American

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2025 UCLA's Kiki Rice Earns Academic All-America First Team Honors

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference had seven student-athletes chosen in the 2025 Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Draft that took place Monday night at The Shed at Hudson Yards in New York City. It was the second year in a row that seven players were drafted.The Big Ten has now had multiple student-athletes from current member schools chosen in the WNBA Draft in every one of the league’s 29 seasons of existence.USC’s Kiki Iriafen was the first Big Ten player selected this year as the No. 4 overall pick in the first round by the Washington Mystics. Iriafen is the highest pick for the Trojans since 1997 when Tina Thompson (No. 1) and Pam McGee (No. 2) were chosen*.Maryland’s Shyanne Sellers heard her name called in the second round as the No. 17 pick by the Golden State Valkyries. Sellers is the 23rd Terrapin to be drafted and the first Big Ten player selected by the Valkyries organization, the first WNBA expansion team since 2008.Iowa’s Lucy Olsen was the next Big Ten player off the board at No. 23 in the second round by the Washington Mystics. Olsen became the 20th Hawkeye to be drafted or signed to a WNBA team.Washington’s Dalayah Daniels was up next in the second round after being selected by the Minnesota Lynx with the No. 24 pick. Daniels is the first Husky taken in the WNBA Draft since 2017 when Kelsey Plum (No. 1) and Chantel Osahor (No. 21) were drafted*.USC’s Rayah Marshall closed out the second round as the No. 25 pick by the Connecticut Sun. The selections of Iriafen and Marshall marked the third consecutive year that USC had a pair of teammates taken in the same draft.Michigan’s Jordan Hobbs kept things going as the 34th pick in the third round by the Seattle Storm. Hobbs is the first-ever Wolverine taken by the Storm and the sixth Big Ten player overall.Ohio State’s Taylor Thierry rounded out the Big Ten contingent after being picked 36th by the Atlanta Dream. Thierry extended Ohio State’s streak to three straight years with a draftee and became the first Buckeye to be selected by the Dream franchise.Iriafen and Olsen are the 16th and 17th Big Ten student-athletes to be drafted by the Washington Mystics. Prior to their selection, the Mystics last drafted a Big Ten player in 2017.2025 WNBA Draft – Big Ten Selections Round 1 No. 4    Kiki Iriafen (USC) – Washington MysticsRound 2 No. 17  Shyanne Sellers (MD) – Golden State Valkyries No. 23  Lucy Olsen (IOWA) – Washington Mystics No. 24  Dalayah Daniels (WASH) – Minnesota Lynx No. 25  Rayah Marshall (USC) – Connecticut SunRound 3 No. 34  Jordan Hobbs (MICH) – Seattle Storm No. 36  Taylor Thierry (OSU) – Atlanta Dream* - prior to USC and Washington becoming Big Ten Conference members</div>

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Seven Big Ten Women’s Basketball Players Selected in 2025 WNBA Draft

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2025 USC’s JuJu Watkins Selected as Honda Basketball Award Finalist

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UCLA’s Lauren Betts Wins 2025 Lisa Leslie Center of The Year Award

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2025 USC’s JuJu Watkins Wins Wooden Award, Repeats As Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year, Earns Dawn Staley Award

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UCLA Falls to UConn in Final Four, 85-51

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