Wisconsin and Rutgers Earn Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards

Wisconsin and Rutgers Earn Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards

Badgers’ Williams and Scarlet Knights’ McMiller capture weekly honors

 

Player of the Week

Serah Williams, Wisconsin

Junior – Forward – Brooklyn, N.Y. – Niagara Prep

• Registered a career-high 36 points in Wisconsin’s double-overtime win over Butler

• Tallied 14 rebounds, three blocks, three assists and a pair of steals

• Her 36 points ranked fifth among the Badgers’ single-game scoring list and were the most points since Jolene Anderson scored 42 during the 2007-08 season

• Earns the second Big Ten Player of the Week award of her career

• Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Serah Williams (Jan. 29, 2024)

Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll

Julia Ayrault, MSU: Had a game-high 19 points in the Spartans ’comeback victory over No. 21 Iowa

Kiyomi McMiller, RU: Recorded consecutive double-doubles in Rutgers’ pair of wins

Kiki Iriafen, USC: Totaled 21.0 points and 9.5 rebounds in two victories for the Trojans while going 12-for-13 from the charity stripe

Freshman of the Week

Kiyomi McMiller, Rutgers

Guard – Silver Spring, Md. – Life Center Academy  

• Averaged 27.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.5 steals during Rutgers’ 2-0 week

• Chipped in 30 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and three steals against Fairleigh Dickinson

• Added 24 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and two steals versus Wagner

• Collects her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel

• Last Rutgers Freshman of the Week: Jillian Huerter (Feb. 5, 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

Nov. 25

P: Kendall Bostic, 5th-Yr., ILL

F: Lana McCarthy, PUR

Dec. 2

P: Ajae Petty, Gr., OSU

F: Syla Swords, MICH

Dec. 9

P: JuJu Watkins, So., USC

F: Olivia Olson, MICH

Dec. 16

P: Serah Williams, Jr., WIS

F: Kiyomi McMiller, RU