Big Ten Women’s Basketball Award Winners

Co-Player of the Week

Brionna Jones

C – Sr. – Havre de Grace, Md. – Aberdeen

• Averaged 23.0 points, 13.5 rebounds, 2.5 blocks and 2.5 steals per game with a .679 field-goal percentage and two double-doubles as Maryland split a pair of games last week

• Registered 19 points on 6-of-7 shooting and added 13 rebounds in a midweek loss to No. 1/1 UConn

• Posted 27 points, 13 rebounds, four steals and three blocks to lead the Terrapins to a win in their Big Ten opener at Minnesota on Sunday night

• Earns her second career Player of the Week honor

• Last Maryland Player of the Week: Brionna Jones (Dec. 12, 2016)

 

Co-Player of the Week

Hallie Thome

C – So. – Chagrin Falls, Ohio – Chagrin Falls

• Last name is pronounced THOAM

• Averaged 23.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game with a .727 field-goal percentage and one double-double in two Michigan victories last week

• Scored a career-high 37 points on 13-of-15 shooting and 11-of-13 from the foul line while snaring 14 rebounds in the Wolverines’ win at Wisconsin on Sunday

• Her 37 points are the second-most by a Big Ten student this year (and the most in conference play) and tied the second-highest total in school history (the most since Dec. 3, 2003, when Jennifer Smith scored 37 points against Charlotte)

• Earns her first career Player of the Week honor

• Last Michigan Player of the Week: Katelynn Flaherty (Jan. 11, 2016)

 

Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll

Megan Gustafson, So., C/F, IOWA: Averaged 21.0 points and 11.5 rebounds per game with a .667 field-goal percentage and one double-double in Iowa’s 1-1 week

Taya Reimer, Sr., F, MSU: Scored career-high 21 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead Michigan State to a victory in its Big Ten opener against Illinois

Nia Coffey, Sr., F, NU: Averaged 20.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game as Northwestern tipped off its Big Ten slate with two wins last week

 

Freshman of the Week

Victoria Gaines, Michigan State

F – Merrillville, Ind. – Merrillville

• Posted her first collegiate double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds to help Michigan State win its Big Ten opener on Sunday against Illinois

• Connected on 6-of-7 shots from the field

• Both her scoring and rebounding totals were career highs

• Earns her first career Freshman of the Week honor

• Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Tori Jankoska (Feb. 25, 2014)

 

2016-17 Big Ten Players of the Week

Nov. 14

P: Megan Gustafson, So., IOWA

F: Kysre Gondrezick, MICH

 

Nov. 21

P: Teniya Page, So., PSU

F: Destiny Slocum, MD

 

Nov. 28

P: Nia Coffey, Sr., NU

F: Dominique Oden, PUR

 

Dec. 5

P: Nia Coffey, Sr., NU

P: Teniya Page, So., PSU

F: Gadiva Hubbard, MINN

 

Dec. 12

P: Brionna Jones, Sr., MD

F: Tori McCoy, OSU

 

Dec. 19

P: Teniya Page, So., PSU

F: Dominique Oden, PUR

 

Dec. 26

P: Amanda Cahill, Sr., IND

F: Kysre Gondrezick, MICH

 

Jan. 2

P: Brionna Jones, Sr., MD

P: Hallie Thome, So., MICH

F: Victoria Gaines, MSU