Illinois and Purdue Garner Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards

Illinois and Purdue Garner Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards

Fighting Illini’s Bostic and Boilermakers’ McCarthy capture weekly honors

 

Player of the Week

Kendall Bostic, Illinois

5th-Yr. – Forward – Kokomo, Ind. – Northwestern

• Averaged 28 points and 10 rebounds while shooting 83.9 percent from the field
• Put up 25 points, going 11-for-13 from the field, and 12 rebounds against Le Moyne for the 36th double-double of her career
• Had a career-high 31 points with eight rebounds versus Oregon State
• Earns her first Big Ten Player of the Week award
• Last Illinois Player of the Week: Genesis Bryant (Jan. 2, 2023)

 

Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll

Lauren Betts, UCLA: Recorded her third straight double-double (11 points, 14 rebounds) in UCLA’s win over No. 1 South Carolina

Gracie Merkle, PSU: Averaged 20 points and 11 rebounds during a pair of Penn State victories

 

Freshman of the Week

Lana McCarthy, Purdue

Forward – Bedford, N.H. – Bedford

• Posted her second double-double of her career behind 12 points and 10 boards against Bellarmine
• Became the first Boilermaker rookie since the 2004-05 season to record multiple double-doubles in a season
• Matched her career-high 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting with five rebounds versus UT Arlington
• Collects her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
• Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Mary Ashley Stevenson (Feb. 12, 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