Maryland and Michigan Score Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards

Maryland and Michigan Score Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards

Terrapins’ Smikle and Wolverines’ Swords capture weekly honors

Player of the Week

Kaylene Smikle, Maryland

Junior – Guard – Bay Shore, N.Y. – Westtown

• Averaged 28.5 points and 8.5 rebounds while shooting 89.5 percent at the free throw line in Maryland’s pair of road victories

• Scored 21 points and went 10-for-10 at the charity stripe with nine rebounds against Oregon

• Shot 72.2 percent from the field on her way to a career-high 36 points versus Washington

• Her 36 points were the most scored by a Terp since 2019

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

• Last Maryland Player of the Week: Shyanne Sellers (Jan. 20, 2025)

Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll

Kiki Iriafen, USC: Chipped in 19.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists to pace the Trojans in a pair of wins

Syla Swords, MICH: Helped Michigan to a 2-0 week, including an upset of No. 20 Michigan State, behind 17.0 points, 5.5 assists and 5.0 rebounds

Freshman of the Week

Syla Swords, Michigan

Guard – Sudbury, Ontario – Long Island Lutheran  

• Posted 15 points, five rebounds and five assists at Nebraska

• Dropped a game-high 19 points with six assists and five boards to lead the Wolverines past the Spartans

• Collects her third Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel

• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Olivia Olson (Feb. 3, 2025)

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

Dec. 23

P: JuJu Watkins, So., USC

F: Kiyomi McMiller, RU

Jan. 6

P: Kaylene Smikle, Jr., MD

P: JuJu Watkins, So., USC

F: Tori McKinney, MINN

Jan. 13

P: JuJu Watkins, So., USC

F: Jaloni Cambridge, OSU

Jan. 20

P: Shyanne Sellers, Sr., MD

F: Jaloni Cambridge, OSU

F: Britt Prince, NEB

Jan. 27

P: Lauren Betts, Jr., UCLA

F: Avery Howell, USC

Feb. 3

P: Lucy Olsen, Sr., IOWA

P: Genesis Bryant, 5th-Yr., ILL

F: Olivia Olson, MICH

Feb. 10

P: Kaylene Smikle, Jr., MD

F: Syla Swords, MICH