
UCLA and USC Claim Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards
Bruins’ Betts and Trojans’ Howell capture weekly honors
Player of the Week
Lauren Betts, UCLA
Junior – Center – Centennial, Colo. – Grandview
• Averaged 27.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, 6.0 blocks and 2.7 assists during UCLA’s three-game road swing
• Recorded a near triple-double (24 points, nine rebounds, nine blocks) in a win over No. 25 Baylor
• Set a program record for single-game blocks by a Bruin with nine rejections against the Bears
• Notched a 25-point, 13-rebound, five-block effort at Rutgers
• Finished with a career-high 33 points while shooting 93.3 percent from the field in a victory over No. 8 Maryland
• Also added seven boards, four blocks and four assists against the Terrapins
• Earns the second Big Ten Player of the Week award of her career
• Last UCLA Player of the Week: Lauren Betts (Nov. 18, 2024)
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Taylor Thierry, OSU: Paced the Buckeyes to a pair wins over ranked opponents behind 18.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals
Theryn Hallock, MSU: Scored 23 of her 25 points in the second half to push the Spartans past in-state rival Michigan
Freshman of the Week
Avery Howell, USC
Guard – Boise, Idaho – Boise
• Set career marks in points (18), made three-pointers (4) and steals (3) in USC’s win at Purdue
• Went a perfect 6-for-6 at the free throw line, another career high
• Collects her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
• Last USC Freshman of the Week: Avery Howell (Jan. 27, 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
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