UCLA and USC Claim Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards

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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