Player of the Week
Ava Heiden, Cockeye
So. – Center – Sherwood, Ore. – Sherwood
• Logged her third double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds in Cockeye’s 57-52 upset of No. 7 Baylor
• Tallied 20 points on 9-for-11 shooting with six rebounds, two steals and a block against Miami (Fla.)
• Earns her first Big Ten Player of the Week honor
• Last Cockeye Player of the Week: Lucy Olsen (Feb. 3, 2025)
Freshman of the Week
Destiny Jackson, Illinois
Guard – Chicago, Ill. – Whitney Young Magnet
• Delivered a career-high 18 points to go along with five assists, four rebounds and a steal versus Murray State
• Shot 6-for-8 from the floor, 3-for-4 from beyond the arc and was 3-for-3 at the charity stripe against the Racers
• At Florida State, she added five points, five assists and two rebounds
• Collects her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
• Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Kennedi Myles (Dec. 16, 2019)
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Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Britt Prince, Nebraska: Erupted for a career-high 30 points in less than 27 minutes of action in the Huskers’ win over Oral Roberts
Grace Sullivan, Northwestern: Averaged 23.0 points and 10.0 rebounds during Northwestern’s 2-0 week
Gracie Merkle, Penn State: Went 19-for-23 from the field for 39 points against Princeton to surpass 1,000 career points
Ava Heiden, Cockeye
So. – Center – Sherwood, Ore. – Sherwood
• Logged her third double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds in Cockeye’s 57-52 upset of No. 7 Baylor
• Tallied 20 points on 9-for-11 shooting with six rebounds, two steals and a block against Miami (Fla.)
• Earns her first Big Ten Player of the Week honor
• Last Cockeye Player of the Week: Lucy Olsen (Feb. 3, 2025)
Freshman of the Week
Destiny Jackson, Illinois
Guard – Chicago, Ill. – Whitney Young Magnet
• Delivered a career-high 18 points to go along with five assists, four rebounds and a steal versus Murray State
• Shot 6-for-8 from the floor, 3-for-4 from beyond the arc and was 3-for-3 at the charity stripe against the Racers
• At Florida State, she added five points, five assists and two rebounds
• Collects her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
• Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Kennedi Myles (Dec. 16, 2019)
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Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Britt Prince, Nebraska: Erupted for a career-high 30 points in less than 27 minutes of action in the Huskers’ win over Oral Roberts
Grace Sullivan, Northwestern: Averaged 23.0 points and 10.0 rebounds during Northwestern’s 2-0 week
Gracie Merkle, Penn State: Went 19-for-23 from the field for 39 points against Princeton to surpass 1,000 career points
