Big Ten Players of the Week (12/20)

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Player of the Week
Keegan Murray, Iowa
F – So. – 6-8 – Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Prairie/DME Sports Academy (FL)

• Scored 35 points and added seven rebounds, two steals, an assist and a block in a 94-75 win over Utah State
• Accounted for 18 consecutive Iowa points during a 6:08 stretch in the first half
• Earns his second Player of the Week accolade of his career
• Last Iowa Player of the Week: Keegan Murray (Nov. 22, 2021)

Co-Freshman of the Week
Kobe Bufkin, Michigan
G – 6-4 – Grand Rapids, Mich. – Grand Rapids Christian

• Posted 14 points and three rebounds in an 87-50 home win over Southern Utah
• Came off the bench to record his first career double-figure game
• Earns his first career Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Hunter Dickinson (Feb. 22, 2021)

Co-Freshman of the Week
Bryce McGowens, Nebraska
G – 6-7 – Pendleton, S.C. – Legacy Early College

• Scored 14 points and added three rebounds, two assists and a block against Kansas State
• Posted his eighth double-figure game
• Earns his third career Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Bryce McGowens (Nov. 29, 2021)

 

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Player of the Week
Sara Scalia, Minnesota
Jr. – G – Stillwater, Minn. – Stillwater – Major: Business
• Scored a career-high 37 points and added eight rebounds and one steal in Minnesota’s victory against Ohio on Dec. 15
• Went 9-for-13 from behind the arc to record the second-most threes in a single game by any Gopher ever (men's or women's)
• Moved into 10th all-time in made threes in program history and became the second-fastest to reach 133 made threes (60 games)
• Earns her first career Big Ten Player of the Week award
• Last Minnesota Player of the Week: Destiny Pitts (Dec. 16, 2019)

Co-Freshmen of the Week
Laila Phelia, Michigan
G – Cincinnati, Ohio – Mount Notre Dame – Major: Undeclared
• Scored a career-high 12 points with five boards and two steals to help Michigan to its first-ever win over a top-five team with a victory against No. 5 Baylor on Dec. 19
• Started her fourth straight game and marked her fourth double-figure scoring game of the season
• Made a career-best two triples on 50 percent shooting from beyond the arc
• Collects her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week award
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Naz Hillmon (Feb. 25, 2019)

Alexis Markowski, Nebraska
F – Lincoln, Neb. – Pius X – Major: Undeclared
• Recorded her second straight double-double, finishing with 15 points and 10 rebounds in just over 16 minutes of action to help power Nebraska to an 89-68 win over Drake
• Hit 6-of-8 shots from the field and connected on all three of her free throw attempts to help snap Drake's six-game winning streak
• Increased her season averages to 9.0 points and 6.5 rebounds in 14 minutes per game off the bench for the unbeaten Huskers
• Claims her second Big Ten Freshman of the Week award
• Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Alexis Markowski (Nov. 29, 2021)