Penn State and Northwestern Earn Big Ten Weekly Honors

Player of the Week
Maggie Lucas, Penn State
5-10, Jr., G, Narbeth, Pa./Germantown Academy

  *   Averaged 21.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game in two
wins last week to help the No. 7 Lady Lions clinch at least a share of the Big Ten
Championship
  *   Posted 22 points on 64 percent shooting, nine rebounds, five assists and a
block in Penn State's victory over Illinois
  *   Tallied 21 points, five rebounds, three steals and two assists in the Lady
Lions' defeat of Michigan
  *   Has scored at least 20 points in 14 games this season
  *   Wins her fourth Big Ten Player of the Week award and third of the season
  *   Last Penn State Player of the Week: Alex Bentley (Feb. 12, 2013)

Freshman of the Week
Maggie Lyon, Northwestern
6-1, F, Wilmette, Ill./New Trier

  *   Averaged 12.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game in
Northwestern's contests with Michigan State and Wisconsin last week
  *   Notched 11 points on 56 percent shooting and four rebounds in the Wildcats'
game against the Spartans
  *   Recorded 13 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals in
Northwestern's defeat of the Badgers
  *   Has scored in double figures in 10 straight games
  *   Wins her fourth Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor
  *   Last Northwestern Freshman of the Week: Maggie Lyon (Feb. 19, 2013)

2012-13 Big Ten Players of the Week

Nov. 12             P: Micaëlla Riché, Jr., MINN

F: Lauren Douglas, NU
Nov. 19             P: Morgan Johnson, Sr., IOWA

F: Mikayla Bailey, MINN
Nov. 26             P: Maggie Lucas, Jr., PSU

F: Lauren Douglas, NU
Dec. 3                P: KK Houser, Jr., PUR

F: Maggie Lyon, NU
Dec. 10             P: Rachel Banham, So., MINN

P: Maggie Lucas, Jr., PSU

F: Taylor Manual, PUR

F: Nicole Bauman, WIS
Dec. 17             P: Aulani Sinclair, Sr., IND

P: Jacki Gulczynski, So., WIS

F: Nicole Bell, IND
Dec. 24             P: Jordan Hooper, Jr., NEB

F: Kayla Hirt, MINN
Dec. 31             P: Karisma Penn, Sr., ILL

F: Rachel Theriot, NEB
Jan. 7               P: Karisma Penn, Sr., ILL

F: Kayla Hirt, MINN
Jan. 15              P: Sam Ostarello, Sr., PUR

F: Ameryst Alston, OSU
Jan. 22             P: Nikki Greene, Sr., PSU

F: Rachel Theriot, NEB
Jan. 29             P: Jaime Printy, Sr., IOWA
                        F: Taylor Manuel, PUR
Feb. 5               P: Jordan Hooper, Jr., NEB
                        F: Rachel Theriot, NEB
Feb. 12             P: Jordan Hooper, Jr., NEB
                        P: Alex Bentley, Sr., PSU
                        F: Maggie Lyon, NU
Feb. 19             P: Jenny Ryan, Sr., MICH
                        F: Maggie Lyon, NU
Feb. 26             P: Maggie Lucas, PSU
                        F: Maggie Lyon, NU