Illinois and Purdue Garner Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards

Player of the Week
Kendall Bostic, Illinois
5th-Yr. – Forward – Kokomo, Ind. – Northwestern
• Averaged 28 points and 10 rebounds while shooting 83.9 percent from the field
• Put up 25 points, going 11-for-13 from the field, and 12 rebounds against Le Moyne for the 36th double-double of her career
• Had a career-high 31 points with eight rebounds versus Oregon State
• Earns her first Big Ten Player of the Week award
• Last Illinois Player of the Week: Genesis Bryant (Jan. 2, 2023)

Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Lauren Betts, UCLA: Recorded her third straight double-double (11 points, 14 rebounds) in UCLA’s win over No. 1 South Carolina
Gracie Merkle, PSU: Averaged 20 points and 11 rebounds during a pair of Penn State victories

Freshman of the Week
Lana McCarthy, Purdue
Forward – Bedford, N.H. – Bedford
• Posted her second double-double of her career behind 12 points and 10 boards against Bellarmine
• Became the first Boilermaker rookie since the 2004-05 season to record multiple double-doubles in a season
• Matched her career-high 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting with five rebounds versus UT Arlington
• Collects her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
• Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Mary Ashley Stevenson (Feb. 12, 2024)

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