Ohio State and Michigan Net Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards

Player of the Week
Ajae Petty, Ohio State
Graduate – Forward – Baltimore, Md. – Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
• Averaged 20.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals while shooting 76.0 percent from the field during Ohio State’s 2-0 week
• Named MVP of the Daytona Beach Classic
• Racked up a season-high 24 points and added 11 rebounds for her first double-double as a Buckeye against Old Dominion
• Went 11-for-13 from the floor against the Monarchs
• Paced the team versus Utah State with 17 points and nine rebounds
• Earns her first Big Ten Player of the Week award
• Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Cotie McMahon (Jan. 22, 2024)

Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
JuJu Watkins, USC: Acrisure Holiday Invitational MVP behind 27.0 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Trojans
Julia Ayrault, MSU: Acrisure Classic MVP with 23.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in a pair of comeback Spartan wins
Gracie Merkle, PSU: Dropped 31 points and 11 rebounds in the Lady Lions’ victory over Drexel

Freshman of the Week
Syla Swords, Michigan
Guard – Sudbury, Ontario – Long Island Lutheran  
• Led Michigan to the Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division Championship averaging 19.0 points and 7.0 rebounds
• Selected as the tournament MVP
• Went for 14 points and eight boards against Belmont
• Chipped in 24 points and six rebounds versus Virginia Tech
• Became the 10th Wolverine in program history to hit at least six three-pointers in a single game with a career-high six triples against the Hokies  
• Collects her second Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Mila Holloway (Nov. 18, 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

Dec. 2
P: Ajae Petty, Gr., OSU
F: Syla Swords, MICH