It was a good week for the Nebraska Women’s basketball team as two players received Big 10 honors.
Player of the Week
Jordan Hooper, Nebraska
6-2, Jr., F, Alliance, Neb./Alliance
Averaged 27.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game in Nebraska’s victories over Ohio State and Minnesota last week
Recorded 28 points, while shooting 56 percent from three-point range, and seven rebounds in the Huskers’ win at Ohio State
Posted 27 points on 10-of-17 shooting and seven rebounds in just 27 minutes of action in Nebraska’s defeat of the Gophers
Earns her second Big Ten Player of the Week award this season and fourth of her career
Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Jordan Hooper (Dec. 24, 2012)
Freshman of the Week
Rachel Theriot, Nebraska
6-0, G, Middleburg Heights, Ohio/Midpark
Averaged 10.0 points on 75 percent shooting, 6.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game in Nebraska’s wins over Ohio State and Minnesota last week
Filled the stat sheet with nine points, six assists, five rebounds, one steal and one block in the Huskers’ defeat of the Buckeyes
Notched 11 points on 5-for-5 shooting, a career-high seven rebounds, five assists and two steals in the victory over the Gophers
Wins her third Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor
Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Rachel Theriot (Jan. 22, 2013)
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