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Basketball Kate Cain named Big Ten WBB Freshman of the Week

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Player of the Week
C - Isaac Haas, Purdue (SR)

- Scored 20 points in back-to-back games for the second time in his career, including a career-high 26 points vs. Northwestern
- Averaged 18.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in three wins last week
- Tied a career-high with four blocks in win at Maryland
- Scored 19 of his 26 points in the win vs. Northwestern in the second half, including six straight Purdue points and the go-ahead basket with 43 seconds remaining
- Earns his first career Big Ten Player of the Week honor
- Last Purdue Player of the Week: Caleb Swanigan (March 6, 2017)

Freshman of the Week
C - Kaleb Wesson, Ohio State (FR)
- Averaged 17.0 points and 4.0 rebounds
- Shot 65.0 percent for the week, going 11-of-17 from the field including 2-of-2 from 3-point range
- Made 10-of-12 free throws
- Recorded a career-high 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting in a win at Wisconsin
- Earns his first career Freshman of the Week award
- Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: JaQuan Lyle (January 18, 2016)

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Player of the Week
F/C - Megan Gustafson, Iowa (JR)

- Averaged 26.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game with a .742 field-goal percentage and a double-double in the Hawkeyes' two games last week
- Scored 34 points (on 15-of-18 shooting) and added nine rebounds, three assists and two blocks in Iowa's one-point loss to No. 13/11 Florida State on Wednesday in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
- Posted a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds in the Hawkeyes win over Samford on Sunday
- Earns her third career Player of the Week honor and second of this season
- Last Iowa Player of the Week: Megan Gustafson (Nov. 13, 2017)

Freshman of the Week
C - Kate Cain, Nebraska (FR)
- Registered 13.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game with a .647 field goal percentage and a double-double in two games for the Huskers last week
- Had 11 points, eight rebounds and a career-high six blocks (most by a Nebraska freshman since 1979) in Thursday's one-point loss to Clemson in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
- Contributed a double-double with 16 points (on 7-of-10 shooting), a career-high 11 rebounds and three blocks in Nebraska's win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday
- Earns her second career Freshman of the Week award
- Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Kate Cain (Nov. 13, 2017)
 
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