Feb. 5, 2013
Park Ridge, Ill. -
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 fifth 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)
