Nike #HLWBB Players of the Week (January 18)
INDIANAPOLIS – Milwaukee’s Megan Walstad is the Nike® #HLWBB Player of the Week for the second time this season as the redshirt sophomore averaged 20.5 points and 12.0 rebounds to lead the Panthers to two more wins this weekend and a 10-0 start to League play. Youngstown State’s Nneka Obiazor earned Nike® #HLWBB Freshman of the Week honors for the second straight week as she averaged 10.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in two Penguin victories at UIC.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK | MEGAN WALSTAD | MILWAUKEE | REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE | FORWARD | APPLE VALLEY, MINN.
Megan Walstad dominated this past weekend, averaging 20.5 points and 12.0 rebounds to lead the Panthers to a pair of wins over Cleveland State. The redshirt sophomore finished 16-for-23 (69.6 percent) from the floor and 8-for-9 (88.9 percent) from the free throw line in the wins. In Friday’s win over the Vikings, Walstad finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds. She followed with another double-double on Saturday, pouring in a career-high 28 points on 11-for-15 shooting while adding 12 rebounds and four blocks. Walstad has now recorded four straight double-doubles and six total this season which is tied for 18th in the nation. She currently ranks eighth in the league in scoring (13.3ppg), second in rebounding (9.7rpg), second in field goal percentage (53.8 percent), second in free throw percentage (90.0 percent), and first in blocks per game (1.6).
2020-21 Nike® Players of the Week
November 30 – Caitlyn Hibner, Green Bay
December 7 – Macee Williams, IUPUI
December 14 – Megan Walstad, Milwaukee
December 21 – Lindsey Duvall, Northern Kentucky
January 4 – Macee Williams, IUPUI
January 11 – Brandi Bisping, Milwaukee
January 18 – Megan Walstad, Milwaukee
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK | NNEKA OBIAZOR | YOUNGSTOWN STATE | FRESHMAN | FORWARD | EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN.
Nneka Obiazor was one rebound away from averaging a double-double for the second straight week as she posted 10.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in two wins at UIC. Obiazor battled foul trouble and an off day shooting on Friday when she had two points, but she still affected the game by grabbing 11 rebounds. She then scored a team-high 19 and hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with less than a minute remaining in Saturday’s win. She was 8-for-10 from the field overall, made both of her 3-point attempts and added eight rebounds.
2020-21 Nike® Freshmen of the Week
November 30 – Jasmine Kondrakiewicz, Green Bay
December 7 – Jaida McCloud, UIC
December 14 – Emani Jefferson, Wright State
December 21 – Kristian Young, UIC
January 4 – Destyne Jackson, Wright State
January 11 – Nneka Obiazor, Youngstown State
January 18 – Nneka Obiazor, Youngstown State