Nike #HLWBB Players of the Week (December 20)
INDIANAPOLIS – Milwaukee’s Megan Walstad earned Nike® #HLWBB Player of the Week honors while Youngstown State’s Haley Thierry picked up her first Nike® #HLWBB Freshman of the Week award this week. Walstad posted 20 points and 13 rebounds in a battle at Northwestern on Tuesday. Thierry scored her first career points in a victory for the Penguins on Friday.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK | MEGAN WALSTAD | MILWAUKEE | REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE | FORWARD | APPLE VALLEY, MINN.
Megan Walstad did it all on Tuesday for the Panthers, recording her third double-double of the season with a game-high 20 points and 13 rebounds at Northwestern. The redshirt sophomore finished 7-for-12 from the floor and was 6-for-6 from the three throw line. Walstad ranks seventh in the League in scoring with 14.2 points per game and is second with 9.2 rebounds per contest this season.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK | HALEY THIERRY | YOUNGSTOWN STATE | FRESHMAN | GUARD | WILLOUGHBY HILLS, OHIO
Haley Thierry scored her first career points in Friday’s YSU victory over Davis & Elkins. The Ohio native totaled two points and added two rebounds and an assist in the win as the Penguins improved to 9-1 this season.
2021-22 Nike® #HLWBB Players of the Week
November 15 – Macee Williams, IUPUI
November 22 – Lilly Ritz, Youngstown State
November 29 – Ivy Turner, Northern Kentucky
December 6 – Destiny Leo, Cleveland State
December 13 – Lindsey Duvall, Northern Kentucky & Kahlaijah Dean, Oakland
December 20 – Megan Walstad, Milwaukee
2021-22 Nike® #HLWBB Freshmen of the Week
November 15 – Ryin Ott, Purdue Fort Wayne
November 22 – Ryin Ott, Purdue Fort Wayne
November 29 – Bailey Lutes, UIC
December 6 – Bailey Butler, Green Bay
December 13 – Maddy Schreiber, Green Bay
December 20 – Haley Thierry, Youngstown State