2013-14 WOMEN’S WEEKLY RELEASE - FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Contact: Dan Mihalik, Assistant Director, Communications • Office: 847-696-1010 ext. 146 • E-mail: [email protected] • Cell: 219-688-9981 • Twitter: @B1GWBBall 2013-14 STANDINGS TOP STORIES Conference Games All Games Top Last • Michigan State and Penn State lead the W-L PCT H A Streak W-L PCT H A N 25# 10 Stk conference race with a 8-2 records in Big Ten play 1. Penn State 8-2 .800 3-2 5-0 L1 17-5 .773 9-4 6-1 2-0 3-3 8-2 L1 Michigan State 8-2 .800 3-2 5-0 W4 16-7 .696 9-3 6-3 1-1 3-3 8-2 W4 • Eleven conference squads rank among the top 85 3. Nebraska 6-3 .667 3-1 3-2 W3 16-5 .762 12-2 4-3 0-0 1-2 7-3 W3 in the latest RPI report released by the NCAA 4. Iowa 6-4 .600 3-3 3-1 W1 18-6 .750 10-3 5-3 3-0 3-4 6-4 W1 Michigan 6-4 .600 2-3 4-1 W1 15-8 .652 6-5 7-1 2-2 1-3 6-4 W1 • Nine Big Ten teams claim victories against top 25 6. Purdue 6-5 .545 4-2 2-3 W1 16-7 .696 8-2 7-4 1-1 2-3 6-4 W1 teams this season 7. Northwestern 4-6 .400 3-3 1-3 L2 14-9 .609 11-4 2-4 1-1 3-4 4-6 L2 Ohio State 4-6 .400 2-3 2-3 L2 14-12 .538 11-5 3-6 0-1 2-6 4-6 L2 • Nine Big Ten freshmen appear among the confer- 9. Indiana 3-6 .333 2-2 1-4 W1 16-6 .727 9-2 7-4 0-0 1-2 4-6 W1 ence’s top 30 scoring leaders Minnesota 3-6 .333 2-2 1-4 W1 14-9 .609 10-3 2-6 2-0 0-2 4-6 W1 11. Wisconsin 3-7 .300 2-3 1-4 L1 10-12 .455 6-5 3-7 1-0 0-2 3-7 L1 • Conference teams scoring more than four points 12. Illinois 2-8 .200 0-6 2-2 L4 9-14 .391 6-6 2-6 1-2 0-7 2-8 L4 per game higher than the national average

# - AP or USA Today Polls THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE LAST WEEK’S RESULTS BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. FEBRUARY JANUARY Tipoff: Entering the second half of the conference 5 #24/rv Michigan State at Illinois MSU, 69-53 29 Iowa (rv/-) at Minnesota IOWA, 64-56 season, four teams are within three games of confer- ence leaders Michigan State and Penn State, which #22/21 Nebraska at Wisconsin NEB, 71-70 Michigan (rv/-) at #rv/23 Nebraska NEB, 84-51 carry matching 8-2 marks in Big Ten play. The confer- ence has shown its collective strength this season 6 Iowa at #9/10 Penn State IOWA, 73-70 30 #12/13 Penn State at #19/16 Purdue PSU, 75-72 with 11 teams appearing among the top 85 of the lat- Ohio State at #25/24 Purdue PUR, 74-58 Illinois at Ohio State OSU, 90-64 est RPI report, including nine squads among the top Michigan (rv/-) at Northwestern MICH, 70-68 Northwestern at Indiana NU, 58-52 60. Nine conference programs have at least one tri- Wisconsin at Michigan State (rv/rv) MSU 71-67 umph against a ranked opponent, with four teams 8 Wisconsin at Indiana 1 p.m. carrying three such wins this season, while numerous BTN FEBRUARY conference freshmen continue to leave their mark in #24/rv Michigan State at #22/21 Nebraska 3 p.m. their first year of competition. This weekend, all six BTN 1 Minnesota at Michigan (rv/-) MINN, 85-69 contests will be available to a national audience, with #rv/23 Nebraska at Iowa (rv/-) NEB, 80-67 games televised by either BTN or ESPN2 or streamed 9 #25/24 Purdue at Michigan (rv/-) Noon by the Big Ten Digital Network. BTN 2 #19/16 Purdue at Michigan State (rv/rv) MSU, 89-73 #9/10 Penn State at Ohio State 2 p.m. Indiana at Illinois IND, 77-58 A Look at the Standings: Now past the halfway ESPN2 #12/13 Penn State at Northwestern PSU, 79-75 of the Big Ten season, Michigan State and Penn State are tied for the conference lead with matching 8-2 Big Illinois at Minnesota 3 p.m. Ohio State at Wisconsin WIS, 82-71 Ten records, with each hitting the road for contests BTDN this weekend. Nebraska is third in the conference Rankings: AP/USA Today standings at 6-3 and will host the conference-leading 10 Northwestern at Iowa 7 p.m. Spartans on Saturday afternoon. Following their victo- BTN ries on Thursday, Iowa and Michigan remain tied for fourth in the conference race, each with 6-4 Big Ten Rankings: AP/USA Today ledgers, with Purdue rounding out the top half of the standings with a 6-5 mark and Northwestern and All times are ET Ohio State tied for seventh at 4-6 in Big Ten play.

Up in the RPI: Eleven Big Ten teams appear in the top 85 of the latest RPI report released by the NCAA on Monday afternoon, including nine teams among the top 60, which is tied for the most of any confer- BIG TEN MEDAL OF HONOR 100TH ANNIVERSARY SPOTLIGHT ence in the nation. Two conference squads rank Northwestern’s Michele Ratay among the top 11 in the latest rating, with Purdue Michele Ratay was named an honorable mention All-American and appearing at No. 10, followed immediately by No. 11 Academic All-American in 1997, the same year she earned the Big Penn State, which climbed six spots from a week ago. Ten Medal of Honor. The Buffalo Grove, Ill., native ranks in the top Iowa moved up two spots from last week and is now 10 of various Northwestern categories, including first in three-point No. 31, followed by No. 37 Indiana, No. 39 Minnesota, field goals (244), third in points (1,798) and free throws made (442), No. 42 Ohio State and No. 44 Michigan State among fourth in three-point percentage (.388), fifth in the top 50. No. 54 Nebraska and No. 58 Northwestern percentage (.811) and ninth in assists (368). Ratay holds the Wildcat round out the group of nine Big Ten teams among the record for most three-pointers in a season, netting 85 in 1996. She top 60 of the RPI. was a two-time All-Big Ten selection (1995-96) and four-time aca- demic All-Big Ten honoree (1994-97). Ratay led Northwestern to the WNIT final in 1996 and an NCAA Tournament berth in 1997. HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. Almost 1,400 Big Ten student-athletes and coaches have participated in the Olympics, winning at least 460 medals, including nearly 250 gold. BIG TEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE 2

BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. BIG TEN PLAYERS Playing the Best: Six conference teams have Piling Up the Wins: Ten conference teams OF THE WEEK won multiple games against top 25 foes this enter the weekend carrying at least 14 victo- Player of the Week season, including four squads that have won ries this season, with seven having won 15 or , Nebraska three such contests. Iowa, Michigan State, more contests. Iowa leads the way with 18 Sr., F, Alliance, Neb./Alliance Northwestern and Penn State each hold three victories and Penn State boasts 17 triumphs, • Recorded two double-doubles on the week, turning in two wins over nationally ranked foes, including the while Indiana, Michigan State, Nebraska and 25-point games and averaging 11.5 rebounds in victories Hawkeyes’ victory over nationally ranked Penn Purdue have 16 triumphs. Michigan carries 15 against Michigan and Iowa State on Thursday. Ohio State and Purdue triumphs on the season, while three squads, • Finished with 25 points and 10 rebounds in just 27 minutes each carry two top 25 wins this season, while Minnesota, Northwestern and Ohio State, against Michigan, becoming the fifth player in Big Ten Indiana, Michigan and Nebraska each have have 14 victories this season. history with 2,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds one triumph over a ranked foe. In total, • Turned in her 10th double-double of the season against Buckeyes have faced eight top 25 teams, fol- Where We Rank: Four Big Ten teams appear Iowa on Saturday, posting 25 points and 13 rebounds, while lowed by Illinois, Iowa and Northwestern, who among the latest Associated Press (AP) or USA adding three assists and two steals against the Hawkeyes has faced seven top 25 squads. Michigan State Today Coaches polls. Penn State checks in the • Claims her eighth career Player of the Week honor and and Penn State have each faced six ranked top 10 for the second time this season, jump- second this season opponents this season. ing three spots in both polls to No. 9 in the AP • Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Jordan Hooper (Dec. 31, rankings and No. 10 in the coaches poll. 2013) Point By Point: With its teams averaging Nebraska returns to the AP poll at No. 22 this nearly 72 , more than four week and jumps to No. 21 in the coaches poll. Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll points higher than the national average, the Michigan State climbs to No. 24 in the writers Samantha Logic, Jr., G, IOWA: Played all 80 minutes in a two- Big Ten ranks among the conference leaders in poll, its first appearance in the AP top 25 since game split against Minnesota and Nebraska, averaging 17.0 scoring this season. The Big Ten’s top five scor- Nov. 26, and Purdue checks in at No. 24 in the points, 9.0 assists, 7.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals ing teams rank among the top 50 nationally, USA Today poll and No. 25 in the AP poll. Aerial Powers, Fr., F, MSU: Helped Michigan State to victories each averaging at least 75 points per contest. Michigan is receiving votes in the AP poll, over Wisconsin and nationally ranked Purdue last week, averag- Iowa leads the conference at 79.7 points per while the Spartans are receiving votes in the ing 15.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists game, followed by Penn State (75.6 ppg), coaches rankings. , Sr., G, PSU: Averaged 21.0 points, 5.5 rebounds Michigan State and Nebraska (75.2) and and 4.5 assists in two wins last week, including a 23-point, six- Purdue (75.0). Indiana is sixth in the confer- Coaching Landmarks: Iowa’s Lisa Bluder is effort against nationally ranked Purdue ence at 73.0 points per game and Illinois is tied atop the Hawkeye coaching chart for seventh at 70.1 points per contest. In the 12 wins, matching the mark of 269 set by former Freshman of the Week contests last week, the winning squad scored mentor C. Vivian Stringer following Thursday’s Aerial Powers, Michigan State 75 or more points nine times, including six victory over Penn State. Ranking among the F, Detroit, Mich./Detroit Country Day games in which the victors scored at least 80 top 25 of the NCAA’s active career leaders, • Helped Michigan State to victories over Wisconsin and points. Bluder boasts 625 career triumphs to lead all nationally ranked Purdue last week, averaging 15.5 points, conference coaches. Two current conference 8.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists Making An Impact: Nine Big Ten freshmen mentors are their program’s all-time wins • Finished with 12 points on 62.5 percent shooting and six rank among the conference’s top 30 scoring leader, Nebraska’s with 231 and rebounds in 29 minutes in a home victory against the leaders this season, with each averaging at Minnesota’s Pam Borton with 228 victories. In Badgers more than 12.5 points per contest. Indiana’s addition, Borton needs just three more wins • Notched her sixth career double-double with 19 points and Larryn Brooks ranks fifth in the Big Ten and to reach the 300 mark in her career, 11 rebounds against No. 19/16 Purdue, adding five assists leads her team in scoring, averaging 16.8 Northwestern’s Joe McKeown is six victories and a points per game. Northwestern’s Nia Coffey from 600 and Purdue’s Sharon Versyp is six tri- • Wins her fourth Freshman of the Week honor this season and Christen Inman are two of the Wildcats’ umphs from 300. • Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Aerial Powers top three scorers this season and rank among (Jan. 13, 2014) the Big Ten’s top 25, as Coffey is 10th at 14.9 Tournament Time: The Big Ten Women’s points and Inman is 25th at 12.8 points per Basketball Tournament, which begins March 2013-14 BIG TEN game. Minnesota’s Amanda Zahui B. is 12th at 6, returns to Indianapolis and Bankers Life 14.7 points per game. Michigan State’s Aerial Fieldhouse this season. All 12 teams will take PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Powers is the Spartans’ leading scorer, and part in the annual event, with the tourna- 11/12 P: Samantha Logic, IOWA 1/7 P: Taylor Wurtz, WIS ranks 22nd in the Big Ten at 13.3 points per ment winner earning the conference’s auto- F: Larryn Brooks, IND F: Larryn Brooks, IND game, while teammate is third matic berth to the NCAA Championship. Four F: Nia Coffey, NU 1/13 P: Ameryst Alston, OSU on the squad and 26th in the conference at opening round games are scheduled for 11/19 P: Amber Moore, ILL F: Aerial Powers, MSU 12.6 points per contest. Michigan’s Siera March 6, while the top four teams in the reg- F: Aerial Powers, MSU 1/20 P: Rachel Theriot, NEB Thompson is 16th in the Big Ten and is the ular season standings will receive byes to the 11/25 P: Amanda Zahui B., MINN F: Siera Thompson, MICH team’s second-leading scorer at 14.1 points quarterfinal round on March 7, and the tour- F: Amanda Zahui B., MINN 1/28 P: Maggie Lucas, PSU per game, followed by Illinois’ Jacqui Grant, nament championship game will be held on 12/2 P: Nia Coffey, NU P: Liza Clemons, PUR who is 20th in the conference and third on the March 9. Detailed tournament ticket, bracket F: Nia Coffey, NU F: Nia Coffey, NU team at 13.4 points per game. Iowa’s Ally and lodging information can be found online 12/9 P: Amanda Zahui B., MINN 2/3 P: Jordan Hooper, NEB Disterhoft ranks 23rd in the Big Ten at 13.2 at bigten.org. F: Amanda Zahui B., MINN F: Aerial Powers, MSU points per contest. 12/16 P: Amber Moore, ILL F: Aerial Powers, MSU 12/23 P: Samantha Logic, IOWA F: Amanda Zahui B., MINN FOLLOW THE BIG TEN 12/31 P: Jordan Hooper, NEB P: Amanda Zahui B., MINN Followers of Big Ten women’s basketball have several ways to keep track of the conference this F: Amanda Zahui B., MINN season. Updates can be found at the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Blog (www.bigten.org/blog/ womens-basketball), and real-time alerts can be seen by logging on to Twitter and following @ BigTenConf and @B1GWBBall.

HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. The Big Ten sponsors 26 official conference sports, 13 for men and 13 for women, including the debut of men’s ice hockey as an official conference sport this academic year. BIG TEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE 3

BIG TEN COACHING RECORDS THE ROAD TO NASHVILLE Year Career School Big Ten Coach, School Overall at School Record Pct. Record Pct. Record Pct. Matt Bollant, ILL 12th 2nd 310-83 .789 28-27 .509 11-15 .423 2014 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT Curt Miller, IND 13th 2nd 285-117 .709 27-25 .519 5-20 .200 Bankers Life Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, Ind. Lisa Bluder, IOWA 30th 14th 625-305 .672 269-163 .623 133-91 .594 March 6 No. 8 vs. No. 9 Noon (BTN) Kim Barnes Arico, MICH 18th 2nd 307-224 .578 37-19 .661 15-11 .577 No. 5 vs. No. 12 25 min. after (BTN) Suzy Merchant, MSU 19th 7th 357-188 .655 156-68 .696 77-35 .688 Pam Borton, MINN 16th 12th 297-194 .605 228-148 .606 99-92 .518 No. 7 vs. No. 10 6:30 p.m. (BTN) Connie Yori, NEB 24th 12th 426-280 .603 231-140 .623 28-12 .700 No. 6 vs. No. 11 25 min. after (BTN) Joe McKeown, NU 28th 6th 594-268 .689 85-94 .475 29-65 .309 March 7 No. 1 vs. No. 8/9 Noon (BTN) Kevin McGuff, OSU 12th 1st 269-111 .708 14-12 .538 4-6 .400 No. 4 vs. No. 5/12 25 min. after (BTN) Coquese Washington, PSU 7th 7th 135-78 .634 135-78 .634 64-48 .571 No. 2 vs. No. 7/10 6:30 p.m. (BTN) Sharon Versyp, PUR 14th 8th 294-151 .661 177-86 .673 92-53 .634 No. 3 vs. No. 6/11 25 min. after (BTN) Bobbie Kelsey, WIS 3rd 3rd 31-51 .378 31-51 .378 11-31 .262 March 8 Semifinal #1 3:30 p.m. (BTN) Semifinal #2 25 min. after (BTN) March 9 Championship 1 p.m. (ESPN) MILESTONE TRACKER All times Eastern 1,000 CAREER POINTS 500 CAREER ASSISTS Maggie Lucas, PSU...... 2,299 Samantha Logic, IOWA...... 529 Jordan Hooper, NEB...... 2,093 KK Houser, PUR...... 455 2014 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP , MINN...... 1,731 Dara Taylor, PSU...... 453 First & Second Round Sites Courtney Moses, PUR...... 1,537 Kiana Johnson, MSU...... 347 March 22-March 25 Amber Moore, ILL...... 1,325 Karly Roser, NU...... 333 Taylor Wurtz, WIS...... 1,264 Rachel Banham, MINN...... 302 March 22 and 24 March 23 and 25 KK Houser, PUR...... 1,259 Hilton Coliseum Pete Maravich Assembly Center Morgan Paige, WIS...... 1,152 500 CAREER REBOUNDS Ames, Iowa Baton Rouge, La. Samantha Logic, IOWA...... 952 Jordan Hooper, NEB...... 1,017 Host: Iowa State Host: LSU Emily Cady, NEB...... 917 Taylor Wurtz, WIS...... 733 Ivory Crawford, ILL...... 915 Ashley Adams, OSU...... 671 Ashley Adams, OSU...... 844 Emily Cady, NEB...... 670 Cameron Indoor Stadium Carmichael Arena Sasha Chaplin, IND...... 827 Samantha Logic, IOWA...... 607 Durham, N.C. Chapel Hill, N.C. Micaëlla Riché, MINN...... 816 Sasha Chaplin, IND...... 567 Host: Duke Host: North Carolina Micaëlla Riché, MINN...... 540 200 CAREER BLOCKS Maggie Lucas, PSU...... 497 Thompson-Boling Arena Comcast Center Ashley Adams, OSU...... 273 Talia East, PSU...... 455 Knoxville, Tenn. College Park, Md. Bethany Doolittle, IOWA...... 159 Nicole Elmblad, MICH...... 421 Host: Tennessee Host: Maryland Emily Cady, NEB...... 79 Sasha Chaplin, IND...... 72 200 CAREER STEALS Memorial Coliseum Reed Arena Amanda Zahui B., MINN...... 65 KK Houser, PUR...... 229 Lexington, Ky. College Station, Texas Maggie Lucas, PSU...... 213 Host: Kentucky Host: Texas A&M Dara Taylor, PSU...... 212 Samantha Logic, IOWA...... 166 Pauley Pavilion Carver-Hawkeye Arena Ivory Crawford, ILL...... 162 Los Angeles, Calif. Iowa City, Iowa Amber Moore, ILL...... 151 Host: UCLA Host: Iowa Courtney Moses, PUR...... 147 Savage Arena Alaska Airlines Arena Toledo, Ohio Seattle, Wash. BIG TEN MEDIA CONTACTS VS. NON-CONFERENCE Host: Toledo Host: Washington

ILLINOIS NEBRASKA Conference Record Pct. Ferrell Center Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Contact: Ben Taylor Contact: Jeff Griesch American East 3-0 1.000 Waco, Texas Storrs, Conn. Phone: (217) 244-5045 Phone: (402) 472-7775 American 1-3 .250 Host: Baylor Host: Connecticut [email protected] [email protected] Atlantic 10 5-0 1.000 Atlantic Coast (ACC) 7-11 .389 Atlantic Sun 2-0 1.000 Mackey Arena Bryce Jordan Center INDIANA NORTHWESTERN Big 12 5-2 .714 West Lafayette, Ind. University Park, Pa. Contact: Ryan Sheets Contact: Betsy Golomski Big East 8-2 .800 Host: Purdue Host: Penn State Phone: (812) 856-0215 Phone: (847) 491-7503 Big Sky 3-0 1.000 [email protected] [email protected] Big South 0-0 .000 2014 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP Big West 1-1 .500 Colonial (CAA) 3-0 1.000 Regional Sites IOWA OHIO STATE March 29-April 1 Contact: Patrick Sojka Contact: Adam Widman Conference USA 4-0 1.000 Horizon League 11-1 .917 Phone: (319) 353-5977 Phone: (614) 247-0011 March 29 and 31 March 30 and April 1 Ivy League 0-0 .000 LINCOLN REGIONAL LOUISVILLE REGIONAL [email protected] [email protected] Metro Atlantic Athletic (MAAC) 2-0 1.000 Pinnacle Bank Arena KFC Yum! Center Mid-American (MAC) 7-2 .778 Lincoln, Neb. Louisville, Ky. MICHIGAN PENN STATE Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) 1-0 1.000 Host: Nebraska Host: Louisville Contact: Sarah VanMetre Contact: Kristina Peterson Missouri Valley 9-2 .818 Mountain West (MWC) 3-0 1.000 Phone: (734) 647-4209 Phone: (814) 865-2497 NOTRE DAME REGIONAL STANFORD REGIONAL [email protected] [email protected] Northeast 1-0 1.000 Ohio Valley 4-0 1.000 Joyce Center Maples Pavilion Pac-12 5-8 .385 South Bend, Ind. Stanford, Calif. MICHIGAN STATE PURDUE Patriot League 6-0 1.000 Host: Notre Dame Host: Stanford Contact: Jim Donatelli Contact: Tanner Lipsett Southeastern (SEC) 3-5 .375 Phone: (517) 432-8014 Phone: (765) 494-3197 Southern 2-0 1.000 [email protected] [email protected] Southland 3-0 1.000 2014 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP Southwestern Athletic (SWAC) 8-0 1.000 Final Four MINNESOTA WISCONSIN Summit 7-2 .778 April 6 and 8, 2014 Contact: Sarah Turcotte Contact: Diane Nordstrom Sun Belt 1-0 1.000 Bridgestone Arena Phone: (612) 624-1023 Phone: (608) 262-9024 West Coast 0-2 .000 Western Athletic Conference (WAC) 1-0 1.000 Nashville, Tenn. [email protected] [email protected] Host: Ohio Valley Conference Non-Conference Record: 116-41 .739 HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. Each year, more than 10 million patrons attend Big Ten home contests. BIG TEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE 4 ASSOCIATED PRESS USA TODAY 30-POINT GAMES Rachel Banham, MINN 3 POLL COACHES POLL Jordan Hooper, NEB 2 Through games of Feb. 2 Through Games of Feb. 3 Maggie Lucas, PSU 2 Larryn Brooks, IND 1 Team (1st Place) Record PTS Prev. Team (1st Place) Record PTS Prev. Melissa Dixon, IOWA 1 1 Connecticut (36) 23-0 900 1 1 Connecticut (32) 23-0 800 1 Shannon Smith, MICH 1 2 Notre Dame 21-0 863 2 2 Notre Dame 21-0 766 2 Rachel Theriot, NEB 1 3 Stanford 21-1 827 4 3 Stanford 21-1 737 4 Ameryst Alston, OSU 1 4 Louisville 22-1 775 5 4 Louisville 22-1 694 5 Courtney Moses, PUR 1 Michala Johnson, WIS 1 5 Duke 21-2 766 3 5 Duke 21-2 665 3 6 South Carolina 20-2 707 7 6 Baylor 19-3 634 7 7 Baylor 18-3 680 9 7 South Carolina 20-2 615 8 20-POINT GAMES 8 Tennessee 18-4 647 10 8 Tennessee 18-4 561 10 9 PENN STATE 17-4 595 12 9 Maryland 17-4 496 9 Rachel Banham, MINN 14 Taylor Agler, IND 2 Jordan Hooper, NEB 11 Theairra Taylor, IOWA 2 10 Maryland 17-4 545 8 10 PENN STATE 17-4 491 13 Maggie Lucas, PSU 11 Cyesha Goree, MICH 2 11 Arizona State 19-3 465 15 11 North Carolina 17-5 455 6 Michala Johnson, WIS 10 Becca Mills, MSU 2 12 Oklahoma State 18-3 464 11 12 Oklahoma State 18-3 424 11 Courtney Moses, PUR 9 Tear’a Laudermill, NEB 2 13 North Carolina 17-5 453 6 13 Kentucky 17-5 393 12 KK Houser, PUR 8 Rachel Theriot, NEB 2 14 NC State 19-3 436 18 14 LSU 17-5 351 14 Amber Moore, ILL 7 Raven Ferguson, OSU 2 15 Kentucky 17-5 435 13 15 Gonzaga 20-3 305 17 Ameryst Alston, OSU 7 Whitney Bays, PUR 2 16 LSU 17-5 354 14 16 Arizona State 19-3 283 20 Ivory Crawford, ILL 6 Liza Clemons, PUR 2 17 West Virginia 19-3 344 20 17 NC State 19-3 278 22 Larryn Brooks, IND 6 Jacki Gulczynski, WIS 2 Samantha Logic, IOWA 6 18 Vanderbilt 17-5 298 16 Morgan Paige, WIS 2 18 Texas A&M 17-6 271 15 Nia Coffey, NU 6 Sasha Chaplin, IND 1 19 Texas A&M 17-6 243 17 19 Vanderbilt 17-5 243 18 Bethany Doolittle, IOWA 5 Alexis Gassion, IND 1 20 Gonzaga 20-3 194 22 20 West Virginia 19-3 229 24 Aerial Powers, MSU 5 Madison Ristovski, MICH 1 21 Middle Tennessee 18-3 134 25 21 NEBRASKA 15-5 181 23 Amanda Zahui B., MINN 5 Micaëlla Riché, MINN 1 22 NEBRASKA 15-5 102 NR 22 California 14-7 129 19 Jacqui Grant, ILL 4 Emily Cady, NEB 1 23 California 14-7 93 21 23 Iowa State 16-5 97 21 Melissa Dixon, IOWA 4 Ashley Deary, NU 1 24 MICHIGAN STATE 15-7 88 NR 24 PURDUE 15-7 85 16 Siera Thompson, MICH 4 Lauren Douglas, NU 1 25 PURDUE 15-7 85 19 25 Middle Tennessee 18-3 45 NR Tori Jankoska, MSU 4 Christen Inman, NU 1 Ariel Edwards, PSU 4 Ashley Adams, OSU 1 Ally Disterhoft, IOWA 3 Cait Craft, OSU 1 Others Receiving Votes: Iowa State 68, St. John’s Others Receiving Votes: Wichita State 38, Shannon Smith, MICH 3 Martina Ellerbe, OSU 1 28, Rutgers 22, Syracuse 17, Florida State 16, Syracuse 21, Oklahoma 19, Dayton 18, DePaul Annalise Pickrel, MSU 3 Darryce Moore, OSU 1 Wichita State 14, Oklahoma 12, Bowling Green 7, 15, MICHIGAN STATE 15, St. John’s 15, Florida Maggie Lyon, NU 3 Dara Taylor, PSU 1 Chattanooga 6, DePaul 4, Saint Mary’s 3, Texas 3, State 10, Marist 8, Texas 6, Duquesne 3, Georgia Taylor Wurtz, WIS 3 James Madison 3, MICHIGAN 3, Iona 1. 3, Iona 1. 10- GAMES BIG TEN IN THE TOP 25 NATIONAL POLLS Amanda Zahui B., MINN 15 Ariel Edwards, PSU 2 Jordan Hooper, NEB 12 Alex Harris, PSU 2 ILL IND IOWA MICH MSU MINN NEB NU OSU PSU PUR WIS Cyesha Goree, MICH 10 Liza Clemons, PUR 2 PRESEASON -/- -/- -/rv -/- 20/18 -/rv 17/12 -/- -/- 13/15 18/23 -/- Emily Cady, NEB 10 Ivory Crawford, ILL 1 Nov. 12 -/- -/- rv/rv -/- 19/20 -/rv 15/10 -/- rv/rv 13/15 18/22 -/- Nicole Elmblad, MICH 8 Sarah Livingston, ILL 1 Nov. 19 -/- -/- rv/rv -/- 21/19 -/- 11/10 -/- rv/- 14/15 18/22 -/- Nia Coffey, NU 7 Alexis Gassion, IND 1 Nov. 26 -/- -/- rv/rv -/- 21/18 -/- 10/10 -/- -/- 13/14 16/22 -/- Talia East, PSU 7 Lyndsay Leikem, IND 1 Dec. 3 -/- -/- 25/rv -/- rv/25 -/- 15/13 rv/- -/- 10/11 16/22 -/- Taylor Wurtz, WIS 7 Ally Disterhoft, IOWA 1 Dec. 10 -/- -/- 21/24 -/- rv/- -/- 19/16 -/- -/- 12/12 18/23 -/- Aerial Powers, MSU 6 Bethany Doolittle, IOWA 1 Dec. 17 -/- rv/- 22/25 -/- -/- -/- 19/17 -/- -/- 17/18 18/21 -/- Jacki Gulczynski, WIS 6 Claire Till, IOWA 1 Dec. 24 -/- rv/rv 21/25 -/- -/- -/- 18/15 -/- -/- 15/17 17/19 -/- Samantha Logic, IOWA 5 Madison Ristovski, MICH 1 Dec. 31 -/- rv/- 22/23 -/- -/- -/- 18/15 -/- -/- 15/17 17/19 -/- Michala Johnson, WIS 5 Branndais Agee, MSU 1 Jan. 7 -/- 22/rv rv/rv -/- -/- -/- 16/14 -/- rv/- 14/15 21/20 -/- Jacqui Grant, ILL 4 Klarissa Bell, MSU 1 Jan. 14 -/- rv/rv rv/rv rv/- rv/rv -/- 18/16 -/- -/- 16/17 22/19 -/- Annalise Pickrel, MSU 4 Tori Jankoska, MSU 1 Jan. 21 -/- rv/- rv/- rv/- rv/- -/- 21/18 -/- -/- 13/13 22/20 -/- Darryce Moore, OSU 4 Becca Mills, MSU 1 Jan. 28 -/- -/- rv/- rv/- rv/rv -/- rv/23 -/- -/- 12/13 19/16 -/- Whitney Bays, PUR 4 Rachel Banham, MINN 1 Feb. 4 -/- -/- -/- rv/- 24/rv -/- 22/21 -/- -/- 9/10 25/24 -/- Tabitha Gerardot, IND 3 Micaëlla Riché, MINN 1 Feb. 11 Kali Peschel, IOWA 3 Allie Havers, NEB 1 Feb. 18 Val Driscoll, MICH 3 Maggie Lyon, NU 1 Feb. 25 Ashley Adams, OSU 3 Raven Ferguson, OSU 1 March 4 Martina Ellerbe, OSU 3 Kaliyah Mitchell, PSU 1 March 11 Tori Waldner, PSU 3 Peyton Whitted, PSU 1 FINAL Amber Moore, ILL 2 Camille Redmon, PUR 1 Simone Deloach, IND 2 AP / USA Today Coaches Poll • rv - 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DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING STREAKS 10-ASSIST GAMES Samantha Logic, IOWA 7 Ariel Edwards, PSU 16 Siera Thompson, MICH 4 KK Houser, PUR 3 Ashley Deary, NU 3 Maggie Lucas, PSU 15 Jordan Hooper, NEB 4 Morgan Paige, WIS 3 Larryn Brooks, IND 2 Ivory Crawford, ILL 11 Dara Taylor, PSU 4 Lyndsay Leikem, IND 2 Kiana Johnson, MSU 2 Ameryst Alston, OSU 10 Michala Johnson, WIS 4 Theairra Taylor, IOWA 2 Rachel Theriot, NEB 2 Ally Disterhoft, IOWA 7 Samantha Logic, IOWA 3 Cyesha Goree, MICH 2 Ameryst Alston, OSU 1 Raven Ferguson, OSU 6 Rachel Theriot, NEB 3 Shayne Mullaney, MINN 2 Dara Taylor, PSU 1 April Wilson, PUR 6 Maggie Lyon, NU 3 Hailie Sample, NEB 2 KK Houser, PUR 1 Tori Jankoska, MSU 5 Talia East, PSU 3 Christen Inman, NU 2 Tear’a Laudermill, NEB 5 Whitney Bays, PUR 3 Taylor Wurtz, WIS 2 10- GAMES Amanda Zahui B., MINN 1 HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. The Big Ten became the first conference to voluntarily adopt male and female participation goals after launching its Gender Equity Action Plan in 1992. BIG TEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE 5 TEAM RECORD IN GAMES DECIDED BY DOUBLE-DOUBLES Team OT 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21+ TOTAL Player, School 2013-14 (Big Ten) Career Illinois 0-1 2-0 1-3 1-2 1-3 4-6 9-14 Emily Cady, NEB 10 (6) 18 Indiana 1-0 4-1 3-2 1-1 3-1 5-1 16-6 Jordan Hooper, NEB 10 (4) 35 Iowa 1-0 2-2 7-0 2-2 1-2 6-0 18-6 Amanda Zahui B., MINN 10 (3) 10 Michigan 1-1 2-2 3-1 3-2 4-1 3-2 15-8 Samantha Logic, IOWA 8 (5) 19 Michigan State 1-0 2-2 2-3 4-1 4-1 4-0 16-7 Cyesha Goree, MICH 7 (3) 7 Minnesota 0-3 2-3 2-3 3-1 2-0 5-2 14-9 Taylor Wurtz, WIS 6 (4) 13 Nebraska 1-0 3-3 1-0 2-2 2-0 8-0 16-5 Aerial Powers, MSU 6 (3) 6 Northwestern 0-0 5-5 1-0 1-2 3-0 4-2 14-9 Nicole Elmblad, MICH 6 (2) 7 Ohio State 0-0 3-2 1-1 5-6 2-1 3-2 14-12 Nia Coffey, NU 6 (1) 6 Penn State 0-0 3-2 3-2 4-0 2-1 5-0 17-5 Michala Johnson, WIS 5 (1) 5 Purdue 0-0 4-2 4-0 2-1 2-3 4-1 16-7 Talia East, PSU 4 (4) 4 Wisconsin 2-0 4-3 0-2 3-4 1-3 2-0 10-12 Jacki Gulczynski, WIS 4 (2) 10 TOTALS 7-5 36-27 28-17 31-24 27-16 53-16 175-100 Annalise Pickrel, MSU 3 (2) 3 Jacqui Grant, ILL 3 (1) 3 2013-14 DOUBLE-DOUBLES BREAKDOWN Darryce Moore, OSU 3 (0) 4 Larryn Brooks, IND 2 (2) 2 Amanda Zahui B., Minnesota...... 10 Taylor Wurtz, Wisconsin...... 6 Rachel Theriot, NEB 2 (2) 2 11/13/13 vs. Charlotte (19 points, 12 rebounds) 11/14/13 vs. Milwaukee (13 points, 10 rebounds) 11/20/13 vs. Kansas (11 points, 11 rebounds, 10 blocks) 11/29/13 vs. Mercer (24 points, 14 rebounds) Ariel Edwards, PSU 2 (2) 3 11/24/13 vs. Navy (16 points, 13 rebounds) 1/3/14 vs. Illinois (27 points, 19 rebounds) Whitney Bays, PUR 2 (2) 2 12/1/13 vs. Hawaii (16 points, 14 rebounds) 1/18/14 vs. Northwestern (13 points, 10 rebounds) Simone Deloach, IND 2 (1) 3 12/8/13 vs. North Dakota (25 points, 12 rebounds) 2/2/14 vs. Ohio State (17 points, 14 rebounds) Liza Clemons, PUR 2 (1) 2 12/20/13 vs. UCLA (16 points, 10 rebounds) 2/5/14 vs. Nebraska (18 points, 10 rebounds) Amber Moore, ILL 2 (0) 3 12/29/13 vs. Oakland (25 points, 16 rebounds) Michala Johnson, Wisconsin...... 5 Ivory Crawford, ILL 1 (1) 2 1/8/14 vs. Iowa (17 points, 15 rebounds) 11/10/13 vs. Drake (16 points, 16 rebounds) Tabitha Gerardot, IND 1 (1) 1 1/26/14 vs. Penn State (16 points, 12 rebounds) 11/17/13 vs. Northern Illinois (12 points, 10 rebounds) Lyndsay Leikem, IND 1 (1) 1 2/1/14 vs. Michigan (24 points, 16 rebounds) 12/7/13 vs. Marquette (14 points, 12 rebounds) Ally Disterhoft, IOWA 1 (1) 1 Emily Cady, Nebraska...... 10 12/21/13 vs. UIC (17 points, 10 rebounds) Rachel Banham, MINN 1 (1) 5 11/11/13 vs. Alabama (19 points, 11 rebounds) 1/18/14 vs. Northwestern (32 points, 10 rebounds) Micaëlla Riché, MINN 1 (1) 6 11/24/13 vs. Southern (18 points, 14 rebounds) Talia East, Penn State...... 4 Ameryst Alston, OSU 1 (1) 1 11/30/13 vs. Washington State (13 points, 13 rebounds) 1/5/14 vs. Iowa (10 points, 10 rebounds) Martina Ellerbe, OSU 1 (1) 1 12/8/13 vs. Utah State (16 points, 10 rebounds) 1/22/14 vs. Indiana (13 points, 11 rebounds) Dara Taylor, PSU 1 (1) 1 1/9/14 vs. Michigan State (16 points, 12 rebounds) 1/30/14 vs. Purdue (12 points, 12 rebounds) Camille Redmon, PUR 1 (1) 1 1/12/14 vs. Illinois (19 points, 10 rebounds) 2/6/14 vs. Iowa (14 points, 12 rebounds) Sarah Livingston, ILL 1 (0) 1 1/16/14 vs. Minnesota (23 points, 13 rebounds) Jacki Gulczynski, Wisconsin...... 4 Bethany Doolittle, IOWA 1 (0) 2 1/19/14 vs. Purdue (13 points, 16 rebounds) 11/14/13 vs. Milwaukee (14 points, 13 rebounds) Kali Peschel, IOWA 1 (0) 1 1/26/14 vs. Northwestern (12 points, 10 rebounds) 11/29/13 vs. Mercer (13 points, 12 rebounds) Branndais Agee, MSU 1 (0) 1 2/5/14 vs. Wisconsin (10 points, 11 rebounds) 1/15/14 vs. Indiana (23 points, 13 rebounds) Jordan Hooper, Nebraska...... 10 2/2/14 vs. Ohio State (21 points, 15 rebounds) Tori Jankoska, MSU 1 (0) 1 11/8/13 vs. UCLA (27 points, 11 rebounds) Jacqui Grant, Illinois...... 3 Kiana Johnson, MSU 1 (0) 1 11/15/13 vs. Utah (13 points, 12 rebounds) 11/8/13 vs. Bradley (12 points, 14 rebounds) Becca Mills, MSU 1 (0) 1 11/27/13 vs. UMass-Lowell (25 points, 10 rebounds) 12/4/13 vs. Georgia Tech (14 points, 11 rebounds) Maggie Lyon, NU 1 (0) 1 11/30/13 vs. Washington State (24 points, 14 rebounds) 1/23/14 vs. Michigan State (13 points, 10 rebounds) Ashley Adams, OSU 1 (0) 11 12/8/13 vs. Utah State (33 points, 14 rebounds) Annalise Pickrel, Michigan State...... 3 Raven Ferguson, OSU 1 (0) 1 12/29/13 vs. Oral Roberts (30 points, 11 rebounds) 11/11/13 vs. Notre Dame (11 points, 12 rebounds) KK Houser, PUR 1 (0) 4 1/2/14 vs. Northwestern (14 points, 10 rebounds) 1/9/14 vs. Nebraska (17 points, 10 rebounds) 1/16/14 vs. Minnesota (18 points, 10 rebounds) 1/26/14 vs. Ohio State (10 points, 10 rebounds) 1/29/14 vs. Michigan (25 points, 10 rebounds) Darryce Moore, Ohio State...... 3 TRIPLE-DOUBLES 2/1/14 vs. Iowa (25 points, 13 rebounds) 11/10/13 vs. Florida Atlanta (11 points, 10 rebounds) Player, School 2013-14 (Big Ten) Career Samantha Logic, Iowa...... 8 11/14/13 vs. VCU (20 points, 10 rebounds) Samantha Logic, IOWA 2 (1) 3 11/10/13 vs. Dayton (16 points, 14 assists) 11/22/13 vs. Old Dominion (11 points, 10 rebounds) Amanda Zahui, MINN 1 (0) 1 11/24/13 vs. Northern Iowa (17 points, 10 rebounds) Amber Moore Illinois...... 2 12/21/13 vs. Drake (12 points, 17 rebounds, 10 assists) 11/14/13 vs. Mississippi Valley St. (27 points, 19 rebounds) 1/2/14 vs. Illinois (25 points, 12 rebounds) 12/9/13 vs. Seton Hall (24 points, 11 rebounds) Branndais Agee, Michigan State...... 1 1/5/14 vs. Penn State (13 points, 12 assists) Larryn Brooks, Indiana ...... 2 11/20/13 vs. Detroit (17 points, 11 rebounds) 1/12/14 vs. Wisconsin (16 points, 11 rebounds) 1/19/14 vs. Minnesota (25 points, 10 assists) Tori Jankoska, Michigan State...... 1 1/29/14 vs. Minnesota (12 points, 10 assists) 2/2/14 vs. Illinois (16 points, 10 assists) 11/26/13 vs. Temple (19 points, 11 rebounds) 2/6/14 vs. Penn State (14 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists) Simone Deloach, Indiana...... 2 Kiana Johnson, Michigan State...... 1 Cyesha Goree, Michigan...... 7 12/29/13 vs. Xavier (10 points, 10 rebounds) 12/20/13 vs. Georgetown (10 points, 10 rebounds) 11/13/13/ vs. Xavier (16 points, 14 rebounds) 1/2/14 vs. Iowa (10 points, 14 rebounds) Becca Mills, Michigan State...... 1 11/18/13 vs. Western Michigan (12 points, 15 rebounds) Rachel Theriot, Nebraska...... 2 12/7/13 vs. Virginia Tech (19 points, 10 rebounds) 12/11/13 vs. Eastern Michigan (21 points, 11 rebounds) 1/29/14 vs. Michigan (10 points, 11 assists) Rachel Banham, Minnesota...... 1 12/20/13 vs. Southern (16 points, 18 rebounds) 2/5/14 vs. Wisconsin (11 points, 11 assists) 1/12/14 vs. Northwestern (28 points, 10 rebounds) 1/9/14 vs. Wisconsin (10 points, 15 rebounds) Ariel Edwards, Penn State...... 2 Micaëlla Riché, Minnesota...... 1 1/12/14 vs. Michigan State (11 points, 10 rebounds) 1/9/14 vs. Illinois (20 points, 11 rebounds) 1/23/14 vs. Wisconsin (15 points, 10 rebounds) 2/1/14 vs. Minnesota (10 points, 10 rebounds) 1/16/14 vs. Ohio State (13 points, 10 rebounds) Maggie Lyon, Northwestern ...... 1 Nicole Elmblad, Michigan...... 6 Whitney Bays, Purdue...... 2 11/20/13 vs. Hofstra (19 points, 11 rebounds) 11/9/13 vs. Arizona (12 points, 13 rebounds) 1/17/14 vs. Indiana (16 points, 14 rebounds) Ashley Adams, Ohio State...... 1 11/13/13 vs. Xavier (19 points, 12 rebounds) 1/30/14 vs. Penn State (12 points, 15 rebounds) 11/10/13 vs. Florida Atlantic (11 points, 13 rebounds) 12/11/13 vs. Eastern Michigan (13 points, 11 rebounds) Liza Clemons, Purdue...... 2 Ameryst Alston, Ohio State...... 1 12/20/13 vs. Southern (17 points, 11 rebounds) 12/8/13 vs. IPFW (11 points, 10 rebounds) 1/30/14 vs. Illinois (31 points, 10 assists) 1/5/14 vs. Ohio State (10 points, 12 rebounds) 1/23/14 vs. Northwestern (23 points, 10 rebounds) Raven Ferguson, Ohio State...... 1 1/23/14 vs. Ohio State (11 points, 10 rebounds) Ivory Crawford, Illinois...... 1 12/13/13 vs. Army (13 points, 11 rebounds) Aerial Powers, Michigan State...... 6 1/27/14 vs. Purdue (15 points, 10 rebounds) Martina Ellerbe, Ohio State...... 1 12/1/13 vs. IPFW (28 points, 14 rebounds) Sarah Livingston, Illinois...... 1 1/11/14 vs. Indiana (10 points, 10 rebounds) 12/4/13 vs. Florida State (19 points, 10 rebounds) 11/17/13 vs. Alcorn State (12 points, 12 rebounds) Dara Taylor, Penn State...... 1 12/15/13 vs. Oakland (21 points, 11 rebounds) Tabitha Gerardot, Indiana...... 1 1/26/14 vs. Minnesota (15 points, 10 assists) 1/9/14 vs. Nebraska (17 points, 15 rebounds) 1/2/14 vs. Iowa (16 points, 10 rebounds) KK Houser, Purdue...... 1 1/19/14 vs. Penn State (12 points, 10 rebounds) Lyndsay Leikem, Indiana...... 1 12/28/13 vs. Central Michigan (21 points, 11 assists) 2/2/14 vs. Purdue (19 points, 11 rebounds) 2/2/14 vs. Illinois (10 points, 10 rebounds) Camille Redmon, Purdue...... 1 Nia Coffey, Northwestern...... 6 Ally Disterhoft, Iowa...... 1 1/9/14 vs. Northwestern (14 points, 11 rebounds) 11/13/13 vs. Chicago State (17 points, 14 rebounds) 1/19/14 vs. Ohio State (24 points, 10 rebounds) 11/17/13 vs. UNLV (10 points, 10 rebounds) Bethany Doolittle, Iowa...... 1 11/27/13 vs. Lafayette (27 points, 11 rebounds) 12/7/13 vs. Idaho State (17 points, 10 rebounds) 12/1/13 vs. DePaul (20 points, 10 rebounds) Kali Peschel, Iowa...... 1 12/29/13 vs. Northeastern (12 points, 18 rebounds) 11/10/13 vs. Dayton (12 points, 14 rebounds) 1/26/14 vs. Nebraska (22 points, 10 rebounds)

HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. Big Ten programs have appeared as the nation’s top-ranked team in seven different sports so far this academic year, including basketball, gymnastics, ice hockey, soccer, swimming and diving, volleyball and wrestling. BIG TEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE 6

ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI INDIANA HOOSIERS IOWA HAWKEYES (9-14 overall, 2-8 Big Ten) (16-6 overall, 3-6 Big Ten) (18-6 overall, 6-4 Big Ten) NOVEMBER NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 8 at Bradley L, 92-98 9 OAKLAND W, 85-55 8 UC RIVERSIDE [1] W, 70-56 12 VALPARAISO W, 87-59 12 at IPFW W, 85-80 10 #14/16 DAYTON [1] W, 97-93 (OT) 14 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. W, 93-70 15 at Indiana State W, 57-54 13 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 76-38 17 ALCORN STATE W, 112-28 18 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, 80-53 17 STONY BROOK W, 78-40 21 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W, 78-43 23 BUTLER W, 84-69 20 at #16/20 Colorado L, 87-90 28 vs. Arizona State [1] L, 60-84 25 SAINT LOUIS W, 85-69 24 at Northern Iowa W, 67-60 29 vs. Arkansas State [1] W, 70-54 DECEMBER 28 vs. USC [2] W, 78-65 30 vs. #11/12 North Carolina [1] L, 51-87 1 USC UPSTATE W, 87-38 29 vs. Boston College [2] W, 78-68 DECEMBER 4 VIRGINIA TECH [1] W, 71-65 30 vs. UNC-Wilmington [2] W, 102-65 4 at Georgia Tech [2] L, 69-93 8 at Morehead State W, 77-54 DECEMBER 7 at #11/17 Colorado L, 56-79 11 MILWAUKEE W, 87-68 5 #22/23 SYRACUSE [3] W, 97-91 9 SETON HALL W, 71-70 15 at IUPUI W, 51-45 7 IDAHO STATE W, 95-47 21 UT-MARTIN W, 77-62 21 at Cleveland State W, 107-73 12 at #17/11 Iowa State L, 70-83 28 at #19/18 Georgia L, 60-82 29 at Xavier W, 62-55 21 DRAKE W, 73-51 JANUARY JANUARY 28 NORTH DAKOTA W, 88-62 3 WISCONSIN L, 64-76 2 #22/23 IOWA W, 86-84 JANUARY 9 #14/15 PENN STATE L, 76-82 6 at #17/19 Purdue PPD 2 at Indiana (rv/-) L, 84-86 12 #16/14 NEBRASKA L, 56-75 11 OHIO STATE (rv/-) L, 51-70 5 #15/17 PENN STATE L, 71-87 15 at Northwestern W, 76-74 15 at Wisconsin L, 60-65 8 MINNESOTA W, 78-71 18 at Michigan (rv/-) L, 60-69 17 at #22/19 Purdue L, 53-86 12 at Wisconsin W, 82-65 23 at Michigan State (rv/-) W, 61-51 19 MINNESOTA W, 83-78 (OT) 16 MICHIGAN STATE (rv/rv) L, 72-88 27 #22/20 PURDUE L, 68-80 22 at #13/13 Penn State L, 52-65 19 at Ohio State W, 81-74 30 at Ohio State L, 64-90 25 at Iowa (rv/-) L, 75-84 25 INDIANA (rv/-) W, 84-75 FEBRUARY 30 NORTHWESTERN L, 52-58 29 at Minnesota W, 64-56 2 INDIANA L, 58-77 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 5 #24/rv MICHIGAN STATE L, 53-69 2 at Illinois W, 77-58 1 #rv/23 NEBRASKA L, 67-80 9 at Minnesota 3 p.m. 8 WISCONSIN 1 p.m. 6 at #9/10 Penn State W, 73-70 13 at Iowa 9 p.m. 13 PENN STATE 7 p.m. 10 NORTHWESTERN 7 p.m. 16 MICHIGAN 2 p.m. 16 at Nebraska 1 p.m. 13 ILLINOIS 9 p.m. 22 at Indiana 3:30 p.m. 19 MICHIGAN 7 p.m. 16 at Purdue 2 p.m. 27 at Nebraska 8 p.m. 22 ILLINOIS 3:30 p.m. 22 at Michigan 1:30 p.m. MARCH 27 at Minnesota 8 p.m. 27 OHIO STATE 7 p.m. 2 IOWA TBD MARCH MARCH 6-9 Big Ten Tournament [3] 2 at Michigan State TBA 2 at Illinois TBA 6-9 Big Ten Tournament [2] 6-9 Big Ten Tournament [4] KEY [1] Cancun Challenge(Cancun, Mexico) KEY [2] Big Ten/ACC Challenge KEY [1] Hawkeye Challenge (Iowa City, Iowa) [3] Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Ind.) [1] Big Ten/ACC Challenge [2] Cancun Challenge(Cancun, Mexico) [2] Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Ind.) [3] Big Ten/ACC Challenge [4] Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Ind.)

MICHIGAN WOLVERINES (rv/-) #24/rv MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS (15-8 overall, 6-4 Big Ten) (16-7 overall, 8-2 Big Ten) (14-9 overall, 3-6 Big Ten) NOVEMBER NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 8 vs. Bowling Green [1] L, 52-63 11 at #6/7 Notre Dame L, 62-81 9 at Northern Iowa W, 73-55 9 vs. Arizona [1] W, 73-71 (OT) 14 CANISIUS W, 102-54 13 CHARLOTTE W, 90-55 13 XAVIER L, 75-79 (OT) 17 #23/21 DAYTON W, 96-89 (OT) 16 at Creighton (rv/-) L, 52-63 16 at Detroit W, 83-63 20 DETROIT W, 80-41 20 KANSAS (-/rv) W, 70-59 18 at Western Michigan W, 73-45 23 RICE W, 81-68 24 NAVY W, 62-55 20 PITTSBURGH W, 83-75 26 at Temple W, 74-70 26 LOYOLA W, 80-36 29 vs. Texas Tech [2] W, 82-71 DECEMBER 29 vs. Chattanooga [1] W, 63-62 30 vs. #15/17 LSU [2] L, 62-64 1 IPFW L, 76-81 30 vs. Colorado State [1] W, 79-55 DECEMBER 4 at Florida State [1] L, 58-60 DECEMBER 5 at Virginia [3] W, 73-53 7 at Virginia Tech L, 66-72 1 at Hawaii [1] L, 71-77 (OT) 11 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 89-75 15 OAKLAND W, 80-62 5 MIAMI [2] W, 74-67 14 #4/4 NOTRE DAME L, 64-86 19 vs. #13/16 Oklahoma State [2] L, 57-63 8 NORTH DAKOTA W, 46-44 20 SOUTHERN W, 83-59 20 vs. Georgetown [2] W, 67-54 20 UCLA [3] L, 55-58 28 ALCORN STATE W, 76-31 29 COLGATE W, 96-46 22 AUBURN W, 67-54 JANUARY JANUARY 29 OAKLAND W, 79-43 5 at Ohio State W, 64-49 4 at Minnesota W, 81-56 JANUARY 9 WISCONSIN W, 70-62 9 #16/14 NEBRASKA W, 70-57 4 MICHIGAN STATE L, 56-81 12 MICHIGAN STATE L, 72-79 12 at Michigan W, 79-72 8 at Iowa (rv/rv) L, 71-78 15 at #22/19 Purdue W, 65-49 16 at Iowa (rv/rv) W, 88-72 12 NORTHWESTERN W, 94-59 18 ILLINOIS W, 69-60 19 #16/17 PENN STATE L, 54-66 16 at #18/16 Nebraska L, 85-88 (OT) 23 OHIO STATE L, 50-61 23 ILLINOIS L, 51-61 19 at Indiana (rv/rv) L, 78-83 (OT) 26 at Wisconsin W, 60-44 26 at Ohio State W, 82-68 23 WISCONSIN W, 64-53 29 at #rv/23 Nebraska L, 51-84 30 WISCONSIN W, 71-67 26 at #13/13 Penn State L, 53-83 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 29 IOWA (rv/-) L, 56-64 1 MINNESOTA L, 69-85 2 #19/16 PURDUE W, 89-73 FEBRUARY 6 at Northwestern W, 70-68 5 at Illinois W, 69-53 1 at Michigan (rv/-) W, 85-69 9 #25/24 PURDUE Noon 8 at #22/21 Nebraska 3 p.m. 9 ILLINOIS 3 p.m. 13 NEBRASKA 7 p.m. 15 OHIO STATE 5:30 p.m. 12 at Wisconsin 8 p.m. 16 at Illinois 2 p.m. 20 at Wisconsin 9 p.m. 15 at Northwestern 3:30 p.m. 19 at Indiana 7 p.m. 24 MINNESOTA 7 p.m. 20 PURDUE 8 p.m. 22 IOWA 1:30 p.m. 27 at Northwestern 9 p.m. 24 at Michigan State 7 p.m. MARCH MARCH 27 INDIANA 8 p.m. 1 at Penn State 3:30 p.m. 2 INDIANA TBA MARCH 6-9 Big Ten Tournament [4] 6-9 Big Ten Tournament [3] 2 OHIO STATE TBA 6-9 Big Ten Tournament [4] KEY KEY [1] Iona Tournament (New Rochelle, Ill.) [1] Big Ten/ACC Challenge KEY [2] Barclays Invitational (Brooklyn, N.Y.) [2] San Juan Classic (San Juan, Puerto Rico) [1] Rainbow Wahine Showdown (Honolulu, Hawaii) [3] Big Ten/ACC Challenge [3] Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Ind.) [2] Big Ten/ACC Challenge [4] Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Ind.) [3] Subway Classic (Minneapolis, Minn.) [4] Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Ind.)

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HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. In 2011, the 14 Committee on Institutional Cooperation institutions spent nearly $9 billion in research expenditures, including five members that spent more than $800 million. BIG TEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE 7

#22/21 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS OHIO STATE BUCKEYES (16-5 overall, 6-3 Big Ten) (14-9 overall, 4-6 Big Ten) (14-12 overall, 4-6 Big Ten) NOVEMBER NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 8 #rv/25 UCLA W, 77-49 10 UIC W, 79-63 8 at West Virginia (rv/rv) W, 70-61 11 ALABAMA W, 62-48 13 CHICAGO STATE W, 64-33 10 FLORIDA ATLANTIC W, 91-88 15 at Utah W, 75-69 17 UNLV W, 57-53 14 VCU W, 83-71 21 ARKANSAS PINE-BLUFF W, 78-55 20 HOFSTRA W, 74-57 17 at #24/22 Georgia L, 49-53 24 SOUTHERN W, 87-64 24 at #17/17 California L, 51-65 22 OLD DOMINION [1] W, 75-60 27 UMASS-LOWELL W, 77-42 27 LAFAYETTE W, 66-64 23 MARIST [1] W, 62-59 30 WASHINGTON STATE L, 72-76 DECEMBER 24 BOWLING GREEN (-/rv) [1] L, 52-64 DECEMBER 1 #25/25 DEPAUL W, 82-79 27 LEHIGH [1] W, 93-63 4 at #18/16 North Carolina [1] L, 62-75 5 NC STATE [1] L, 61-76 DECEMBER 8 UTAH STATE W, 95-75 14 at Loyola W, 90-57 1 vs. #1/1 Connecticut [2] L, 49-70 14 CREIGHTON W, 63-38 16 ORAL ROBERTS W, 84-54 4 at #8/8 Maryland [3] L, 55-67 21 SOUTH DAKOTA W, 87-53 21 IUPUI W, 72-61 8 #24/24 GONZAGA L, 58-59 29 ORAL ROBERTS W, 89-53 28 vs. Indiana State [2] L, 67-70 13 ARMY W, 59-46 JANUARY 29 vs. Northeastern [2] W, 73-46 15 at Cincinnati L, 49-64 2 NORTHWESTERN W, 66-65 JANUARY 17 UT-MARTIN W, 82-60 9 at Michigan State L, 57-70 2 at #18/15 Nebraska L, 65-66 20 APPALACHIAN STATE W, 52-38 12 at Illinois W, 75-56 6 ILLINOIS PPD 29 N.C. CENTRAL W, 65-47 16 MINNESOTA W, 88-85 (OT) 9 #21/20 PURDUE W, 71-68 JANUARY 19 #22/19 PURDUE L, 75-77 12 at Minnesota L, 59-94 2 #17/19 PURDUE W, 89-78 26 at Northwestern L, 59-63 15 ILLINOIS L, 74-76 5 MICHIGAN L, 49-64 29 MICHIGAN (rv/-) W, 84-51 18 WISCONSIN W, 74-58 11 at #22/rv Indiana W, 70-51 FEBRUARY 23 at #22/20 Purdue L, 65-90 16 at #16/17 Penn State L, 42-66 1 at Iowa (rv/-) W, 80-67 26 #21/18 NEBRASKA W, 63-59 19 IOWA (rv/rv) L, 74-81 5 at Wisconsin W, 71-70 30 at Indiana W, 58-52 23 at Michigan (rv/-) W, 61-50 8 #24/rv MICHIGAN STATE 3 p.m. FEBRUARY 26 MICHIGAN STATE (rv/-) L, 68-82 13 at Michigan 7 p.m. 2 #12/13 PENN STATE L, 75-79 30 ILLINOIS W, 90-64 16 INDIANA 1 p.m. 6 MICHIGAN (rv/-) L, 68-70 FEBRUARY 20 at Ohio State 7 p.m. 10 at Iowa 7 p.m. 2 at Wisconsin L, 71-82 24 PENN STATE 7 p.m. 15 MINNESOTA 3:30 p.m. 6 at #25/24 Purdue L, 58-74 27 ILLINOIS 8 p.m. 20 at Penn State 7 p.m. 9 #9/10 PENN STATE 2 p.m. MARCH 23 at Ohio State Noon 15 at Michigan State 5:30 p.m. 2 at Purdue 2 p.m. 27 MICHIGAN STATE 9 p.m. 20 NEBRASKA 7 p.m. 6-9 Big Ten Tournament [2] MARCH 23 NORTHWESTERN Noon 2 at Wisconsin TBA 27 at Iowa 7 p.m. KEY 6-9 Big Ten Tournament [3] MARCH [1] Big Ten/ACC Challenge 2 at Minnesota TBA [2] Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Ind.) 6-9 Big Ten Tournament [4] KEY [1] Big Ten/ACC Challenge KEY [2] Tulane/DoubleTree Classic (New Orleans, La.) [1] Basketball Hall of Fame Challenge (Columbus, Ohio) [3] Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Ind.) [2] Basketball Hall of FameChallenge (Springfield, Mass.) [3] Big Ten/ACC Challenge [4] Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Ind.)

#9/10 PENN STATE LADY LIONS #25/24 PURDUE BOILERMAKERS WISCONSIN BADGERS (17-5 overall, 8-2 Big Ten) (16-7 overall, 6-5 Big Ten) (10-12 overall, 3-7 Big Ten) NOVEMBER NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 8 SAINT FRANCIS W, 117-77 10 CLARKE W, 63-57 10 DRAKE W, 66-41 10 FORDHAM W, 78-61 13 at IUPUI W, 76-56 14 at Milwaukee W, 85-60 17 #1/1 CONNECTICUT L, 52-71 17 at Toledo W, 81-79 17 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, 71-51 20 BUCKNELL W, 92-49 22 BELMONT W, 76-46 21 at Alabama L, 62-70 29 vs. Oregon State [1] W, 61-56 26 vs. #6/5 Stanford [1] L, 69-86 29 vs. Mercer [1] W, 77-72 30 vs. Illinois State [1] W, 72-60 28 vs. TCU [1] W, 75-68 30 vs. Vanderbilt (-/rv) [1] L, 69-81 DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER 4 #4/5 NOTRE DAME [2] L, 67-77 5 at #2/2 Duke [2] L, 78-99 5 BOSTON COLLEGE [2] W, 74-59 8 at Georgetown W, 77-68 8 IPFW W, 91-70 7 at Marquette W, 62-60 11 at South Dakota State L, 79-83 15 at Kansas (-/rv) W, 71-68 10 #23/22 GONZAGA L, 55-70 15 #24/20 TEXAS A&M W, 66-58 18 at Green Bay W, 49-45 13 at Washington L, 67-80 22 ALCORN STATE W, 85-62 22 BOWLING GREEN (-/rv) W, 57-48 21 UIC L, 56-58 29 HARTFORD W, 70-56 28 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W, 109-97 30 GREEN BAY W, 65-61 (OT) JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY 5 at #22/23 Iowa W, 87-71 2 at Ohio State L, 78-89 3 at Illinois W, 76-64 9 at Illinois W, 82-76 6 INDIANA (rv/-) PPD 9 at Michigan L, 62-70 12 #21/20 PURDUE L, 74-84 9 at Northwestern L, 68-71 12 IOWA (rv/rv) L, 65-82 16 OHIO STATE W, 66-42 12 at #14/15 Penn State W, 84-74 15 INDIANA (rv/rv) W, 65-60 19 at Michigan State (rv/rv) W, 66-54 15 MICHIGAN (rv/-) L, 49-65 18 at Northwestern L, 58-74 22 INDIANA (rv/-) W, 65-52 17 INDIANA (rv/rv) W, 86-53 23 at Minnesota L, 53-64 26 MINNESOTA W, 83-53 19 at #18/16 Nebraska W, 77-75 26 MICHIGAN (rv/-) L, 44-60 30 at #19/16 Purdue W, 75-72 23 NORTHWESTERN W, 90-65 30 at Michigan State (rv/rv) L, 67-71 FEBRUARY 27 at Illinois W, 80-68 FEBRUARY 2 at Northwestern W, 79-75 30 #12/13 PENN STATE L, 72-75 2 OHIO STATE W, 82-71 6 IOWA L, 70-73 FEBRUARY 5 #22/21 NEBRASKA L, 70-71 9 at Ohio State 2 p.m. 2 at Michigan State (rv/rv) L, 73-89 8 at Indiana 1 p.m. 13 at Indiana 7 p.m. 6 OHIO STATE W, 74-58 12 MINNESOTA 8 p.m. 16 WISCONSIN 1 p.m. 9 at Michigan (rv/-) Noon 16 at Penn State 1 p.m. 20 NORTHWESTERN 7 p.m. 16 IOWA 2 p.m. 20 MICHIGAN STATE 9 p.m. 24 at Nebraska 7 p.m. 20 at Minnesota 8 p.m. 23 at Purdue 2 p.m. MARCH 23 WISCONSIN 2 p.m. MARCH 1 MICHIGAN 3:30 p.m. MARCH 2 NORTHWESTERN TBA 6-9 Big Ten Tournament [3] 2 NEBRASKA TBA 6-9 at Big Ten Tournament [3] 6-9 Big Ten Tournament [3] KEY KEY [1] Junkanoo Jam (Bahamas) KEY [1] Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) [2] Big Ten/ACC Challenge [1] Puerto Vallarta Tournament (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico) [2] Big Ten/ACC Challenge [3] Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Ind.) [2] Big Ten/ACC Challenge [3] Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Ind.) [3] Bankers Life Arena (Indianapolis, Ind.)

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HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. The Big Ten’s Academic All-Big Ten honorees have grown from 786 in 1991 to a conference-record 2,721 Academic All-Big Ten selections at the conclusion of the 2012-13 academic year.