Missouri and Oklahoma players earn Big 12 honors for first week of conference play

Player of the Week: RaeShara Brown (Missouri)
Freshman of the Week: Aaryn Ellenberg (Oklahoma)

For the first week of conference play in the Big 12 RaeShara Brown and Aaryn Ellenberg were named Players of the Week by a media voting panel for games from January 3-9.

It was the first honor for Brown while Ellenberg was recognized for the second time this season.

From the Big 12:

RaeShara Brown scored a career high 27 points along with six rebounds and five assists in Missouri’s 85-80 overtime victory over No. 22/24 Texas. Against No. 9 Xavier, she scored a team high 15 points, including three 3-pointers, and handed out a game high seven assists. For the week Brown averaged 21.0 ppg, 6.0 apg, 5.5 rpg and 2.5 spg.

Aaryn Ellenberg totaled a game-high 19 points and team-leading six rebounds in Oklahoma’s 70-50 win at Nebraska last Saturday. With a 14-11 lead in the first half, Ellenberg scored 12 of OU’s next 15 points, including 10 straight, in a five-minute span to push the lead to 29-18. She is also third among the league’s players in free throw percentage (.895) and in 3-point field goal percentage (.464).

Phillips 66 Big 12 Players of the Week
Nov. 15 — Mariah White (KSU) and Danielle Robinson (OU)
Nov. 22 — Dominique Kelley (NU)
Nov. 29 — Brittney Griner (BU)
Dec. 6 — Brittney Griner (BU)
Dec. 13 — Danielle Adams (TAMU)
Dec. 20 — Brittney Griner (BU) and Danielle Adams (TAMU)
Dec. 27 — Toni Young (OSU) and Teena Wickett (TTU)
Jan. 3 — Lindsey Moore (NU)
Jan. 10 — RaeShara Brown (MU)

Phillips 66 Big 12 Freshmen of the Week
Nov. 15 — Jordan Hooper (NU)
Nov. 22 — Chassidy Fussell (UT)
Nov. 29 — Jordan Hooper (NU)
Dec. 6 — Aaryn Ellenberg (OU)
Dec. 13 — Morgan Hook (OU)
Dec. 20 — Odyssey Sims (BU)
Dec. 27 — Odyssey Sims (BU)
Jan. 3 — Chassidy Fussell (UT)
Jan. 10 — Aaryn Ellenberg (OU)