Iowa shooting guard Jaime Printy was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Monday. The award is Printy’s first Big Ten honor.

The Marion native averaged 16.4 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 5.3 assists while helping the Hawkeyes to a 2-1 record last week. Printy scored a career-high 20 points in Iowa’s 78-54 victory over William & Mary on Nov. 24.

The 5-11 guard followed that performance with 16 points, five dimes, and four boards in Iowa’s 69-66 loss against West Virginia on Nov. 27.

Printy played a crucial role in Iowa’s 72-69 victory over Columbia on Nov. 28. She drained a 3-pointer to tie the game at 69 with 52 seconds remaining.

Printy is the second Iowa player to garner a Big Ten weekly honor this season, joining junior Kachine Alexander. Alexander was named Co-Big Ten Player of the Week on Nov. 16.

Printy and the Iowa women’s basketball team (5-2) will return to the court Wednesday night to take on Boston College (3-3) as a part of the third-annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, and the game will be televised live on the Big Ten Network.

— by Jordan Garretson