Cain Claims First Big Ten Freshman Award
Shares the Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award with Purdue guard Karissa McLaughlin.
Shares the Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award with Purdue guard Karissa McLaughlin.
http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=211685234Lincoln - Nebraska's Kate Cain shared the Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award when the conference announced its first set of weekly awards on Monday, Nov. 13.
Cain, a 6-5 center from Middletown, N.Y., erupted for 18 points and team highs of nine rebounds and three blocks off the bench to help the Big Red to a 62-53 victory over Southern Illinois Edwardsville on Saturday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Cain, who was ranked as the No. 10 post and No. 82 player overall in the nation by ESPN among 2016-17 high school seniors, hit 9-of-15 shots from the field while adding an assist and a steal in 26 minutes of action against the Cougars on Saturday.