The Wisconsin women’s basketball team is finding their stride over the past week, all led by junior forward Imani Lewis. Their biggest win of the season, and arguably of the past few years, came this past Wednesday when the Badgers took down the No. 12 Ohio State Buckeyes 75-70 at the Kohl Center.
Lewis was everything for Wisconsin in that win as she dominated the offensive glass, used her patented left hand to get buckets, and finished with a career-high 27 points. How did the junior follow it up just a few days later in a loss to Minnesota. Matching her career-high yet again with 27 points.
As a reward, the Badger standout earned the first Wisconsin Big Ten Player of the Week award since 2014 when Taylor Wurtz took home the honor. The conference announced the honor on Monday:
Congrats to @ImaniLewis34 on her Big Ten Player of the Week award!!
What a week….
🟥 A career-high 27 points (9-12 FG) and 14 reb in win vs. #12/11 Ohio State
🟥 Matched a career-high with 27 points and 11 reb vs Minn
🟥 2 of her B1G-best 11 double-doubles‼️#OnWisconsin pic.twitter.com/jy6yNFINyl— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerWBB) February 15, 2021