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Ciezki, Makalusky Sweep Big Ten Weekly Awards
12/15/2025 3:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Indiana women's basketball senior guard Shay Ciezki was named the Big Ten Player of the Week while freshman forward Maya Makalusky earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors for their performances in wins over ULM and Eastern Michigan last week.
Ciezki earns her second weekly honor this season and IU's first multiple week award winner since Mackenzie Holmes in 2022-23. She averaged 28.0 points while shooting 61.8 percent from the floor, 66.7 percent from the 3-point line and was perfect from the free throw line (8-for-8) in wins over ULM and Eastern Michigan. The Buffalo, N.Y. native also added 3.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals. Ciezki notched her third 30-plus scoring game with her 31 points against ULM, going 12-for-17 from the floor and hit three 3-pointers while pulling down five rebounds. She followed up with a team-high 25-point performance against Eastern Michigan connecting on three 3-pointers again to go along with two steals, two assists and two rebounds.
Makalusky made her first career starts for the Hoosiers last week, putting up a season-high 22 points against ULM. The Hamilton Southeastern grad averaged 15.5 points on the week while shooting 57.9 percent from the floor and 52.9 percent from beyond-the-arc while adding 5.0 rebounds per game. Against ULM, Makalusky went 60 percent (6-for-10) from the 3-point line in the win, going 8-for-12 total from the field and pulling down four boards, three assists, two steals and a block in her first career start. She added three more triples (nine total points) to her resume with a team-high six rebounds versus Eastern Michigan.
Indiana (10-2) resumes action on Dec. 21 when it hosts Western Carolina in the non-conference finale at 1 p.m. ET at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
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Ciezki earns her second weekly honor this season and IU's first multiple week award winner since Mackenzie Holmes in 2022-23. She averaged 28.0 points while shooting 61.8 percent from the floor, 66.7 percent from the 3-point line and was perfect from the free throw line (8-for-8) in wins over ULM and Eastern Michigan. The Buffalo, N.Y. native also added 3.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals. Ciezki notched her third 30-plus scoring game with her 31 points against ULM, going 12-for-17 from the floor and hit three 3-pointers while pulling down five rebounds. She followed up with a team-high 25-point performance against Eastern Michigan connecting on three 3-pointers again to go along with two steals, two assists and two rebounds.
Makalusky made her first career starts for the Hoosiers last week, putting up a season-high 22 points against ULM. The Hamilton Southeastern grad averaged 15.5 points on the week while shooting 57.9 percent from the floor and 52.9 percent from beyond-the-arc while adding 5.0 rebounds per game. Against ULM, Makalusky went 60 percent (6-for-10) from the 3-point line in the win, going 8-for-12 total from the field and pulling down four boards, three assists, two steals and a block in her first career start. She added three more triples (nine total points) to her resume with a team-high six rebounds versus Eastern Michigan.
Indiana (10-2) resumes action on Dec. 21 when it hosts Western Carolina in the non-conference finale at 1 p.m. ET at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
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