Jan. 6, 2009

PARK RIDGE, Ill. -- Sophomore Amy Jaeschke (Wilmette, Ill./New Trier) was named co-Big Ten Player of the Week by the conference office today after spearheading two impressive Wildcat performances last week against No. 17 Ohio State and Wisconsin.

Northwestern played the No. 17 Buckeyes to within nine points, primarily because of Jaeschke's defensive effort against last year's co-Big Ten Player of the Year Jantel Lavender. Jaeschke limited Lavender to 15 points and just five rebounds; only the second time this year the sophomore has not recorded a double-double. In the meantime, Jaeschke turned in a game-high 24 points and five boards and was asked to play the full 40 minutes. The Wilmette, Ill., native was 6-of-7 (.857) from the charity stripe and 9-of-18 (.500) from the field.

In the win against Wisconsin Sunday, Jaeschke netted 12 points while adding four rebounds and four blocks. Defensively, she held UW's leading rebounder, Lin Zastrow to just three boards and helped limit the Badger offense to just 17 second-half points.

The 6-foot-5 center is now averaging 16.9 ppg and 9.6 rpg on the season; both of which are Wildcat-bests.

Jaeschke shares the weekly honor with Purdue's Danielle Campbell, who led the Boilermakers to a 66-55 victory over No. 8/4 Texas on Monday.

The Wildcats are next in action against Michigan State on Thursday, Jan. 8 in a 6 p.m. CT contest which will be streamed live at www.bigtennetwork.com. Northwestern returns to the friendly confines of Welsh-Ryan Arena on Sunday, Jan. 11, when it hosts Purdue in a 2 p.m. matchup.

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