Nebraska softball junior Jordyn Bahl was named the Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday. The honor marked Bahl’s fifth of the season, as she has been recognized as the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week four times. 

The last time a Nebraska player won Big Ten Player of the Week and Big Ten Pitcher of the Week in the same season was Tatum Edwards in 2014. The last time an NU athlete won five weekly awards in one season was Peaches James in 2004. 

Bahl notched a team-high .625 batting average across the Huskers’ three games against Washington last weekend. She reached base in seven of her eight trips to the plate, notching five hits and two walks. She knocked three home runs – one in the 12-8 win on Friday and two in the 6-0 win on Sunday. Sunday marked the second multi-homer game of her career. Bahl also added three runs and eight RBIs.

With her two home runs on Sunday, Bahl now has 34 extra-base hits on the season, which is one shy of tying the school record. She now has 55 runs on the season, which is tied for the seventh-highest total in school history. 

On Friday, Bahl became the first player in Nebraska history to notch 15 doubles and 15 home runs in the same season. She also brought her RBI total above 50 for the season, making her the first Husker since Billie Andrews in 2022 to have 50+ runs, hits and RBIs in the same season.

Nebraska will take on the Maryland Terrapins from May 2-4. The weekend will mark NU’s fan appreciation weekend.

Prince Named Nebraska Female Freshman of the Year

Britt Prince claimed one of Nebraska's top athletic honors when she was named the Female Freshman Athlete of the Year across all sports at the 35th annual "A Night at the Lied" awards ceremony on Sunday, April 27 in downtown Lincoln.

Prince, a 5-11 point guard on the Nebraska women's basketball team in 2024-25, earned the honor after being named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team. The Omaha, Neb., native who was a two-time Nebraska High School Player of the Year after leading Elkhorn North to four consecutive state championships, averaged 13.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and team bests of 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals for the Huskers.

Prince started 30 games while helping the Big Red to the NCAA Tournament with a 21-12 overall record. Nebraska women's basketball's co-Most Valuable Player alongside four-time All-Big Ten selection Alexis Markowski, Prince was the USBWA National Freshman of the Week and Big Ten Freshman of the Week after leading the Huskers to an 87-84 overtime victory at Iowa (Jan. 16) by scoring a game-high 22 points to go along with seven rebounds, five assists and a career-high six steals.

It was one of six 20-point performances for Prince on the season, including a career-high 24 points to go with six assists against No. 4 UCLA in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on March 7. Prince also led the Huskers with 14 points and six assists in the NCAA Tournament against Louisville on March 21.

Prince, an honorable-mention All-Big Ten selection, earned Nebraska's top female freshman honor over finalists Olivia Mauch (volleyball), Kayla Starr (bowling) and Maddy Moyer (rifle).

Two other Husker women's basketball players were honored at "A Night at the Lied" for their overall commitment to Nebraska's Life Skills program. Kendall Coley (Minneapolis, Minn.) and Allison Weidner (Humphrey, Neb.) were named Sam Foltz 27 Hero Leadership award winners.