NAPERVILLE – Elmhurst sophomore Kristin Bukata was named College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week on Tuesday. The announcement makes her the first repeat honoree in the league this season.
Bukata never left the floor in two EU wins last week, averaging 18.5 points, 7.5 assists and 6.5 rebounds to help the Bluejays surge to an 8-8 league record and secure one of the final CCIW Tournament bids.
The guard from Valparaiso, Ind. had 18 points, seven boards, three assists and no turnovers in the full 40 minutes of a 75-68 victory over Carthage last Wednesday.
She followed with a 45-minute effort on Saturday to drive EU past Carroll in overtime, 93-88. In the win over the Pioneers, Bukata went 8-for-14 from the field, finishing with 19 points, 12 assists and six rebounds.
2024-25 CCIW Women’s Basketball Student-Athletes of the Week
Feb. 25: Kristin Bukata, Elmhurst
Feb. 17: Kristin Bukata, Elmhurst
Feb. 10: Annika Richardson, Wheaton
Feb. 3: Olivia Rangel, Carroll
Jan. 27: Mallory Powers, Illinois Wesleyan
Jan. 20: Annika Richardson, Wheaton
Jan. 13: Lauren Huber, Illinois Wesleyan
Jan. 6: Olivia Rangel, Carroll
Dec. 23: Lauren Huber, Illinois Wesleyan
Dec. 16: Marianna Morrissey, Carthage
Dec. 9: Paige Melton, Augustana
Dec. 2: Jocelyn Trotter, North Central
Nov. 25: Natalie Gricius, Carroll
Nov. 18: Annika Richardson, Wheaton
Nov. 12: Olivia Rangel, Carroll
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.), Carroll University (Waukesha, Wis.), Carthage College (Kenosha, Wis.), Elmhurst University (Elmhurst, Ill.), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, Ill.), Millikin University (Decatur, Ill.), North Central College (Naperville, Ill.), North Park University (Chicago, Ill.) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.).