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media named Ostarello second team All-Big Ten, while Moses was named third team by the media and Mingo was named honorable mention. The coaches named Nebraska's Connie Yori as Coach-of-theYear, while the media picked Penn State's Coquese Washington after she guided her squad to a second-consecutive regular-season conference title. Penn State's Maggie Lucas was named Big Ten Player-of-theYear by both the coaches and media. Northwestern's Maggie Lyon was named Big Ten Freshman-ofthe-Year by both the coaches and Alto, Calif. The winner would get No. 1 seed Stanford on the Cardinal's home court in Round 2. About Purdue, Creme says "the RPI and national ranking are a bit inflated, but the Boilermakers' lateseason struggles were 19th annual women's BIG TEN TOURNAMENT Thursday, March 7 Round One Friday, March 8 Quarterfinals Saturday, March 9 Semifinals Sunday, March 10 Finals #2 Nebraska #7 Iowa BTN 12:30 p.m. #10 Northwestern #6 Illinois BTN 25 min after #11 Wisconsin #3 Purdue BTN 25 min. after BTN 5 p.m. Boilers Steady In Field ESPN2 4 p.m. #1 Penn State #8 Minnesota BTN 7 p.m. #9 Ohio State BTN 7 p.m. #4 Michigan St. #5 Michigan BTN 25 min. after #12 Indiana BTN 25 min. after Tom Campbell KK Houser was named honorable mention AllBig Ten by the coaches. media while Iowa's Melissa Dixon was tabbed Sixth Player-of-theYear. Adrienne GodBold of Illinois was named Defensive Player-ofthe-Year. BTN 12:30 p.m. BTN 25 min. after Sears Centre Arena Hoffman Estates, Illinois All times Eastern time eased a bit by winning two of the last three." Creme has five other Big Ten teams in, including No. 2 seed Penn State; No. 3 seed Nebraska; No. 8 seed Michigan State; No. 8 seed Michigan; and No. 10 seed Iowa. Illinois and Ohio State are two of Creme's "First Four Out," while Minnesota is in the "Next Four Out." The Boilermakers are holding steady in an 8/9 game in the latest bracket projection at ESPN.com. It's the same spot they've been projected at the last few weeks — since the start of a slide that saw them lose five of seven before a win Sunday vs. Illinois — according to bracketologist Charlie Creme. In the bracket released Monday morning, Creme has Purdue as an eight seed in the Spokane Regional, playing No. 9 seed Charlotte in the first round in Palo ... all the fun ... all the food ... all the comfort ... all the services GoldanDBlack express • volume 23, express 24 • 19