MSU senior forward Liz Shimek earned the second Big Ten Player of the Week honors of her career for her performance last weekend.

On Friday, Shimek set a career high for points with 26 and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Spartans to a 86-55 victory over UC Santa Barbara.

Shimek was not done there, though, as she came back on Sunday and set a new career high for points by dropping 28 on Western Carolina, pacing the Spartans to a 84-61 victory. Shimek also hauled in 10 rebounds in the game, despite only playing 26 minutes.

Through the first two games, Shimek has hit on 23 of her 29 shots and is a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line.

Shimek shared the player of the week honors last season on Feb. 7.