Players on high profile teams always have the advantage when it comes to awards or recognition. I mean do the people who pick those players for recognition actually watch all that many games? I really doubt it. Pivek might well still be unrecognized other than the fact that she played on USA team.
I think OSU is a reasonably high-profile team. It's certainly on a par with Iowa, where Megan Gustafson achieved some notoriety. I think Mik is "under-the-radar" because she has been a "steady climber". With Sabrina just down the road, she couldn't win any "FOTY" awards (and, frankly, didn't deserve any). As a sophomore, she was overshadowed by Marie Gulich's phenomenal senior campaign. As a junior, she had to share the spotlight with the irrepressible Destiny Slocum. Every year she just got better and better, but her only splashy statistic has been her rebounding - and guards don't win POTY-type awards for rebounding.
Marie Gulich was the same way, though with an even sharper trajectory. She improved steadily, but couldn't be the center of attention until Sydney Wiese graduated. The easiest path to AA status is 1) be a top 5 recruit, then 2) make a big statistical splash your freshman year, and 3) don't have any older stars on your team to share the attention.
