IUPUI's Jernisha Cann Named Player of the Week
Jernisha Cann, IUPUI
Jr., F,
5-10, Kansas City, Mo./Center HS
Cann
earns Player of the Week honors after leading IUPUI to a pair of
victories over Atlantic Sun opponents South Carolina-Upstate
(65-56) and Gardner-Webb (66-54) last week. She averaged 18.5
points, 7.5 rebounds and 8.0 steals in the two games. Against
Gardner-Webb, Cann matched her career-high with 22 points and set a
new school record with 13 steals, breaking the old mark of 11 set
in 1993. She was part of a tandem that outscored USC-Upstate 28-12
in the paint as IUPUI evened up its record at 3-3.
Also
nominated: Bethany Joseph, Centenary; Johnna Lewis-Carlisle, IPFW;
Chazny Morris, UMKC; Melissa Jeltema, Oakland; Jenny Hardin, Oral
Roberts; Ketty Cornemann, South Dakota State; Erin Heuett, Southern
Utah; Jordon O'Brien, Western Illinois.
Previous
honorees: Nov. 13 - Jessica
Pike, OU; Nov. 20 - Kristin Rotert, SDSU.
