IUPUI's Cann Selected as Women's Basketball Player of the Week

IUPUI's Cann Selected as Women's Basketball Player of the Week

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Jernisha Cann, IUPUI

Jr., F, 5-10, Kansas City, Mo./Center HS
Cann earns the Player of the Week award for the second time this season after collecting two double-doubles last week and helping the Jaguars to wins at Centenary (59-45) and Oral Roberts (68-49). She scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds against the Ladies, while collecting 18 points and tying a season-high with 14 rebounds vs. the Golden Eagles. For the week, she averaged 19.5 points and 13 rebounds per game. In the two games, Cann also dished out eight assists, had a team-high seven steals and shot 52 percent (14-for-27) from the field. The two double-doubles were also her league-leading seventh and eighth on the year.

Also nominated: Ashley Jackson, Centenary; Johnna Lewis-Carlisle, IPFW; Alysa Klein, UMKC; Jerri Penley, North Dakota State; Hanna Reising, Oakland; Jenny Hardin, Oral Roberts, Maria Boever, South Dakota State; Gina Hugelier, Western Illinois.

Previous honorees: Nov. 13 - Jessica Pike, OU; Nov. 20 - Kristin Rotert, SDSU; Nov. 27 - Jernisha Cann, IUPUI; Dec. 4 - Chazny Morris, UMKC; Dec. 11 - Jenny Hardin, ORU; Dec. 18 - Anne Westwood, SUU; Dec. 25 - Jessica Pike, OU; Jan. 1 - Lisa Bue, NDSU; Jan. 8 - Lisa Bue, NDSU & Gina Hugelier, WIU; Jan. 15 - Katy Davenport, WIU.