SDSU's Warkenthien Named Women's Basketball Player of the Week

SDSU's Warkenthien Named Women's Basketball Player of the Week

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JENNIFER WARKENTHIEN, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE, SR., F, 6-0, WILLOW LAKE, S.D./WILLOW LAKE HS

Warkenthien earns Player of the Week honors after leading No. 21 South Dakota State to league road victories at Southern Utah and UMKC last week. She averaged 22.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 blocks per game. Her 28 points against the Thunderbirds were one shy of a career-high and she has now scored in double figures in eight consecutive games. On the week, Warkenthien also shot 76.2 percent (16-21) from the field, 50 percent (3-6) from behind the arc and 100 percent (10-10) from the line.

Also nominated: Courtney Reed, IPFW; Julia Whitted, IUPUI; Chazny Morris, UMKC; Inger Hodgson, North Dakota State; April Kidd, Oakland; Jordan Pyle, Oral Roberts; Anne Westwood-Higbee, Southern Utah; Amanda Walker, Western Illinois.