SDSU's Warkenthien Collects Second Straight Weekly Honor

SDSU's Warkenthien Collects Second Straight Weekly Honor

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

Warkenthien collects her second straight Player of the Week award after leading No. 20 South Dakota State to a 64-48 victory over rival North Dakota State last week. She scored 26 points on 7-of-16 shooting from the field and 11-of-14 from the free throw line in the game. Warkenthien also grabbed a team-high 13 rebounds, while adding a career-high five blocks and one steal for her eighth double-double of the season. She has scored in double figures the last nine games and in 17 of the team's 21 games on the year. It was the first time this season a player captured the honor in back-to-back weeks.

Also nominated: Anne Boese, IPFW; Julia Whitted, IUPUI; Chazny Morris, UMKC; Jessica Pike, Oakland; Georgia Jones, Oral Roberts; Anne Westwood-Higbee, Southern Utah; Amanda Walker, Western Illinois.