ORU's Luper Captures First Weekly Award of the Season
Kevi Luper, Oral Roberts
5-10 | So. | G
Adair,
Okla./Adair
Luper earns her seventh career Player of the Week award
after leading Oral Roberts to a pair of victories and averaging 32
points per game. The sophomore scored 28 points with five steals in
a 110-58 win over UT-Arlington and then tallied a 36-point,
five-rebound and four-steal performance vs. North Texas. The Golden
Eagles also set a school record with 120 points in the win over the
Mean Green. The Summit League Preseason Player of the Year averaged
4.5 steals, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists for the week. She also
shot 56 percent (22-of-39) from the field, was a perfect 7-of-7
from behind the arc and shot 93 percent (13-of-14) from the charity
stripe.
Also nominated: Stephanie Rosado, IPFW; Gretchen Gaskin,
IUPUI; Dayon Hall-Jones, UMKC; Abby Plucker, North Dakota State;
Bethany Watterworth, Oakland; Jennie Sunnarborg, South Dakota
State; Valencia Kelly, Western Illinois.
