ORU's Luper Earns Player of the Week Award
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kevi Luper, Oral Roberts, Fr., G, 5-10, Adair,
Okla./Adair
Luper earns her league record seventh Player of the
Week honor this season after averaging 29.5 points and 7.0 steals
per game in wins over IUPUI and Western Illinois helping ORU set a
new school record with 12 league victories. The freshman scored 34
points in just 29 minutes of action with eight steals over the
Jaguars and helped the Golden Eagles set league records with 32
steals and forcing 47 turnovers. In the win over the Fighting
Leathernecks, Luper posted 25 points with six steals. For the week,
she shot 49 percent (16-of-33) from the field and 96 percent
(24-of-25) from the line. Luper's 617 points this year are just 43
shy of breaking the league record for single-season point
total.
Also nominated: Bethany Joseph, Centenary; Eva Ivanova,
IPFW; Kerah Nelson, IUPUI; Mariah Davis, UMKC; Melissa Jeltema,
Oakland; Macie Michelson, South Dakota State; Challis Pascucci,
Southern Utah; Anne Borgertpoepping, Western Illinois.
