USD's Hegge Earns Player of the Week Honors
USD's Hegge Earns Player of the Week Honors
Women's
Basketball Media Center | Summit Points Blog | 30th
Anniversary Season
ELMHURST, Ill. - South Dakota's Amber Hegge was named The Summit
League's Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her performance
Nov. 15-21.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Amber Hegge, South Dakota
6-1 | Sr. | F
Crofton, Neb. (Crofton)
Hegge earns her first career Player of the Week award after leading
South Dakota to a 73-56 win over Northern Arizona in the
season-opener for the Coyotes. The senior scored 30 points in 32
minutes of action on 11-of-17 (65 percent) shooting from the field
and was 3-for-4 (75 percent) from behind the arc. She grabbed eight
rebounds and dished out four assists and added two blocks. Hegge
also connected on five three throws in the game.
Also nominated: Anne Boese, IPFW; Katie Comello, IUPUI;
LeAndrea Thomas, UMKC; Abby Plucker, North Dakota State; Bethany
Watterworth, Oakland; Kevi Luper, Oral Roberts; Jennie Sunnarborg,
South Dakota State; Hailey Mandelko, Southern Utah; Sadie Webb,
Western Illinois.
Previous 2011-12 honorees: Nov. 15 - Kevi Luper,
ORU.
