NDSU's Plucker Captures Player of the Week Award
ELMHURST, Ill. - North Dakota State's Abby Plucker was named
Summit League Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her
performance during the week of Jan. 25-31.
Abby Plucker, North Dakota State
5-11 | Jr. | F
Parker, S.D./Parker
Plucker earns her second Player of the Week award in three weeks
after leading North Dakota State to a pair of league wins. The
junior notched two double-doubles last week with 19 points and a
career-high 17 rebounds vs. UMKC and followed that up with 23
points and 14 rebounds against Southern Utah. In her 74 minutes of
action, Plucker committed zero turnovers. She has led the Bison in
rebounding in 19-of-21 games and has recorded four double-doubles
over her last eight games. For the week, the forward averaged 21
points, 15.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, one steal and one block per
contest. From the field, Plucker was 17-of-28 for 61 percent, shot
44 percent (4-of-9) from downtown and was 80 percent (4-of-5) from
the free throw line.
Also nominated: Chelsey Jackson, IPFW; Janna Eichelberger,
IUPUI; Sharise Calhoun, Oakland; Jaci Bigham, Oral Roberts; Jennie
Sunnarborg, South Dakota State; Sadie Webb, Western
Illinois.
