ORU's Luper Collects Third Weekly Honor of the Season
ELMHURST, Ill. - Oral Roberts' Kevi Luper was named Summit
League Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her performance
during the week of Feb. 1-7.
Kevi Luper, Oral Roberts
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Luper collects her third award of the season and 10th of her
career after guiding Oral Roberts to a pair of league wins last
week. The sophomore scored 32 points and grabbed seven rebounds in
a win over North Dakota State, while shooting 67 percent (14-of-21)
from the field. She followed that up with a 26-point, three-rebound
and three-steal performance in the victory over South Dakota State.
For the week, Luper averaged 29 points, five rebounds, three steals
and one assist per contest. She connected on 24-of-42 (57 percent)
attempts from the field, shot 75 percent (6-of-8) from downtown and
was a perfect 4-for-4 from the foul line. Luper also moved into
10th place in the Golden Eagle record book with 1,327 career
points.
Also nominated: Chelsey Jackson, IPFW; Kerah Nelson, IUPUI;
Dayon Hall-Jones, UMKC, Abby Plucker, North Dakota State; Sharise
Calhoun, Oakland; Kristin Rotert, South Dakota State; Sadie Webb,
Western Illinois.