USD's Hegge Named Player of the Week
USD's Hegge Named Player of the Week
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 performances
Jan. 17-23.
PLAYER OF THE
WEEK
Amber Hegge, South Dakota
6-1 | Sr. |
F
Crofton, Neb. (Crofton)
Hegge collects her third award of the season after leading the
Coyotes to a pair of league wins last week. On Saturday, the senior
was four assists shy of a triple-double in only 25 minutes of
action in a win over Western Illinois. She scored 10 points with 10
rebounds and six assists. In a victory over IUPUI Monday, Hegge
scored 30 points with 12 boards and three steals, while shooting 73
percent (8-of-11) from the field. For the week, she averaged 20.0
points, 11.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.5 blocks per
contests. She shot 58 percent (11-of-19) from the field and 89
percent (16-of-18) at the free throw line. With her performances
this week, Hegge extended her double-double streak to four-straight
games and has helped South Dakota to an 8-1 home record this
season.
Also nominated:
Stefanie Mauk, IPFW; Dawn Luster, IUPUI; Eilise O'Connor, UMKC;
Bethany Watterworth, Oakland; Kevi Luper, Oral Roberts; Ashley
Eide, South Dakota State; Carli Moreland, Southern Utah; Valencia
Kelly, Western Illinois.
Previous 2011-12
honorees: Nov. 15 - Kevi Luper, ORU; Nov. 22 - Amber Hegge, USD;
Nov. 29 - Kevi Luper, ORU; Dec. 6 - Stephanie Rosado, IPFW/Kevi
Luper, ORU; Dec. 13 - Brittany Carnago, OU; Dec. 20 - Amber Hegge,
USD; Dec. 27 - Ashley Eide, SDSU; Jan. 3 - Dayon Hall-Jones, UMKC;
Jan. 10 - Bethany Watterworth, OU; Jan. 17 - Katie Comello,
IUPUI/Carli Moreland, SUU.
