Nelson, Waytashek Earn Player of the Week Honors
Nelson, Waytashek Earn Player of the Week Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI forward Kerah Nelson and South Dakota State forward Megan Waytashek were named The Summit League's Women's Basketball Players of the Week for their performances Dec. 3-9.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Kerah Nelson, IUPUI
5-10 | Sr. | F
St. Petersburg, Fla. // Lakewood
Nelson captures her second career Player of the Week award and first this season after recording a pair of 20-point performances for the Jaguars last week. In a one-point loss to a 6-1 Youngstown State squad, the senior forward scored 22 points on 10-of-18 (55 percent) shooting from the field in 32 minutes of action. Two days later, she tallied 25 points while grabbing six rebounds in a win over Western Michigan. The St. Petersburg, Fla., native has now scored at least 20 points in three-straight games. For the week, Nelson averaged 23.5 points, five rebounds, two steals, one assist and 0.5 blocks per contest. She shot 50 percent (18-of-36) from the field and 71 percent (10-of-14) at the free throw line while committing just three turnovers and one foul in the two games.
Megan Waytashek, South Dakota State
6-0 | So. | F
Lino Lakes, Minn. // Centennial
Waytashek earns her first career Player of the Week honor after leading the Jackrabbits to a pair of victories last week. In a win over Eastern Michigan, she scored a then career-tying 17 points on 6-of-10 (60 percent) shooting from the field with four steals. The sophomore forward had the game-winning layup with 9.7 seconds left to secure the win over the Eagles. In the road win at UNI, she set a new career-high with 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting with five rebounds. For the week, Waytashek averaged 20 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals per game. She shot 61 percent (14-of-23) from the field, 62 percent (5-of-8) from 3-point range and 70 percent (7-of-10) at the free throw line.
Also nominated: Amanda Hyde, Fort Wayne; Eilise O'Connor, Kansas City; Victoria Lipscomb, Oakland; Paige Frauendorfer, Omaha; Nicole Seekamp, South Dakota; Saule Kontautaite, Western Illinois.
Previous honoree: 11/12 – Nicole Seekamp, USD; 11/19 – Paige Frauendorfer, UNO; 11/26 – Kim Nezianya, UMKC; 12/3 – Amanda Hyde, IPFW/Eilise O'Connor, UMKC.
ABOUT SUMMIT LEAGUE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Entering its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League features women's basketball teams from nine member institutions: Fort Wayne, IUPUI, Kansas City, North Dakota State, Oakland, Omaha, South Dakota, South Dakota State and Western Illinois. Known as the Mid-Continent Conference until 2007, The Summit League enjoyed unprecedented success during a 2011-12 campaign that included a record-high tournament attendance, the most teams in postseason tournaments, new career points and 3-point leaders and a league record two Academic All-Americans. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org and follow Summit League Basketball on Twitter @summithoops.
