Blakesley Named Women's Basketball Player of the Week
Blakesley Named Women's Basketball Player of the Week
Basketball eSource // @summithoops
ELMHURST, Ill. – Kansas City guard Emile Blakesley was named The Summit League's Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her performances Dec. 10-16.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Emile Blakesley, Kansas City
5-8 | Sr. | G
Hutchinson, Kan. // Hutchinson CC
Blakesley earns her first career Player of the Week award after recording career-highs in six different categories in Kansas City's game against Eastern Michigan. The senior guard scored a career-high 16 points in the loss after entering the contest averaging just 1.9 ppg. She also added career-highs of five rebounds, four assists, four steals, five field goals and four 3-pointers made. Blakesley shot 71 percent (5-of-7) from the field, 67 percent (4-of-6) from downtown and was a perfect 2-for-2 from the free throw line.
Also nominated: Erin Murphy, Fort Wayne; Victoria Lipscomb, Oakland; Margaret McCloud, South Dakota.
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; 12/10 – Kerah Nelson, IUPUI/Megan Waytashek, SDSU.
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.
