South Dakota State's Eide Named Player of the Week
South Dakota State's Eide Named Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State guard Ashley Eide was named The Summit League's Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her performances Dec. 17-23.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ashley Eide, South Dakota State
5-9 | Sr. | G
Sioux Falls, S.D. // Washington
Eide captures her second career Player of the Week award and first this season after guiding South Dakota State to a pair of wins last week. On Tuesday, the senior guard tallied 25 points with five rebounds, three assists and three steals in a victory over Delaware State. The Sioux Falls, S.D., native followed that up with a double-double in the win at Georgetown on Friday. She tied a career-high with 27 points and set a new career-high with 13 rebounds in the win. For the week, Eide averaged 26 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals per game while averaging just 29.5 minutes per contest. She shot 63 percent (17-of-27) from the field, 53 percent (9-of-17) from 3-point range and was 82 percent (9-of-11) at the free throw line.
Also nominated: Stefanie Mauk, Fort Wayne; Eilise O'Connor, Kansas City; Dani DeGagne, North Dakota State; Elizabeth Hamlet, Oakland; Casse Vaughn, Omaha; Charnelle Reed, 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; 12/10 – Kerah Nelson, IUPUI/Megan Waytashek, SDSU; 12/17 – Emile Blakesley, 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.
