Frauendorfer Captures Player of the Week Honors
Frauendorfer Captures Player of the Week Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha guard Paige Frauendorfer was named The Summit League's Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her performances Dec. 31 – Jan. 6.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Paige Frauendorfer, Omaha
6-0 | Sr. | G
Humphrey, Neb. // Humphrey
Frauendorfer earns her second Player of the Week award this season after recording two double-doubles in a pair of Omaha league wins. In a 59-41 win over Oakland on Thursday, the senior guard had 16 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and four steals. On Friday, she scored a season-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season in the 60-50 win over Fort Wayne. She scored five-straight points in a span of 1:03 late in the game to turn a 51-50 lead into a 56-50 advantage. For the week, Frauendorfer averaged 19.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.5 assists per game. She also shot 44 percent (15-of-34) from the field and 73 percent (8-of-11) from the free throw line.
Also nominated: Amanda Hyde, Fort Wayne; DeAirra Goss, IUPUI; Eilise O'Connor, Kansas City; Elena Popkey, Oakland; Tempestt Wilson, South Dakota; Megan Waytashek, South Dakota State.
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; 12/24 – Ashley Eide, SDSU; 12/31 – Amanda Hyde, IPFW.
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.
