North Dakota State's LeMar Named Player of the Week
North Dakota State's LeMar Named Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – North Dakota State guard Brooke LeMar was named The Summit League's Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her performances Nov. 18-24.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brooke LeMar, North Dakota State
5-6 | Jr. | G
Canyon Country, Calif. // Southern Illinois Univ.
LeMar earns her first career Player of the Week award after leading North Dakota State in both of its games last week against UNI and Milwaukee. In Wednesday's contest against UNI, the junior guard scored 24 points on 10-of-14 shooting while dishing out eight assists. On Saturday vs. Milwaukee, she nearly recorded a double-double with 25 points and nine rebounds to go along with five assists. For the week, LeMar averaged 24.5 points, 6.5 assists, and six rebounds per game along with a 1.4 assist-to-turnover ratio. She also shot 50 percent (20-of-40) from the field and 43 percent (3-of-7) from behind the arc.
Also nominated: Kailey Edwards, Denver; Haley Seibert, Fort Wayne; Nevena Markovic, IUPUI; Ericka House, Omaha; Raeshel Contreras, South Dakota; Tori Niemann, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: 11/11 – Nicole Seekamp, USD; 11/18 – Steph Paluch, SDSU.
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