Western Illinois' Luke Earns Player of the Week Honors
Western Illinois' Luke Earns Player of the Week Honors
Basketball eSource // @summithoops
ELMHURST, Ill. – Western Illinois forward Ashley Luke was named The Summit League's Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her performances Feb. 11-17.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ashley Luke, Western Illinois
6-1 | Fr. | F
Oak Creek, Wis. // Oak Creek
Luke earns her first career Player of the Week award after guiding Western Illinois to its first-ever series sweep of North Dakota State. Against the Bison, the freshman forward scored 18 points on 7-of-12 (.583) shooting from the field with 11 rebounds, two blocks and two steals. She also connected on all four of her free throw attempts. Two days later, Luke shot 71.4 percent (5-of-7) from the field with 11 points, three rebounds and two steals in a loss to South Dakota State. For the week, Luke averaged 14.5 points, seven rebounds, two steals and one block per contest, which were all above her season averages coming into the week. She also shot 63.2 percent (12-of-19) from the field and 83.3 percent (5-of-6) at the line in 28 minutes of action per game while committing no turnovers in the two games.
Also nominated: Amanda Hyde, Fort Wayne; Kerah Nelson, IUPUI; Lexis Hardiek, Kansas City; Dani DeGagne, North Dakota State; Olivia Nash, Oakland; Tempestt Wilson, 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; 12/17 – Emile Blakesley, UMKC; 12/24 – Ashley Eide, SDSU; 12/31 – Amanda Hyde, IPFW; 1/7 – Paige Frauendorfer, UNO; 1/14 – Megan Waytashek, SDSU; 1/21 – Eilise O'Connor, UMKC; 1/28 – Eilise O'Connor, UMKC/Paige Frauendorfer, UNO; 2/4 – Megan Waytashek, SDSU; 2/11 – Katie Lingle, SDSU.
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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.
