South Dakota State's Waytashek Named Player of the Week
South Dakota State's Waytashek Named Player of the Week
Basketball eSource // @summithoops
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State forward Megan Waytashek was named The Summit League's Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her performances Jan. 28 – Feb. 3.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Megan Waytashek, South Dakota State
6-0 | So. | F
Lino Lakes, Minn. // Centennial
Waytashek collects her third Player of the Week honor of the year after scoring a career-high 33 points in a one-point win at Kansas City. In the game, the sophomore forward was 11-of-17 (.647) from the field and 7-of-10 (.700) from three-point range. She also grabbed four rebounds and had two steals in the contest. Waytashek scored the final 11 points of the first half and the first 10 points of the second half to give her 21-straight points for the Jackrabbits. Her 33 points are the most scored for a SDSU player in the school's Division I era and accounted for 53 percent of her team's offensive production in the 62-61 win. In the win at South Dakota, she tallied 18 points with three rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal. For the week, Waytashek averaged 25.5 points 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.5 steals and one block per game. She shot 58 percent (18-of-31) from the field and 64 percent (9-of-14) from behind the arc.
Also nominated: Amanda Hyde, Fort Wayne; Dee-Dee Bellamy, IUPUI; Eilise O'Connor, Kansas City; Katie Birkel, North Dakota State; Elena Popkey, Oakland; Nicole Seekamp, 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.
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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.
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