IUPUI's Nelson, NDSU's DeGagne Earn Player of the Week Honors
IUPUI's Nelson, NDSU's DeGagne Earn Player of the Week Honors
Basketball eSource // @summithoops
ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI forward Kerah Nelson and North Dakota State guard Dani DeGagne were named The Summit League's Women's Basketball Players of the Week for their performances Feb. 25 – March 3.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Kerah Nelson, IUPUI
5-10 | Sr. | F
St. Petersburg, Fla. // Lakewood
Nelson captures her second Player of the Week award this season and third of her career after guiding IUPUI to a pair of league wins. In the win over Fort Wayne Saturday, the senior forward tied her career-high with 29 points on 13-of-14 (.929) shooting from the field and grabbing 11 rebounds with two assists. The double-double was her first of the season and she became IUPUI's all-time leading scorer in its Division I-era. On Thursday, she grabbed eight rebounds with eight points and two blocks in the win over Oakland. For the week, Nelson averaged 18.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, one steal and one block per game. She shot 68 percent (15-of-22) from the field and was perfect at the line (7-of-7).
Dani DeGagne, North Dakota State
5-10 | Sr. | G
Brandon, Manitoba // Crocus Plains Regional
DeGagne earns her second-straight Player of the Week award after scoring 22 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in last week's game against South Dakota State. The senior guard shot 64 percent (9-of-14) from the field and was a perfect 4-of-4 at the free throw line while also dishing out four assists.
Also nominated: Haley Seibert, Fort Wayne; Elena Popkey, Oakland; Paige Frauendorfer, Omaha; Margaret McCloud, South Dakota; Ashley Eide, South Dakota State; Saule Kontautaite, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: 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; 2/18 – Ashley Luke, WIU; 2/25 – Dani DeGagne, NDSU/Ashley Luke, WIU.
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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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