IUPUI's Goss Earns Player of the Week Honors
IUPUI's Goss Earns Player of the Week Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI guard DeAirra Goss was named The Summit League's Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her performances Jan. 20-26.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
DeAirra Goss, IUPUI
5-10 | Sr. | G
Indianapolis, Ind. // Western Michigan Univ.
Goss earns her second-straight Player of the Week award after leading IUPUI to a victory over Fort Wayne in a battle of teams tied for second place. The senior guard scored 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the floor. She also grabbed four rebounds, dished out four assists and had a pair of steals. Goss connected on her lone three-point attempt in the game and went 5-of-7 (71 percent) from the free throw line. Defensively, the Indianapolis native held Summit League Preseason Player of the Year Amanda Hyde, who was averaging 22.8 ppg on the year and 27.8 ppg in league contests, to 13 points in the game.
Also nominated: Paige Bradley, Denver; Haley Seibert, Fort Wayne; Brooke LeMar, North Dakota State; Tia Hemiller, South Dakota; Kerri Young, South Dakota State; Michelle Maher, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: 11/11 – Nicole Seekamp, USD; 11/18 – Steph Paluch, SDSU; 11/25 – Brooke LeMar, NDSU; 12/2 – Amanda Hyde, IPFW/Ashley Luke, WIU; 12/9 – Ashley Luke, WIU; 12/16 – Dee-Dee Bellamy, IUPUI/Steph Paluch, SDSU; 12/23 – Amanda Hyde, IPFW; 12/30 – Michelle Maher, WIU; 1/6 – Tia Hemiller, USD; 1/13 – Amanda Hyde, IPFW; 1/21 – Haley Seibert, IPFW/DeAirra Goss, IUPUI.
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In its third decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League features women's basketball teams from eight member institutions: Denver, Fort Wayne, IUPUI, North Dakota State, Omaha, South Dakota, South Dakota State and Western Illinois. Known as the Mid-Continent Conference until 2007, The Summit League has enjoyed unprecedented success in recent seasons including new tournament attendance standards, record postseason tournament participation, three All-Americans and NCAA statistical champions. 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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