IPFW's Hyde, WIU's Luke Named Players of the Week
IPFW's Hyde, WIU's Luke Named Players of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Fort Wayne guard Amanda Hyde and Western Illinois forward Ashley Luke were named The Summit League's Women's Basketball Players of the Week for their performances Feb. 17-23.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Amanda Hyde, Fort Wayne
5-10 | Sr. | G
Findlay, Ohio // Liberty-Benton
Hyde earns her sixth career Player of the Week award and fourth this season after scoring 36 points in the win over IUPUI Saturday. The senior guard was 9-of-14 (64 percent) from the field and 18-of-20 (90 percent) at the free throw line. Her 18 made free throws tied her career-high and her own Summit League record. She also grabbed three rebounds, dished out three assists with two steals and one blocked shot. Hyde's 36 points were the most scored on IUPUI by a player this season while Fort Wayne's 78 points were also the most allowed by the Jaguars on the year.
Ashley Luke, Western Illinois
6-1 | So. | F
Oak Creek, Wis. // Oak Creek
Luke collects her fourth Player of the Week award this season and sixth of her career after nearly averaging a double-double. The sophomore forward tallied 25 points with 11 rebounds in the victory over Denver on Thursday. In Saturday's loss to South Dakota, she scored a career-high 31 points and added eight rebounds and three assists. For the week, Luke averaged 28 points, 9.5 rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal per game. She shot 53 percent (24-of-45) from the field. Luke also broke the Leatherneck program single-season record of 504 points and has currently scored 532 this season.
Also nominated: Alison Janecek, Denver; Nevena Markovic, IUPUI; Mikaela Shaw, Omaha; Polly Harrington, South Dakota.
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; 1/27 – DeAirra Goss, IUPUI; 2/3 – Brook LeMar, NDSU; 2/10 – DeAirra Goss, IUPUI; 2/17 – Ashley Luke, WIU.
ABOUT SUMMIT LEAGUE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
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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