NDSU's LeMar Named Player of the Week
NDSU's LeMar Named Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – North Dakota State guard Brooke LeMar was named The Summit League's Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her performances Jan. 27 – Feb. 2.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brooke LeMar, North Dakota State
5-6 | Jr. | G
Canyon Country, Calif. // Southern Illinois Univ.
LeMar earns her second Player of the Week award this season after leading North Dakota State to a split of its league games last week. In Saturday's win over Denver, the junior guard scored a career-high 33 points on 12-of-19 (63 percent) shooting from the field with eight assists and two steals. She recorded a double-double of 13 points and 10 assists in a loss to South Dakota. For the week, LeMar averaged 23 points, nine assists, three rebounds and 1.5 steals per contest. She also shot 47 percent (14-of-30) from the field, 50 percent (2-of-4) from three-point range, 76 percent (16-of-21) from the charity stripe and had a 3.0 assist-to-turnover ratio. LeMar accounted for half of her team's assist total and nearly one-third of its total points in the two games.
Also nominated: Paige Bradley, Denver; Haley Seibert, Fort Wayne; Nevena Markovic, IUPUI; Nicole Seekamp, South Dakota; Megan Waytashek, South Dakota State; Ashley Luke, 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; 1/27 – DeAirra Goss, IUPUI.
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