WIU’s Maher, SDSU’s Young Named #SummitWBB Players of the Week

WIU’s Maher, SDSU’s Young Named #SummitWBB Players of the Week

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WIU’s Maher, SDSU’s Young Named #SummitWBB Players of the Week

ELMHURST, Ill. – Western Illinois guard Michelle Maher and South Dakota State guard Kerri Young were named Summit League Women's Basketball Players of the Week for their performances Nov. 13-15. The honors mark the first weekly awards of the 2015-16 season.

MICHELLE MAHER, WESTERN ILLINOIS
Sr.  // G // Park Ridge, Ill.

  • Earns her second career Player of the Week award
  • Averaged 15 points, seven assists, four rebounds and 2.5 steals per game in a pair of wins while recording a 4.7 assist-to-turnover ratio
  • Scored 19 points with three assists and three steals in a win over SIU Edwardsville while shooting 60 percent (6-of-10) from the field and 67 percent from downtown (2-of-3)
  • Tallied a double-double (11 points, 11 assists) in the win over Central Methodist along with grabbing six rebounds
  • Connected on a layup with 16 second remaining to seal the win over SIUE, who was receiving votes in the preseason CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll and was picked to win the Ohio Valley Conference
  • Scored her 1,000th career point in the win over the Cougars

KERRI YOUNG, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Jr.  // G // Mitchell, S.D.

  • Collects her first career Player of the Week Award
  • Recorded her first career double-double with 12 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in the win over Marist
  • Added four assists and one block in the nine-point victory
  • Marist was receiving votes in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll and was picked second in the MAAC preseason poll

Also nominated: Paige Bradley, Denver; Josie Fisher, Fort Wayne; Akilah Sims, IUPUI; Taylor Thunstedt, North Dakota State; Mikaela Shaw, Omaha; Faith Ihim, Oral Roberts; Caitlin Duffy, South Dakota

ABOUT SUMMIT LEAGUE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
 In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League features women's basketball teams from nine member institutions: Denver, Fort Wayne, IUPUI, North Dakota State, Omaha, Oral Roberts, South Dakota, South Dakota State and Western Illinois. In 2014-15, The Summit League had the highest graduation success rate (GSR) in NCAA Division I, qualified three postseason teams for the sixth straight season, and featured the Capital One Academic All-American of the Year and a WNBA Draft choice. Called "March's Best-Kept Secret" by USA Today, The Summit League Basketball Championships further established itself among the nation's top women's tournaments by recording the highest single-session attendance figure among Division I tournaments and placing three crowds among the nation's top nine in the inaugural year at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. This season's event returns to the venue March 5-8, 2016 and The Summit League will host an NCAA Women's Basketball Regional at the site March 25-28, 2016. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org, follow Summit League Basketball on Twitter @summithoops and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.

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