WIU’s Reichelt Named #SummitWBB Player of the Week

11/30/2015 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – Western Illinois forward Sophie Reichelt was named Summit League Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her performance Nov. 23-29.

SOPHIE REICHELT, WESTERN ILLINOIS
Sr. // F // 6-2 // Mill Creek, Wash.

Earned her first career Summit League Player of the Week award
Named MVP of the North Florida Thanksgiving Classic
Scored a career-high 34 points in opening round vs. Towson, highest single-game total in the league this season
Her 34 points are the 10^th-most in Division I this year and are just four shy of WIU's single-game record
Tallied a double-double (23 points, 12 rebounds) in victory over Bethune-Cookman
Finished the week averaging 21.3 points, 7.7 rebounds while shooting 49.0% from the field

Also nominated: Jesse Spittel, Denver; Kamilah Carter, Fort Wayne; Brianna Jones, North Dakota State; Mikaela Shaw, Omaha; Bria Pitts, Oral Roberts; Tia Hemiller, South Dakota; Kerri Young, South Dakota State.

Previous honorees: Nov. 16 – Michelle Maher, WIU/Kerri Young, SDSU; Nov. 23 – Mikale Rogers, IUPUI/Macy Miller, SDSU.

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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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