IUPUI’s Sims, SDSU’s Thompson Capture #SummitWBB Player of the Week Awards
IUPUI’s Sims, SDSU’s Thompson Capture #SummitWBB Player of the Week Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI's Akilah Sims and South Dakota State forward Ellie Thompson were named Summit League Women's Basketball Players of the Week for their performances Dec. 7-13.
AKILAH SIMS, IUPUI
Sr. // F // 6-1 // Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Captured her third career Summit League Player of the Week award and first this season
- Scored 22 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the field with eight rebounds, three assists and three blocks in a road victory over SIU Edwardsville
- Added 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting with two boards and an assist in the loss at ACC foe Louisville
- On the week, shot 72.7 percent (16-of-22) from the field and 60 percent (3-of-5) from behind the arc
- Averaged 18.5 points, five rebounds, two assists and 1.5 blocks per game
ELLIE THOMPSON, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
So. // F // 6-1 // Chaska, Minn.
- Earned her first career Summit League Player of the Week award
- Tallied her first double-double (23 points, 10 rebounds) of the season in a win over UNI
- Her 23 points and five steals vs. the Panthers were both career-highs
- Added 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting with five rebounds and two assists in a road win at Creighton
- For the week, Thompson averaged 17.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, three steals and 1.5 assists per game while committing just two turnovers in 63 minutes of action
- Shot 51.7 percent (15-of-29) from the field in the two victories
Also nominated: Paige Bradley, Denver; Kamilah Carter, Fort Wayne; Taylor Thunstedt, North Dakota State; Mikaela Shaw, Omaha; Kaylan Mayberry, Oral Roberts; Tia Hemiller, South Dakota; Taylor Higginbotham, Western Illinois
Previous honorees: Nov. 16 – Michelle Maher, WIU/Kerri Young, SDSU; Nov. 23 – Mikale Rogers, IUPUI/Macy Miller, SDSU; Nov. 30 – Sophie Reichelt, WIU; Dec. 7 – Clarissa Ober, SDSU/Nicole Seekamp, USD
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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