SDSU’s Miller, NDSU’s Whittle Named #SummitWBB Players of the Week

SDSU’s Miller, NDSU’s Whittle Named #SummitWBB Players of the Week

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SDSU’s Miller, NDSU’s Whittle Named #SummitWBB Players of the Week

ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State guard Macy Miller and North Dakota State guard Marena Whittle were named Summit League Women's Basketball Players of the Week for their performances Dec. 14-20.

MACY MILLER, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
So.  // G // 6-0 // Mitchell, S.D.

  • Named Summit League Player of the Week for the second time this season
  • Scored a team-high 19 points in a nine-point win over No. 15 DePaul Tuesday, while adding three assists and a rebound
  • In a one-point loss at Green Bay, ranked No. 3 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll, Miller had 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting with six rebounds and five assists.
  • Averaged 16 points, four assists and 3.5 rebounds per game while shooting 66.7 percent (12-of-18) from the field, 50 percent (3-of-6) from downtown and 83.3 percent (5-of-6) at the free throw line.

MARENA WHITTLE, NORTH DAKOTA STATE
SR.  // G // 5-11 // Vermont South, Victoria, Australia

  • Captured her first career Player of the Week award
  • Scored a game-high 24 points while grabbing a game-best 17 rebounds, while adding six steals and five assists in a win over Prairie View A&M Saturday
  • Tallied her 1,000th career point in the win over the Panthers
  • Added 20 points, nine boards, three steals and three assists in a loss to North Carolina A&T on Friday
  • For the week, Whittle averaged 22 points, 13 rebounds, 4.5 steals and four assists per contest while shooting 39 percent (16-of-41) from the field, 55.6 percent (5-of-9) from behind the arc and 87.5 percent (7-of-8) at the line
  • Named to the WSU Winter Classic All-Tournament Team

Also nominated: Jesse Spittle, Denver; Akilah Sims, IUPUI; Caroline Hogue, Omaha; Faith Ihim, Oral Roberts; Tia Hemiller, South Dakota

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; Dec. 14 – Akilah Sims, IUPUI/Ellie Thompson, SDSU

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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