NDSU’s Whittle Named #SummitWBB Player of the Week
NDSU’s Whittle Named #SummitWBB Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – North Dakota State senior guard Marena Whittle was named Summit League Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her performances Jan. 18-24.
MARENA WHITTLE, NORTH DAKOTA STATE
Sr. // G // 5-11 // Vermont South, Australia
- Earned her second Player of the Week award this season and of her career
- Tied her career-high with 33 points to lead North Dakota State to its first league win of the season over Fort Wayne
- Added 18 rebounds, six assists and three blocks in the win against the Mastodons
- Her 33 points and 18 rebounds are both the second-highest single game totals in the league this season
- Scored 16 points and grabbed 14 rebounds on Thursday vs. Western Illinois
- For the week, averaged 24.5 points, 16 rebounds, four assists and two blocks per game
- Shot 54.8 percent (17-of-31) from the field, 66.7 percent (4-of-6) from three-point range and 84.6 percent (11-of-13) at the free throw line
Also nominated: Paige Bradley, Denver; Kamilah Carter, Fort Wayne; Mikale Rogers, IUPUI; Mikaela Shaw, Omaha; Kaylan Mayberry, Oral Roberts; Nicole Seekamp, South Dakota; Kerri Young, South Dakota State; Sophie Reichelt, 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; Dec. 14 – Akilah Sims, IUPUI/Ellie Thompson, SDSU; Dec. 21 – Macy Miller, SDSU/Marena Whittle, NDSU; Dec. 28 – Nicole Seekamp, USD; Jan. 4 – Remy Davenport, UNO/Macy Miller, SDSU; Jan. 11 – Danielle Lawrence, IUPUI; Jan. 19 – Nicole Seekamp, USD
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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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