USD’s Arens Named #SummitWBB Player of the Week
USD’s Arens Named #SummitWBB Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota sophomore guard Allison Arens was named Summit League Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her performances the opening week of the season Nov. 11-13.
ALLISON ARENS, SOUTH DAKOTA
So. // G // Crofton, Neb.
- Collected her first career Player of the Week award
- Scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed a career-best seven rebounds in Friday's win against SIU Edwardsville
- Tallied 21 points with four rebounds and career-highs of six assists and three steals in Sunday's win over Stephen F. Austin
- For the week, averaged 24.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, five assists, two steals and just 1.5 turnovers per game
- Shot 62.5 percent (15-of-24) from the field, 66.7 percent (4-of-6) from three-point range and 83.3 percent (15-of-18) at the free throw line
- The Coyotes are currently riding an eight-game win streak dating back to last season, which is second-longest in the nation
Also nominated: Samantha Romanowski, Denver; De'Jour Young, Fort Wayne; Danielle Lawrence, IUPUI; Taylor Thunstedt, North Dakota State; Macy Miller, South Dakota State
ABOUT SUMMIT LEAGUE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Celebrating its 35th season 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 2015-16, The Summit League had its first national postseason tournament champion, the No. 1 team in the final Mid-Major Top 25 poll and recorded the highest graduation success rate (GSR) in NCAA Division I for the second consecutive season. Called "March's Best-Kept Secret" by USA Today, The Summit League Basketball Championships further established itself as one of the crown jewels of women's tournaments with a second consecutive season of record-setting attendance figures that rank among the top in Division I. This season's event returns to the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., March 4-7, 2017. For more information about the league, visit www.thesummitleague.org website, follow The Summit League on Twitter @thesummitleague and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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