USD’s Bradley, WIU’s Clemens Capture #SummitWBB Player of the Week Awards

12/12/2016 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota sophomore guard Jaycee Bradley and Western Illinois junior guard Emily Clemens were named the Summit League Women's Basketball Players of the Week for their performances Dec. 5-11.

JAYCEE BRADLEY, SOUTH DAKOTA
So. // G // Norfolk, Neb.

Earned her first career Player of the Week award
Led the Coyotes to a win over B1G opponent Illinois with 23 points and a career-best six three-pointers
Recorded her second career 20-point game against the Fighting Illini
Scored 17 points in a win over San Jose State, while adding six rebounds and three assists
For the week, averaged 20 points, four rebounds and 2.5 assists
Shot 58.3 percent (14-of-24) from the field, 61.1 percent (11-of-18) from downtown and connected on her lone free throw attempt

EMILY CLEMENS, WESTERN ILLINOIS
Jr. // G // Muscatine, Iowa

Collected her third career Player of the Week award, all this season
Led Western Illinois to a perfect 3-0 week with a pair of 23-point games against Bradley and Graceland
Tallied 20 points in a win over in-state rival Eastern Illinois
Dished out 11 assists against Graceland and added eight and nine, respectively, vs. Bradley and EIU
For the week, averaged 22 points, 9.3 assists 3.7 steals and two rebounds per contest
Shot 61.8 percent (21-of-34) from the field, 64.3 percent (9-of-14) behind the arc and was perfect at the free throw line (15-of-15)

Also nominated: Lauren Loven, Denver; De'Jour Young, Fort Wayne; Danielle Lawrence, IUPUI; Courtney Vaccher, Omaha; Madison Guebert, South Dakota State; Emily Clemens, Western Illinois

Previous honorees: Nov. 14 – Allison Arens, USD; Nov. 21 – Emily Clemens, WIU/Macy Miller, SDSU; Nov. 28 – Emily Clemens, WIU; Dec. 5 – Mikale Rogers, IUPUI/Maria Martianez, ORU

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