IUPUI’s Rogers, ORU’s Martianez Named #SummitWBB Players of the Week

12/5/2016 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI senior center Mikale Rogers and Oral Roberts sophomore forward Maria Martianez were named the Summit League Women's Basketball Players of the Week for their performances Nov. 28-Dec. 4.

MIKALE ROGERS, IUPUI
Sr. // C // Indianapolis, Ind.

Earned her first Player of the Week award this season and third of her career
Helped lead the Jaguars to a 73-45 win over Missouri with 15 points, six rebounds and two steals
Added 15 points with six blocks and four rebounds in a victory at Indiana State, holding the Sycamores to just 33 points
The win over Missouri, who was receiving votes nationally, is the first over an SEC opponent in program history
For the week, averaged 15 points, five rebounds 3.5 blocks and two steals per game
Shot 46.2 percent (12-of-26) from the field and was perfect at the free throw line (6-of-6)

MARIA MARTIANEZ, ORAL ROBERTS
So. // F // Barcelona, Spain

Captured her first career Player of the Week honor
Tallied her first double-double (18 point, 13 rebounds) of the season in a nine-point win at No. 12 Oklahoma
Collected her second double-digit rebound game (10) in the win over USAO
For the week, averaged 10.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.3 blocks per contest as Oral Roberts went 2-1

Also nominated: Jacqlyn Poss, Denver; De'Jour Young, Fort Wayne; Taylor Thunstedt, North Dakota State; Remy Davenport, Omaha; Allison Arens, South Dakota; Clarissa Ober, South Dakota State; Morgan Blumer, Western Illinois

Previous honorees: Nov. 14 – Allison Arens, USD; Nov. 21 – Emily Clemens, WIU/Macy Miller, SDSU; Nov. 28 – Emily Clemens, WIU

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Celebrating its 35^th 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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