IUPUI’s Lawrence Earns #SummitWBB Player of the Week Honors

2/1/2016 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI sophomore guard Danielle Lawrence was named Summit League Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her performances Jan. 25-31.

DANIELLE LAWRENCE, IUPUI
So. // G // 5-9 // Louisville, Ky.

Earned her second Player of the Week award this season and of her career
Scored a career-high 24 points with five rebounds and two assists, leading IUPUI to a double overtime win over Denver
Connected on a pair of free throws with 0.7 seconds left in the first overtime period to force double overtime
Was a perfect 10-for-10 from the charity stripe in the overtime periods
Added 23 points with six rebounds, two assists and two steals in a road victory over then second place Oral Roberts
19 of her 23 points vs. the Golden Eagles came in the second half helping the Jaguars secure the three-point win
Averaged 23.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, two assists and 1.5 steals per game on the week while shooting 90.9 percent (20-of-22) at the free throw line

Also nominated: Paige Bradley, Denver; Rachel Rinehart, Fort Wayne; Mikaela Shaw, Omaha; Kaylan Mayberry, Oral Roberts; Nicole Seekamp, South Dakota; Michelle Maher, 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; Jan. 25 – Marena Whittle, NDSU

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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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