IUPUI’s Lawrence Captures Second Consecutive #SummitWBB Player of the Week Award
IUPUI’s Lawrence Captures Second Consecutive #SummitWBB Player of the Week Award
ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI sophomore guard Danielle Lawrence was named Summit League Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her performances Feb. 1-7.
DANIELLE LAWRENCE, IUPUI
So. // G // 5-9 // Louisville, Ky.
- Earned her third Player of the Week award this season and of her career along with her second-straight
- Recorded a career-high 34 points, tied for the league season best, in a win over Western Illinois
- Added six assists, tying her career-high, with five rebounds
- Connected on a career-best six three-point field goals while her 13 total field goals are tied for the most by a Summit League player this season
- Scored 21 of her 34 points in the first half and added a block and steal in the win
- Shot 76.5 percent (13-fo-17) from the field, 75 percent (6-of-8) from downtown and was a perfect 2-for-2 at the charity stripe
Also nominated: Paige Bradley, Denver; Josie Fisher, Fort Wayne; Mikaela Shaw, Omaha; Faith Ihim, Oral Roberts; Abigail Fogg, South Dakota; Macy Miller, 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; Jan. 25 – Marena Whittle, NDSU; Feb. 1 – Danielle Lawrence, IUPUI
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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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