SDSU’s Guebert Garners #SummitWBB Player of the Week Award

1/23/2017 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State sophomore guard Madison Guebert was named The Summit League Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her performances Jan. 16-22.

MADISON GUEBERT, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
So. // G // Apple Valley, Minn.

Earned her first career Player of the Week award
Scored a career-best 32 points, along with five assists and four rebounds in a road win at Denver
Also set career-highs in field goals made (11) and assists (5) against the Pioneers, while shooting 91.7 percent from the field
Surpassed 850 career points, with 18 points vs. Western Illinois, handing the Fighting Leathernecks just their second league loss
For the week, averaged 25 points, 4.5 assists, 3.0 rebounds and one steal per contest with a 2.3 assist-to-turnover ratio
Shot 69.6 percent (16-of-23) from the field, 61.5 percent (8-of-13) from three-point range and 76.9 percent (10-of-13) at the free throw line

Also nominated: Lauren Loven, Denver; Rachel Rinehart, Fort Wayne; Danielle Lawrence, IUPUI; Mikaela Shaw, Omaha; Maria Martianez, Oral Roberts; Allison Arens, South Dakota; 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; Dec. 12 – Jaycee Bradley, USD/Emily Clemens, WIU; Dec. 19 – Mikaela Shaw, UNO; Dec. 26 – Mikale Rogers, IUPUI; Jan. 2 – Allison Arens, USD; Jan. 9 – Taylor Higginbotham, WIU; Jan. 17 – Morgan Blumer, WIU

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