IUPUI’s Lawrence; WIU’s Blumer Named #SummitWBB Players of the Week

2/13/2017 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI junior guard Danielle Lawrence and Western Illinois junior guard Morgan Blumer were named The Summit League Women's Basketball Players of the Week for their performances Feb. 6-12.

DANIELLE LAWRENCE, IUPUI
Jr. // G // Louisville, Ky.

Earned her first Player of the Week award this season
Scored 18 points with three steals in a win at Denver
Led the Jaguars with 20 points, scoring nine in the fourth quarter to complete the comeback victory over South Dakota State
For the week, averaged 19.0 points, 5.0 assists, 5.0 steals per game, and 3.0 rebounds
Shot 51.9 percent (14-of-27) from the field and 72.7 percent (8-of-11) at the free throw line

MORGAN BLUMER, WESTERN ILLINOIS
Jr. // G // Milton, Wis.

Garnered her second Player of the Week award this season
Recorded a double-double (20 points, 11 rebounds) with two assists, three steals, and no turnovers in a win at North Dakota State
Followed that up with 21 points and seven rebounds in the win at Denver
For the week, averaged 21.0 points, 1.5 assists, 9.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game
Shot 55.6 percent (15-of-27) from the field, 53.3 percent (8-of-15) from the arc, and 100.0 percent (4-of-4) at the free throw line
The two wins moved the Fighting Leathernecks into a tie for first place with South Dakota State
Broke the Western Illinois program record for most three-pointers in a single season (69)

Also nominated: Jacqlyn Poss, Denver; De'Jour Young, Fort Wayne; Sarah Jacobson, North Dakota State; Maria Martianez, Oral Roberts; Abigail Fogg, South Dakota; Kerri Young, South Dakota State

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; Jan. 23 – Madison Guebert, SDSU; Jan. 30 – Mikale Rogers, IUPUI; Feb. 6 – Emily Clemens, WIU

ABOUT SUMMIT LEAGUE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
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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