WIU’s Clemens Collects #SummitWBB Player of the Week Award

2/27/2017 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – Western Illinois junior guard Emily Clemens was named The Summit League Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her performances Feb. 20-26.

EMILY CLEMENS, WESTERN ILLINOIS
Jr. // G // Muscatine, Iowa

Collected her fifth Player of the Week honor this season
Scored 24 points with 10 assists and six rebounds leading Western Illinois to win over South Dakota, clinching its first regular season title since 2006
Added another double-double performance with 25 points and 12 assists in a win over Fort Wayne
Has 205 assists this season which ties a program single-season record and ranks third in the league
For the week, averaged 24.5 points, 11.0 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game with a 5.5 assist/turnover ratio
Shot 41.7 percent (10-of-24) from the field and 92.9 percent (26-of-28) at the free throw line

Also nominated: Jacqlyn Poss, Denver; De'Jour Young, Fort Wayne; Danielle Lawrence, IUPUI; Michaela Dapprich, Omaha; Maria Martianez, Oral Roberts

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; Feb. 13 – Danielle Lawrence, IUPUI/Morgan Blumer, WIU; Feb. 20 – Abigail Fogg, USD; Feb. 27 – Emily Clemens, WIU

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