WIU’s Clemens Named #SummitWBB Player of the Week

2/6/2017 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 Jan. 30 – Feb. 5.

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

Earned her fourth Player of the Week award this season
Scored 21 points with four assists and no turnovers in a win at Oral Roberts
Followed that up with 20 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and six steals in the win vs. Omaha
For the week, averaged 20.5 points, 6.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 4.0 steals per game
Shot 43.5 percent (10-of-23) from the field and 86.4 percent (19-of-22) at the free throw line
The two wins moved the Fighting Leathernecks into a tie for second place

Also nominated: Jacqlyn Poss, Denver; De'Jour Young, Fort Wayne; Danielle Lawrence, IUPUI; Mikaela Shaw, Omaha; Maria Martianez, Oral Roberts; Ciara Duffy, South Dakota; Clarissa Ober, 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

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