Denver’s Loven, USD’s Trimboli Share #SummitWBB Weekly Honors

2/19/2018 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver sophomore guard Lauren Loven and South Dakota senior guard Jasmine Trimboli were named The Summit League Women's Basketball Players of the Week for their performances, Feb. 12-18.

Lauren Loven, Denver
So. // G // Scottsdale, Ariz.

Earned her first career Player of the Week award
Tallied 22 points on 7-of-15 shooting with a pair of rebounds in a win over Oral Roberts
Added 15 points on 4-of-9 shooting from the field in the win against Omaha
For the week, averaged 18.5 points and 2.5 rebounds, while committing just one turnover per contest
Shot 45.8 percent (11-of-24) from the field, 46.7 percent (7-of-15) from three-point range and 88.9 percent (8-of-9) at the free throw line

Jasmine Trimboli, South Dakota
Sr. // G // Adelaide, Australia

Awarded her first career Player of the Week honor
Scored 16 points with five rebounds and three steals, while shooting 66.7 percent (6-of-9) from the field in a win over Oral Roberts
Held ORU leading scorer Faith Ihim to just five points in the final three quarters
Added 10 points with three steals and two assists in South Dakota's win at Omaha
Averaged 13.0 points, 3.0 steals, 2.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and just 0.5 turnover per game, while shooting 66.7 percent (10-of-15) from the field and a perfect 5-of-5 from the line
The Coyotes are riding a 17-game win streak and have clinched at least a share of the regular season title

Also nominated: De'Jour Young, Fort Wayne' Reilly Jacobson, North Dakota State; Madison Guebert, South Dakota State; Morgan Blumer, Western Illinois

Previous honorees: Nov. 13 – Macy Miller, South Dakota State; Nov. 20 – Allison Arens, South Dakota; Nov. 27 – Courtney Vaccher, Omaha/Madison Guebert, South Dakota State; Dec. 4 – Taylor Higginbotham, Western Illinois; Dec. 11 – Macy Miller, South Dakota State; Dec. 18 – Faith Ihim, Oral Roberts; Dec. 26 – Emily Clemens, Western Illinois/Macy Miller, South Dakota State; Jan. 2 – Emily Clemens, Western Illinois/Ciara Duffy, South Dakota; Jan. 8 – Ciara Duffy, South Dakota; Jan. 16 – Macy Miller, South Dakota State; Jan. 22 – Macy Miller, South Dakota State; Jan. 29 – Emily Clemens, Western Illinois; Feb. 5 – Emily Clemens, Western Illinois; Feb. 12 – Faith Ihim, Oral Roberts

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Through 35 years of Division I athletics, The Summit League features women's basketball teams from eight member institutions: Denver, Fort Wayne, North Dakota State, Omaha, Oral Roberts, South Dakota, South Dakota State and Western Illinois with North Dakota becoming an official member for the 2018-19 season. In 2016-17, The Summit League raised its RPI for the third consecutive year, finishing with an all-time best No. 11 ranking. The Summit League has sent at least three teams to the postseason nine straight years with three postseason tournament semifinal appearances the last four years, while recording the nation's best Division I winning percentage improvement since 2009-10. Called "March's Best-Kept Secret" by USA Today, The Summit League Basketball Championships annually ranks as one of the most attended Division I conference tournaments. This season's event returns to the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., March 3-6, 2018. For more information about the league, "See The Summit" by visiting www.thesummitleague.org and following Summit League Basketball on Twitter @summithoops.

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