SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota’s Liv Korngable was selected as the TicketSmarter Summit League Women’s Basketball Player of the Week by league officials following impressive season-opening performances against some of the nation’s top teams.
 
In South Dakota’s 73-71 loss to Oklahoma, who were receiving votes in the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Poll, Korngable dropped a game-high 22 points, two shy of her career-high. She also dished out six of the Coyotes’ 13 assists, had two steals and four rebounds.
 
Against No. 1/1 South Carolina, she tied her career-high of 24 points for the third time in her career. She tallied her second-straight 20 point game of the season to go along with five rebounds and a steal.
 
Korngable finished opening week going 17-for-30 (56.7 percent) from the field, averaged 23 points, 4.5 boards, three assists and 1.5 steals in the two games.
 
Liv Korngable, South Dakota
Sr | G | Rochester, Minn.

• Collected the first weekly award of her career
• Posted back-to-back 20 points games
• Tied her career-high of 24 points against the No. 1 team in the nation
• Opened the season shooting 56.7 percent from the field while averaging 23 points, 4.5 boards, 3 three assists and 1.5 steals in two games

Also nominated: Paige Meyer (South Dakota State), Uju Ezeudu (Denver), Heaven Hamling (North Dakota State)
 
2021 Women’s Basketball Players of the Week
November 15
Liv Korngable, South Dakota