South Dakota senior guard Nicole Seekamp has been named the Summit League Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the period ended Dec. 27, as released by the league office Monday.
A native of Renmark, South Australia, Seekamp collects her fifth career and second player of the week award this season. Seekamp scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Coyotes to an 85-76 road win at Illinois. She added six assists, five rebounds, and three steals in the victory.
Seekamp shot 63.6 percent (7-of-11) from the field, 50 percent (3-of-6) from three-point range, and 80 percent (4-of-5) at the free-throw line.
Nationally, Seekamp ranks sixth in steals per game at 3.64 and 13th in assists per game at 6.5. Her 14.6 points per game is sixth in the Summit League and 207th nationally. She’s the only player in the country averaging above 14.6 points, 6.5 assists, and 3.5 steals per game.
The Coyotes’ win over Illinois was the fourth over a Big Ten team in program history and first since joining the Summit League. The Fighting Illini entered the contest ranked No. 30 in the RPI.
Seekamp was also named the College Sports Madness National Mid-Major Player of the Week and College Sports Madness Summit League Player of the Week.
