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Summit Honors SDSU, USD Players

Summit Honors SDSU, USD Players

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South Dakota State forward Clarissa Ober and South Dakota guard Nicole Seekamp were named Summit League Women’s Basketball Players of the Week for their performances Nov. 30-Dec. 6.

 

CLARISSA OBER, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Jr.  // F // 6-2 // Glencoe, Minn.

    • Earned her first career Summit League Player of the Week award
  • Recorded a pair of double-doubles in wins over Portland State (19 points, 13 rebounds) and Northern Colorado (12 points, 10 rebounds)
  • Her 13 boards against Portland State were a career-high
  • Averaged 15.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and two blocks per game
  • Shot 58.8 percent (10-of-17) from the field, 60 percent (3-of-5) from downtown and 72.7 percent from the free throw line (8-of-11)

 

NICOLE SEEKAMP, SOUTH DAKOTA Sr.  // G // 5-10 // Renmark, South Australia

    • Collected her third career Summit League Player of the Week honor and first this season
  • Scored 24 points with five rebounds, five assists and three steals in an overtime win against Drake
  • Drake entered the game with a 6-0 record and ranked No. 8 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll and No. 13 in the RPI
  • Tallied 18 points with six steals and four assists in just 15 minutes of action in the victory vs. Portland State
  • For the week, shot 50 percent (15-of-30) from the field and 90.9 percent (10-of-11) at the line
  • Averaged 21 points, 4.5 assists, 4.5 steals and four rebounds per game with a 2.3 assist-to-turnover ratio

 

Also nominated: Paige Bradley, Denver; Josie Fisher, Fort Wayne; Danielle Lawrence, IUPUI; Mikaela Shaw, Omaha; Faith Ihim, Oral Roberts; Taylor Higginbotham, Western Illinois