WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
WEEK NO. 16 PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS: FEBRUARY 29, 2016
Women’s Basketball Contact: Kelli Briscoe, Assistant Commissioner for Communications
Office: 314.444.4416 • Cell: 314.488.7120 • Email: kbriscoe@mvc.org
1818 Chouteau Ave. • St. Louis, MO 63103 • Fax: 314.444.4346
www.mvc-sports.com
2015 Standings -- As of Sunday, Feb. 28
Record
UNI
Drake
Missouri State
Southern Illinois
Indiana State
Loyola
Illinois State
Wichita State
Bradley
Evansville
13-3
12-4
12-4
12-4
9-7
9-8
5-11
4-12
4-13
1-15
MISSOURI VALLEY
Pct.
PF
.800
.733
.750
.733
.600
.563
.267
.250
.250
.067
64.7
80.5
70.8
69.5
59.2
65.8
54.6
51.9
51.2
52.2
PA
Record
OVERALL
Pct.
PF
54.5
64.5
64.2
63.6
56.5
64.9
65.3
63.0
59.0
64.2
18-9
19-8
19-9
19-9
13-14
13-15
7-20
7-20
8-20
2-25
.654
.692
.679
.667
.500
.481
.231
.259
.296
.077
64.7
80.3
70.5
69.7
59.8
65.4
55.7
52.9
55.7
54.2
Recent Results/
Upcoming Schedule
PA
58.1
69.4
64.9
65.2
58.7
67.7
67.3
61.9
61.6
68.6
Thursday, February 25
*Southern Illinois at Illinois State............................ SIU, 68-55
Friday, February 26
*Evansville at Indiana State ...................................... INS, 57-45
*Bradley at UNI ............................................................UNI, 65-41
*Loyola at Drake........................................................... DU, 91-61
Saturday, February 27
*Wichita State at Missouri State ........................... MSU, 74-45
Sunday, February 28
•• MVC Home: 47-34 •• Non-Conference: 44-67 • Home: 23-27 • Away: 17-31 • Neutral: 4-9 • Top-25: 1-10 ••
*Southern Illinois at Indiana State .......................... SIU, 62-58
*Bradley at Drake......................................................... DU, 78-45
*Evansville at Illinois State ....................................... ILS, 65-59
*Loyola at UNI ..............................................................UNI, 63-52
MVC Player of the Week
Thursday, March 3
Lizzy Wendell, Jr., F, Drake
Junior forward Lizzy Wendell had a monster weekend in helping Drake to big wins
over Loyola and Bradley, averaging 25.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 1.5
assists while shooting a blistering 59-percent from the floor and 42-percent from
beyond the arc. Wendell started the weekend on Friday with a game-high 27 points
on 11-of-17 shooting, including hitting 3-of-5 from behind the three-point line, adding five steals, four rebounds and two assists in just 24 minutes in a 30-point win
over Loyola. She followed that with a game-high 24 points on 9-of-17 shooting, adding five rebounds,
two steals and one assist in 26 minutes in a win against Bradley on Sunday. Wendell leads the MVC in
scoring at 20.6 points per game and has scored 10 or more points in an amazing 72-straight games.
*UNI at Southern Illinois (The Valley on ESPN3) .......................... 6 PM
*Drake at Evansville (The Valley on ESPN3).................................. 7 PM
*Illinois State at Wichita State (The Valley on ESPN3) ............... 7 PM
*Indiana State at Missouri State (The Valley on ESPN3)............ 7 PM
Saturday, March 5
*UNI at Evansville (The Valley on ESPN3) ...................................... 1 PM
*Drake at Southern Illinois (The Valley on ESPN3) ...................... 2 PM
*Illinois State State at Missouri State (The Valley on ESPN3)... 2 PM
*Indiana State at Wichita State (The Valley on ESPN3) ............. 2 PM
*Bradley at Loyola (The Valley on ESPN3) ..................................... 3 PM
Other Notable Performances: Octavia Crump (ILS); Cierra Ceazer (INS); Taylor Johnson (LUC); Tyonna Snow
(MSU); Madison Weekly (UNI); Rishonda Napier (SIU).
MVC Newcomer of the Week
Sara Rhine, Fr., F, Drake
Freshman forward Sara Rhine continues to post impressive numbers in her first
season as a Bulldog. Rhine averaged 14.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals in
just 18.0 minutes per game in Drake’s two blowout wins over Bradley and Loyola
last weekend. Rhine was efficient with a 75-percent shooting percentage from
the floor (9-of-12), while also making 10-of-13 free throws. This season Rhine is
averaging 12.9 points and 6.8 rebounds per game while leading the MVC in field
goal percentage at a 62.9 clip.
Other Notable Performances: Shakeela Fowler (ILS); Grace Goodhart (LUC).
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