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DINNEBIER ADDS TO COLLECTION WITH FOURTH STRAIGHT MVC PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Drake’s Katie Dinnebier did it again for the Bulldogs as she led Drake to an undefeated weekend in Des Moines, extending the Dogs’ winning streak to seven games. The senior guard averaged 23.5 points, 6.5 assists, 5.5 rebounds, and 3.0 steals in the Bulldogs’ undefeated homestand.
Dinnebier started the weekend with a quiet 16-point, 9-assist, 6-rebound performance in an 86-63 defeat of UIC and followed that with 31 points, five rebounds, four assists, and four steals in another blowout win of Valparaiso. Her 31 points marked her fifth 30-plus scoring game of the season, and seventh of her career, marking the second-highest total number of 30-plus scoring games achieved by a player in the NCAA Women’s Division I ranks this year. Dinnebier has scored at least 30 points in three of her last four outings. The senior is one of just four MVC players to score 30-plus in five or more games in a single season since 2002-03 and is one of just four players in NCAA Division I basketball to average at least 20 points and 5.0 assists per game this season.
Dinnebier has now won four consecutive, and five total, MVC Player of the Week honors.
MVC Women’s Basketball Weekly Award Winner – Jan. 6
Player of the Week – Katie Dinnebier, Drake
Newcomer of the Week – Sarah Linthacum, Missouri State
Freshman of the Week – Doneelah Washington, Illinois State
Dinnebier and the Bulldogs will hit the road this weekend for a pair of rivalry matchups at Bradley (Jan. 10) and Illinois State (Jan. 12).
