Nike #HLWBB Players of the Week (November 29)
INDIANAPOLIS – Northern Kentucky’s Ivy Turner earned Nike® #HLWBB Player of the Week honors while UIC’s Bailey Lutes picked up her first Nike® #HLWBB Freshman of the Week award this week. Turner led the League with 22.5 points as the Norse posted a 2-0 record with a pair of road wins this week. Lutes helped the Flames earn a victory over Valparaiso, scoring five key points in the final three minutes of the contest.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK | IVY TURNER | NORTHERN KENTUCKY | JUNIOR | GUARD | DANVILLE, KY.
Ivy Turner led her team to a 2-0 week, defeating Miami of Ohio who was previously 2-1 with their only loss being to Illinois. They also defeated Central Arkansas in overtime who had a winning record of 3-2. She averaged a league high 22.5 points during this 2-0 week. She also averaged 2 assists and 3 rebounds per game. She shot 46% from the floor and 76% from the free throw line, going 20-26. In the win over Miami of Ohio, she tied a career-high, scoring 21 points. In the win over Central Arkansas, she hit 6 free throws in overtime to help secure the win, while scoring a career-high 24 points and hitting a career-high 13 free throws.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK | BAILEY LUTES | UIC | FRESHMAN | GUARD | CUBA CITY, WIS.
Lutes had eight points and four rebounds, setting season highs in both, in UIC’s win over Valparaiso. She made the first two three-pointers of her career, and went 2-for-2 at the free throw line. Crucially, she made a triple to put the Flames ahead for good with less than three minutes to play. She made her free throws a minute later, in a pressure-filled situation to pad a lead that UIC would not relinquish.
2021-22 Nike® #HLWBB Players of the Week
November 15 – Macee Williams, IUPUI
November 22 – Lilly Ritz, Youngstown State
November 29 – Ivy Turner, Northern Kentucky
2021-22 Nike® #HLWBB Freshmen of the Week
November 15 – Ryin Ott, Purdue Fort Wayne
November 22 – Ryin Ott, Purdue Fort Wayne
November 29 – Bailey Lutes, UIC