Women's 2007-08 Basketball Players-of-the-Week
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| Hollands |
Hull |
Week of Nov. 12-18: Jackie Hollands, Seattle Pacific (G, 5-9, Sr., Oregon City, OR) and Hanna Hull, Central Washington (W, 5-9, Sr., Pateros, WA). . .Hollands and Hull led their respective teams to two wins each in the Sodexho Tip-Off Classic at Brougham Pavilion. . .Holland scored 34 points (11-25 FGs, 5-14 three-pointers) and had 12 rebounds, 11 assists and five steals to lead the defending GNAC champions. . .Hull scored 31 points, converting on six of 10 three-pointers, and also had seven rebounds, three assists and three steals as she increased her career point total to 909.
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Week of Nov. 19-25: Rebecca Kielpinski, Alaska Anchorage (C, 6-2, Jr., Mandon, ND) scored 33 points, including 23 in the championship game, to lead the Seawolves to their second straight Great Alaska Shootout title. Her layup with four seconds left snapped a 50-50 tie against Santa Clara, capping off an 11-0 run in the final 6:23. Kielpinski, who made 13 of 26 shots, also had 19 rebounds (seven offensively) in earning Tournament MVP honors for the second year in a row. It is Kielpinski's seventh career Player-of-the-Week award, setting a GNAC record for women's basketball.
Week of Nov. 26-Dec. 2: Jenn Jacobs, Central Washington (W, 5-9, Fr., Bremerton, WA) scored 49 points and hit for a 69.2 percentage (18 of 26) as the Wildcats won three games to remain unbeaten in six starts. Jacobs, who converted on six of 11 treys and seven of eight free throws, also had nine rebounds and three assists and was charged with just one turnover.
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Week of Dec. 3-9: Beth Christensen, Seattle Pacific (G, 5-5, Sr., Enumclaw, WA) was named the Most Valuable Player in the GNAC/CCAA Challenge at Brougham Pavilion. Christensen only scored six points, but had 15 assists and five rebounds and contributed to a defense that held Sonoma State and Chico State, which came into the tournament with a combined one loss, to a .298 shooting percentage in 17 and 18-point victories. “What Beth (Christensen) accomplished last weekend can't be seen on a shat sheet,” SPU coach Julie van Beek said. “She did an outstanding job directing the offense and made some amazing passes. . .She demonstrated amazing floor leadership in both games. In addition to her passing, she led the charge on defense, which set the tone in both wins. Both Sonoma and Chico who have point guards who like to drive and Beth's defensive pressure prevented them from penetrating.”
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Week of Dec. 10-16: Sheena Brown, Alaska Fairbanks (G, 5-8, Jr., Fairbanks, AK - Lathrop) scored 41 points and also had 12 rebounds, five assists and nine steals as the Nanooks extended their win streak to six with victories in Hawaii over Chaminade (82-60) and Hawaii Hilo (73-62). UAF's 7-1 start is its best since it began the 2000-01 season with an identical record.
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| Hull |
Brewe |
Week of Dec. 17-23: Hanna Hull, Central Washington (W, 5-9, Sr., Pateros, WA) and Quinn Brewe, Seattle University (F, 6-1, Jr., Edmonds, WA) . . .Hull scored 32 points and had seven assists and was named the Most Valuable Player in the Great Western Shootout at Las Vegas leading the Wildcats to wins over nationally third-ranked UC San Diego and Cal State Monterey Bay. Hull made eight of 15 three-pointers as the Wildcats improved to 8-0, matching their best start in school history. Hull now has 997 career points and needs three more to become the 29 th member of the GNAC 1000-Point Club. . . .Brewe had team-highs of 25 points and 15 rebounds as the Redhawks improved to 9-0 with two wins in Hawaii. Brewe made 10 of 16 field goals and all four of her free throws.
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Week of Dec. 24-30: Jackie Hollands, Seattle Pacific (G, 5-9, Sr., Oregon City, OR) earned Most Valuable Player honors in leading the Falcons to wins over UC San Diego and Cal Poly Pomona in the CCAA/GNAC Crossover Classic at San Diego. Hollands led SPU in scoring with 31 points, steals with five and blocks with three. She also had three assists and six rebounds.
Week of Dec. 31-Jan. 6: Alira Carpenter, Montana State Billings (G, 5-8, Jr., Lewiston, MT – Fergus County) scored 53 points as the Yellowjackets had two second-half comebacks in Alaska. Carpenter had 27 points against Alaska Fairbanks including 11 in a 18-0 run as MSUB rallied for a 60-51 win. She netted 26 points against Alaska Anchorage, including 10 in the second half when the ‘Jackets rallied from a 49-31 deficit before losing by two. In the two games, Carpenter accounted for 42 percent of MSUB's point total, making 19 of 38 shots, nine of 20 from the arc. She also converted all six of her foul shots.
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Thomas |
Week of Jan. 7-13: Sheena Brown, Alaska Fairbanks (G, 5-8, Jr., Fairbanks, AK - Lathrop) and Jackie Thomas, Seattle University (G, 5-7, Sr., Tacoma, WA - Curtis). . .Brown had 57 points in a pair of narrow road losses, including 34 against Northwest Nazarene equaling the 11th highest single-game total in GNAC history. She also had eight rebounds, six assists and six steals. . .Thomas scored 27 points and also had nine steals, five assists and five rebounds leading the Redhawks to wins over Western Washington and Central Washington. She made 10 of 18 shots in the two contests. Her nine steals increased her career total to 189, moving her into a tie for second place on Seattle's all-time steal list. She ranks 10 th on the GNAC career steal list.
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| Hollands |
Whipple |
Week of Jan. 14-20: Jackie Hollands, Seattle Pacific (G, 5-9, Sr., Oregon City, OR) and Mallory Whipple, Northwest Nazarene (G, 5-7, Jr., Redmond, OR). . .Hollands scored 45 points (14-26 FGs, 8-16 three-pointers, 9-10 FTs) and also had nine assists, eight steals and eight rebounds as the Falcons stayed unbeaten in 15 games handing Western Washington its worst home loss in history and beating Central Washington by 12 at Ellensburg. . .Whipple scored 19 points and also led the Crusaders with 14 assists and six steals in double-digit round wins at Ellensburg and Bellingham. Whipple made seven of 14 shots, four of six from the three-point line, in addition to directing a offense that shot 49.6 percent (67-135) and had just 25 turnovers and a plus 13 takeaway advantage.
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| Hill |
Olds |
Week of Jan. 21-27 - Kelsey Hill, Seattle Pacific (C, 6-2, Jr., Portland, OR – Portland Christian) and Janee Olds, Northwest Nazarene (G, 5-7, Fr., Coos Bay, OR – North Bend). . .Hill scored 38 points and had 11 rebounds and three blocks as the Falcons ran their win streak to 17 games with a pair of wins. She made 10 of 12 shots, including a jumper with 4:52 left to snap a 69-69 tie, in a four-point win against Montana State Billings. In the two contests, she made 14 of 21 field goal attempts and all 10 of her foul shots. . .Olds came off the bench to lead Northwest Nazarene with 34 points in a pair of impressive double-digit wins over Seattle University and Montana State Billings. She was 10 of 17 from the floor, including five of 10 from the arc. Olds also had seven rebounds and five assists.
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Week of Jan. 28-Feb. 3: Dara Zack, Saint Martin's (F, 5-9, Fr., Spokane, WA – University) recorded her first two career double-doubles to lead the Saints to a pair of crucial road victories in its quest for a post-season berth. Zack had 24 points and 13 rebounds and snapped a 60-60 overtime tie on a jumper with 4.5 seconds remaining in a 62-60 win Thursday at Seattle University. She then had 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead SMU to a 68-67 win at Billings on Saturday. In the two contests, Zack finished with 37 points and 23 rebounds, shooting at a 62.5 percent clip (15-24).
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Pallansch |
Week of Feb. 4-10: Kelsey Hill, Seattle Pacific (C, 6-2, Jr., Portland, OR – Portland Christian) and Claire Pallansch, Western Washington (C, 6-1, Jr., Redmond, WA – Oregon State). . .Hill scored 38 points, including 28 in a one-point win over Alaska Anchorage. Her layup with 10 seconds left enabled the Falcons to remain unbeaten and snap the Seawolves' 29-game home winning streak. Hill made 16 of 31 shots and also had 14 rebounds as the Falcons improved to 20-0, clinching their ninth straight 20-win season. . .Pallansch scored 32 points and also had 16 rebounds as the Vikings, who have won their last three contests, earned victories in back-to-back games for the first time this season. The Viking junior currently ranks 21 st in GNAC history with 568 career rebounds.
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Week of Feb. 11-17: Chelsie Morrison, Seattle University (F, 5-11, Jr., Portland, OR - YVC) scored 35 points, including 18 of the Redhawks' final 20 points, in a 83-78 overtime win at Montana State Billings. Morrison made 14 of 23 shots, including five of 11 three-pointers. She hit a three-pointer with 21 second left in regulation to force overtime, then accounted for 11 of her team's 12 point in the extra session. Her 35 points was the second-most this season by a GNAC player.
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Week of Feb. 18-24: Leada Berkey, Western Oregon (G, 5-8, Sr., Amity, OR) scored 62 points, including a GNAC record 45 in a 89-81 double overtime win at Ellensburg, as the Wolves extended their win streak to three with a pair of road victories. Berkey made 23 of 48 shots, including eight of 18 treys, and also had 13 rebounds, eight assists and five steals. She extended her own GNAC record for 30-point career games to eight and also set a conference single-game record for most field goals with 16 in Thursday's victory.
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Week of Feb. 25-Mar. 2: Cristina Bruketta, Alaska Fairbanks (G, 5-9, Jr., Ellensburg, WA – Kittitas) contributed offensively and defensively in the Nanooks sweep of Western Washington and Central Washington as UAF doubled its season conference win total. In the two contests she scored 26 points (9-22 FGs, 4-13 on three-pointers) and also had seven rebounds and three steals. Playing against her hometown team, she had a team-high 14 points in UAF's three-point win over CWU and also took a hard charge on the right baseline to force a turnover with just seven seconds to play as Central's Ashley Fenimore was driving for the game-tying basket.
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| Willams |
Morrison |
Week of Mar. 3-9: Jennifer Williams, Northwest Nazarene (C, 6-2, Jr., Boise, ID – Centennial) and Chelsie Morrison, Seattle University (F, 5-11, Jr., Portland, OR). . .Williams scored 29 points and also had nine rebounds, seven assists and four steals to lead Northwest Nazarene to home wins against Saint Martin's and Western Oregon as the Crusaders nailed down a post-season berth and a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Division II West Regionals. . .Morrison scored 40 points, connecting on 14 of 24 shots, including nine of 11 three-pointers. She also had 11 rebounds and five steals. Morrison scored 20 points and made five of six three-pointers as the Redhawks handed Alaska Anchorage only its fourth loss of the season Thursday.
Week of Mar. 10-17: Women - Kalhie Quinones, Alaska Anchorage (G, 5-7, Sr., Loveland, CO – Utah State) scored 50 points, including a game-high 14 in the championship game, to earn Most Outstanding Player honors in leading the Seawolves to the West Region title Quinones made 21 of 33 shots (63.6 percent) and also had 14 rebounds, eight assists and a team-best eight steals.
