INDIANAPOLIS- Milwaukee senior guard Jenny Lindner posted a total of 34 points, collected three steals and earned 20 rebounds on the weekend as the Panthers downed Cleveland State, 79-72, and defeated Youngstown State 62-61, to improve to 3-2 in league play. Lindner is the Horizon League Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. IUPUI’s Macee Williams averaged her third double-double this week as the Jags improved to 5-0 in league play with two wins at home against Detroit Mercy and Oakland, earning Williams Freshman of the Week recognition for the fifth time this season.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK | JENNY LINDNER | MILWAUKEE | SENIOR | GUARD | NEILLSVILLE, WIS.
Milwaukee returned home for the first time in a month last week and Jenny Lindner led her team to a pair of conference wins. On Thursday, Lindner notched her 16th career double-double in front of 2,610 fans with 19 points, 11 rebounds and three steals while shooting 8-10 from the floor, proving to be the catalyst in erasing a 15-point deficit. She followed that up with by just missing another double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds in another comeback win - this time over Youngstown State.
2017-18 Players of the Week
November 13 – Steph Kostowicz, Milwaukee
November 20 – Chelsea Welch, Wright State
November 27 – Jenny Lindner, Milwaukee
December 4 – Danielle Lawrence, IUPUI
December 11 – Jessica Lindstrom, Green Bay
December 18 – Sarah Cash, Youngstown State
December 26 – Chelsea Welch, Wright State
January 2 – Olivia Voskuhl, Cleveland State
January 8 – Allie LeClaire, Green Bay
January 15 – Jenny Lindner, Milwaukee
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK | MACEE WILLIAMS | IUPUI | FRESHMAN | FORWARD/CENTER | VEEDERSBURG, IND.
Williams continues to dominate in the paint for the Jags as the freshman averaged 21 points over the last week as IUPUI moved to 5-0 in conference play with wins against Detroit Mercy and Oakland. Against Detroit Mercy, Williams shot 6-for-8 from the field and was a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line as she finished with 18 points despite only playing 17 minutes due to early foul trouble. Williams outdid herself against Oakland, leading the Jags with a career-high 24 points and pulling down 10 rebounds for her third double-double of the season. Williams went 9-for-10 from the floor and 6-for-7 from the free throw line against the Golden Grizzlies and also added three steals. For the week, Williams shot 83.3 percent from the field and a sizzling 92.3 percent from the free throw line.
2017-18 Freshmen of the Week
November 13 – Macee Williams, IUPUI
November 20 – Lexey Tobel, Detroit Mercy
November 27 – Macee Williams, IUPUI
December 4 – Karly Murphy, Green Bay
December 11 – Kailey Coffey, Northern Kentucky
December 18 – Karly Murphy, Green Bay
December 26 – Macee Williams, IUPUI
January 2 – Grace White, Northern Kentucky
January 8 – Macee Williams, IUPUI
January 15 – Macee Williams, IUPUI