Drake University starting women's basketball guard, Katie Dinnebier, earned Newcomer of the Week, as announced by the Missouri Valley Conference on Monday Dec. 27.
Dinnebier, the lone freshman in the Bulldogs starting lineup, leads the team in assists this season with 45 and averages 4.10 per game. She is currently ranked in the top 200 in the country for assists this season.
Out of the five freshman on the Bulldogs roster, Dinnebier currently leads the class in scoring as she averages 10.6 points per game. In four of the Bulldogs last five games, Dinnebier has scored in double-digits.