ST. LOUIS – Sara Rhine (Eldon, Mo.) of the Drake University women's basketball team is the first Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week this season, the MVC office announced Monday, Nov. 11. It marks the second-straight year, Rhine, has won the league's weekly honor to start a season
Rhine picked up right where she left off from last season, helping Drake to a 2-0 opening weekend with wins over pair of NCAA Tournament teams, South Dakota State and Iowa State. She averaged 24.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.0 block and 1.0 steal while shooting a blistering 71.