ST. LOUIS – Junior Lizzy Wendell (Blue Springs, Mo.) of the Drake University women's basketball team won her fourth Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week award this season, the league announced Monday, Feb. 1.
Wendell had impressive performances in Drake's road wins at Bradley and Loyola this past weekend. She averaged 25.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.0 steals while shooting 56-percent (19-of-34) from the floor and hitting 7-of-14 (50-percent) from three-point range.
Friday at Bradley, Wendell scored a game-high 25 points on 10-of-18 shooting along with pulling down six rebounds, nabbing three steals and handing out three assists.