ST. LOUIS – Sara Rhine (Eldon, Mo.) of the Drake University women's basketball team is the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week for the second straight week, the MVC office announced Monday, Nov. 19.
 
Coming off the bench, Rhine posted her third double-double of the season in the victory over South Dakota in the team's home opener with 11 points and 10 rebounds behind 5-of-9 shooting, including knocking down one three-pointer. She just missed another double-double in the win over CSUN with a season and game-high 24 points and eight rebounds. Rhine went 10-for-20 against the Matadors, including making another three-pointer and added one block, one assist and one steal.
 
Rhine is averaging 16.3 points, which ranks fourth in the MVC and 10.3 rebounds, which ranks second in the Valley behind a 55.1 shooting clip, which also ranks fourth in the league.
Rhine and her teammates travel to Canada for their next three games for the inaugural Vancouver Showcase in Vancouver, British Columbia. Drake starts the three-day tournament against Rutgers on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 22) and will play two more games, Nov. 23 and 24, in Vancouver.