ST. LOUIS – Grace Berg of the Drake University women's basketball team has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week for the seventh time this season, the MVC announced Monday, March 1.
 
Berg scored a game-high 18 points in Drake's win at UNI Feb. 24 in the team's lone contest last week. She started the in-state rivalry game hot with eight points in the first five minutes. Berg finished 7-of-14 from the floor with one three-pointer and went 3-of-3 from the free throw line She added six rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes.
 
Berg is second in the MVC in scoring at 16.7 points per game while leading the league in field goal percentage at 54.2 percent and free throw percentage at 84.0 percent. She has scored double figures in 20-of-23 games this season.
 
Berg is the first Drake and MVC player to win the top newcomer award seven times in a season since former Bulldog great Lizzy Wendell claimed the award eight times during the 2013-14 season.
 
Berg and her teammates close the regular season against Valparaiso Friday and Saturday at the Knapp Center.