ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Drake point guard Katie Dinnebier collected her seventh Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week award after a prolific weekend, the league announced this afternoon.
 
Dinnebier had a historic week as the Bulldogs earned a pair of road wins at Murray State and Belmont. The senior point guard averaged an impressive 31.5 points, 7.5 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game while shooting 57% from the floor and 48% from 3-point range. Dinnebier opened her week with 21 points, seven assists, six rebounds and four steals against the Racers. In Saturday's win at Belmont, Dinnebier posted a career-high 42 points, including nine made threes, while dishing out eight assists. Her 42 points marked a Curb Event Center single-game record, men's or women's, and she became the second player in Division I to record two 40-plus point performances this season. Dinnebier is the only player in the country averaging at least 20.0 points and 7.0 assists per game, sitting at 20.8 points and 7.6 assists per outing.
 
MVC Women's Basketball Weekly Award Winner – Feb. 17
Player of the Week – Katie Dinnebier, Drake
Newcomer of the Week – Elyce Knudsen, Illinois State
Freshman of the Week – Logan Luebbers Palmer, Evansville
 
Dinnebier and the rest of the Bulldogs are home this week for the first two contests of a 3-game homestand. Drake will host Southern Illinois on Feb. 20 before celebrating Senior Day on Feb. 22 vs. Missouri State.