ST. LOUIS, Mo.– Graduate forward Grace Berg punctuated the Bulldogs’ 3-0 opening week with the first MVC Player of the Week award of the season.

The start to Berg’s 2023-24 season exemplifies exactly why she opted to return to Drake for her final season. The veteran wing has led the Bulldogs in scoring with an average of 19.0 points per game while shooting .514 from the field and .538 from three-point territory. Berg is also averaging 5.7 rebounds and two assists per contest.

She opened the year with 18 points against St. Thomas (11/6) before scoring 17 and snagging a season-best nine rebounds at Saint Louis (11/9). Berg’s week ended with her best performance of the young season with 19 points on 4-of-8 shooting from deep as the Bulldogs took down Big 12 foe Iowa State (11/12).

Bradley transfer Kaylen Nelson earned the MVC Newcomer of the Week award and Belmont guard Jailyn Banks took home the first MVC Freshman of the Week honor of the season.

Berg and the Bulldogs will continue their tough non-conference slate this weekend with a trip to No. 2 Iowa on Sunday, Nov. 19.