DES MOINES, Iowa – Graduate forward Grace Berg collected her second MVC Player of the Week award after posting a career weekend for the Bulldogs, the league announced this morning. Berg led the way as Drake defended its home arena and swept a pair of games over Des Moines’ Hometown Team Weekend.

Berg averaged 23.0 points on shooting rates of 50.0 percent from the field, 42.9 percent from three-point range, and 80.0 percent from the free throw line. The forward also added four rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest.

Berg began the weekend with a solid 16 points and three rebounds in a nail-biting 69-65 win over Belmont (1/19). She followed that up with an electric outing vs. Murray State (1/21) with a career-high 30 points on 53.8 percent field goal shooting and 55.6 percent three-point shooting. Berg added five boards and two assists as Drake downed the Racers in a fast-paced shootout, 107-98. Berg’s season scoring average jumped up to 17.4 ppg to go along with 4.9 rpg and 2.8 apg.

The Bulldogs’ two wins vaulted them into sole possession of first place in the MVC, and Des Moines’ Hometown Team could not have done that without Berg.

Drake will be back in action this weekend when they hit the road and visit rivals Bradley on Thursday, Jan. 25 and Illinois State on Saturday, Jan. 27.