ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Drake point guard Katie Dinnebier became the second Bulldog to win the MVC Player of the Week honor after a stellar week, the league announced today. Dinnebier averaged 27.5 points, 4.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game as the Bulldogs faced Creighton and Iowa, who were both receiving votes in last week’s AP Top 25 poll. She started with a solid 15-point effort at Creighton before pouring in a career-high 40 points against Iowa, marking the first 40-point outing for a Bulldog since 2015 and the first 40-point showing in The Valley since Murray State’s Katelyn Young dropped 43 in the same building two seasons ago. Dinnebier scored 28 of Drake’s 38 points in the second half and she made 17 free throws, which tied for the most by a player in the NCAA this season, on 20 attempts, which is tied for the second most by a player in the NCAA this season. Her 40 points are the second-most recorded in a game in Division I this year.

Dinnebier and the rest of the Dogs will continue their tricky stretch with a road game at nationally ranked Iowa State on Sunday, Nov. 24. Tip between the Bulldogs and Cyclones is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum.