University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball sophomore forward Morgan Dahlstrom (Grayslake, Illinois) was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Week for her efforts in the Screaming Eagles’ Midwest Region victories at the Bellarmine Classic this past weekend.
Dahlstrom averaged 15.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game as the Eagles improved to 9-1 on the season.
In USI’s 63-43 win over Northern Michigan University on Saturday, Dahlstrom racked up a career-high 16 points to go along with five rebounds, two assists, and a pair of blocks. She went 6-of-8 (.750) from the field and 4-of-6 (.667) from the free throw line.
The following day, Dahlstrom recorded a game-high tying 15 points, seven rebounds, and a career-high three assists in USI’s 66-48 victory over Ferris State University. She went 6-of-10 (.600) and 3-of-6 (.500) from the foul line.
For the week, Dahlstrom went 12-of-18 (.667) from the field and recorded a 5.0 assist-to-turnover ratio. Dahlstrom is averaging 8.9 points and 6.3 rebounds in 2015-16.
This is the first GLVC Player of the Week honor for Dahlstrom and the first for USI Women’s Basketball since Anna Hackert earned the final honor of the 2014-15 season (February 23, 2015).
