EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball junior guard Sophia Loden was named Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week on Tuesday. The honor is Loden’s first career OVC award.
Loden averaged a double-double in USI’s two games last week, posting 18.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. The junior shot for 57 percent overall on 16 made field goals and over 55 percent on five makes from three-point range. Loden also dished out five assists and had two steals.
Loden began the week with a career game in USI’s dominant 95-18 home win against Fisk University. Loden dropped a career-high 22 points on 10-14 shooting and hauled in 10 rebounds in only 19 minutes of action for her second double-double of the season. On Sunday, Loden ended the week with her second consecutive double-double, logging 15 points and a career-best 13 rebounds on the road against Northern Kentucky. Three of Loden’s six made field goals in the game came from beyond the arc. Loden also notched four assists against the Norse.
This season, Loden tops the squad with 15 points per game on 44 percent shooting from the floor and has grabbed a team-best 8.3 rebounds per contest. Loden is also averaging over two assists and 1.5 steals per outing. Loden has started all six games this season for the Screaming Eagles.
