It’s the guard’s fourth week earning the award
ST LOUIS – For the fourth time this season freshman guard Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind. / Hamilton Heights HS) has been named the MVC Freshman of the Week.
Runner continued her double-digit scoring streak as the University of Evansville women’s basketball team finished the non-conference portion of the season. With strong performances for the Purple Aces the guard was selected as the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Week by league staff for the fourth time.
Runner has now scored at least 10 points in all 11 games of her first season with UE. She currently leads the team in points per game averaging 17.8 points. Runner is also third in the Valley in both points per game and total points with 196 scored on the season so far. Along with teammate sophomore forward Maggie Hartwig (Sauk City, Wis. / Sauk Prairie HS), Runner is one of only two MVC underclassmen to score over 160 points in non-conference action.
In Evansville’s final two games against non-Valley opponents Runner scored 28 points in 66 minutes of action. During the Aces 84-51 win over IU Columbus, the guard scored 12 points while setting a career-high in steals with four takeaways. The freshman played her first full 40-minute game in UE’s close loss to Loyola Chicago on the road. In a full game effort Runner was second on the team in scoring with 16 points while adding five helpers and three rebounds.
Runner ended the week averaging 16 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.5 steals in 33 minutes of play. Her strong effort earned Runner her fourth career weekly honor from the MVC. Runner is now second among all program newcomers for the Aces in weekly awards during their first season with the team. She trails only program scoring leader Sara Dickey (Montezuma, Ind. Riverton Parke HS) who earned five during the 2013-14 season.
