SAINT PAUL, Minn.: UW-Superior junior guard
Eva Reinertsen (Duluth, Minn./Homeschooled) has been named Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.
Reinertsen averaged 19.5 points and eight rebounds per game, helping the Yellowjackets to a 2-0 weekend in the inaugural Superior Shootout Holiday Classic with wins over Concordia (Minn.) and previously unbeaten UW-Stout.
Reinertsen scored 14 points, grabbed seven rebounds and had four assists Saturday against the Cobbers and followed it with a career-high 25 points with nine boards against the Blue Devils. She shot 14-of-26 from the field (53.8) percent.
Through 12 games this season, Reinertsen is averaging 14.7 points and 6.2 rebounds per game while shooting 50.8 percent from the floor.
The conference weekly honor is the first of Reinertsen's career.
The Yellowjackets are back in action Wednesday, hosting Crown at Mertz Mortorelli Gym. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.