ST. LOUIS - Reed Timmer and Maddy Dean of Drake have been selected Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Week, presented by Enterprise Bank and Trust Company, Commissioner Doug Elgin announced today. The two athletes were honored for their performances during the period of January 29-February 4.
To qualify for Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week laurels, student-athletes must carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20, completed at least one academic year at a Valley institution and must be at least a sophomore in academic standing.
Redshirt freshmen and first-year junior college transfers are not eligible. In addition to the academic qualifications, student-athletes are evaluated on their athletic performance during the one-week period.
Reed Timmer, Drake, Sr., Basketball, Pharmacy, 3.47 GPA
Timmer had a historic week as he became Drake’s all-time scoring leader with 1,812 career points and moved into 30th in career scoring in the MVC record book. Timmer averaged 27.0 points on 14-of-29 shooting and 7-of-16 from the three-point arc and was also 19-of-22 at the free-throw line. The senior opened the week with 22 points in the loss to SIU and followed that up by matching a career-high with 32 points in the road win at Bradley, scoring 17 second-half points to push the Bulldogs to victory. His two performances of 20 or more points on the week gives him 11 such performances on the year, the second most in the league and the most 30-point games this season.
Maddy Dean, Drake, Jr., Basketball, Actuarial Science & Finance, 3.50 GPA
Dean averaged 16.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals while shooting a blistering 57.9 percent from the floor (11-of-19), an impressive 50 percent from behind three three-point line (6-of-12) and 83.3 percent from the free throw line (5-of-6) to help Drake win home games over Southern Illinois and Missouri State. Friday against Missouri State, Dean scored a season-high 20 points, going 7-of-11 from the field. She pulled down a season-high 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the year and the eighth of her career. In Sunday’s victory over Missouri State, Dean scored 13 points on a 4-of-8 shooting performance. This season, Dean, who missed all of 2016-17 due to injury, is averaging 9.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. She has scored double-figures in five of the past six games. In league games, Dean averages 11.2 points and a league-best 4.0 assists per game.
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