(UND Athletics)
North Dakota’s Borowicz earns second consecutive weekly accolade
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – North Dakota’s Kacie Borowicz secured her second consecutive TicketSmarter Summit League Women’s Basketball Player of the Week award, league officials announced Monday. She averaged 24.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4.5 apg and 2.5 spg en route to helping North Dakota push its winning streak to six games with back-to-back league wins.
In North Dakota’s 53-34 win over Oral Roberts, Borowicz led all scorers with 21 points, grabbed six rebounds, dished out a pair of assists and secured two steals. In the victory, she went 2-for-2 from behind the three-point line and 3-for-3 from the charity stripe.
Against Kansas City, Borowicz once again paced the scoring efforts finishing with 27 points, 12 of which came from behind the free-throw line where she did not miss. She also recorded seven assists, five rebounds and three steals in the Fighting Hawks’ 78-66 win over the Roos. During the fourth quarter of that game, Borowicz scored all 12 points to give the Hawks the definitive win.
Borowicz leads the league in scoring with 18.8 ppg and moved to second in the NCAA for free-throw percentage with 96.6 percent. She is 20-for-20 from the charity stripe in North Dakota’s last four games.
Kacie Borowicz, North Dakota
Jr | G | Roseau, Minn.
- Collected her second straight player of the week honor
- Averaged 24.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4.5 apg and 2.5 spg in two home victories
- Finished with 27 points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals in UND’s win over KC
Also nominated: Uju Ezeudu (Denver), Liv Korngable (South Dakota), Myah Selland (South Dakota State), Paige Bradford (Kansas City), Tirzah Moore (Oral Roberts)
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