| INDIANAPOLIS – Green Bay’s Caitlyn Hibner is the Nike® #HLWBB Player of the Week for the second time this season as the junior guard posted a career-high 30 points and added nine rebounds in the Phoenix victory over No. 18 Syracuse at the Victoria Invitational. Northern Kentucky’s Ivy Turner posted 12.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as the Norse went 3-0 for the week to earn her first Nike® Freshman of the Week honor. PLAYER OF THE WEEK | CAITLYN HIBNER | GREEN BAY | JUNIOR | GUARD | PORTAGE, WIS.Caitlyn Hibner scored a career-high 30 points and pulled down 9 rebounds in Green Bay’s victory over No. 18 Syracuse on Saturday afternoon in the Greater Victoria Invitational. The Phoenix notched its 11th win over a ranked opponent and fourth in the past three seasons. Green Bay claimed third place in the eight-team invitational and finished 2-1, with its lone loss coming to No. 10 Mississippi State. For the week, Hibner posted 15.3 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game. 2019 Nike® Players of the WeekNovember 11 – Karly Murphy, Green BayNovember 18 – Caitlyn Hibner, Green BayNovember 25 – Mariah White, Cleveland StateDecember 2 – Caitlyn Hibner, Green Bay FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK | IVY TURNER | NORTHERN KENTUCKY | FRESHMAN | GUARD | DANVILLE, KY.Ivy Turner had double-digit scoring efforts in all three of Northern Kentucky’s victories over the week, averaging 12.7 points per game. The rookie had an efficient week from the floor, shooting 55.0 percent from the floor and 66.7 percent from beyond the arc through the three contests, and got herself to the free-throw line 16 times, converting on 87.5 percent of her attempts. The 5-foot-5 guard also added 5.3 rebounds per game, including a career-best eight against FIU, and dished out five assists while nabbing three steals over the course of the week. 2019 Nike® Freshmen of the WeekNovember 11 – Taylor Petit, Youngstown StateNovember 18 – Sydney Gouard, OaklandNovember 25 – Sylare Starks, Detroit MercyDecember 2 – Ivy Turner, Northern Kentucky Rachel WhiteAssistant Director | Broadcasting and CommunicationsA: 201 S. Capitol Ave. Suite 500 | Indianapolis, IN 46225O: 317-237-5626 | C: 217-320-2871HORIZONLEAGUE.com | PSA: The Horizon |
