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OGDEN, Utah (January 30, 2018) - Idaho’s Geri McCorkell was named the Ready Nutrition #BigSkyWBB Player of the Week after leading Idaho to a pair of road wins over previous Big Sky Leader Northern Colorado and North Dakota.
McCorkell, a senior from Melbourne, Australia, averaged 28.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game last week, helping Idaho to just the second road sweep over Northern Colorado and North Dakota in the last six years.
She opened the week with her third straight double-double in Greeley. She posted 22 points and 10 boards in the Vandals’ 79-71 win. McCorkell went perfect from the floor, hitting 9-of-9 from the field.
McCorkell totaled a career-high 34 points in Idaho’s 78-64 win at UND. She hit a career-high five 3’s in the win. She was nearly perfect from the free-throw line, hitting 9-of-10.
In all, McCorkell shot 67.9 percent from the field and went 6-for-11 (54.5 percent) from behind the arc. She currently ranks fourth in field goal percentage ninth in scoring (16.3) and 10th in rebounding (7.2) in the Big Sky this season.
Other Nominees: Violet Kapri Morrow - Eastern Washington; Saylair Grandon - Idaho State; Sophia Stiles - Montana; Hannah Caudill - Montana State; Kenna McDavis - Northern Arizona; Savannah Smith - Northern Colorado; Courtney West - Portland State; Hannah Friend - Sacramento State; Kailie Quinn - Weber State
2017-18 #BigSkyWBB Players of the Week
Nov. 14 - Savannah Scott, Northern Colorado
Nov. 21 - Lexi Klabo, North Dakota
Nov. 28 - Geri McCorkell, Idaho
Dec. 5 - Savannah Scott, Northern Colorado
Dec. 12 - Olivia Lucero, Northern Arizona
Dec. 19 - Grace Kenyon, Idaho State
Dec. 26 - Ashley Bolston - Portland State
Jan. 2 - Mikayla Ferenz - Idaho
Jan. 9 - Mikayla Ferenz - Idaho
Jan. 16 - Larryn Brooks - Weber State
Jan. 23 - Delaney Hodgins - Eastern Washington
Jan. 30 - Geri McCorkell - Idaho