MIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg College's
Shannon Renne (JR, Nicollet, Minn.) was named Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Co-Player of the Week, it was announced on Monday.
Renne set an Augsburg and MIAC single-game record for three-pointers in a game, connecting on 9-of-13 from beyond the arc in Augsburg's 78-66 win over Carleton on Saturday. Renne scored a career-high 35 points in the win, a single-game high for any MIAC women's basketball player so far this season, a total just two points shy of Augsburg's single-game school record. She also had seven rebounds and two assists in the win, which broke an 18-game Augsburg losing streak to Carleton. She also had six points and five rebounds in Augsburg's 65-52 loss to Bethel on Wednesday.
On the season, Renne is averaging 9.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per-game, while also contributing 11 assists and 11 steals.
Renne shared the weekly MIAC honor with Molly Mathiowetz of Gustavus.
Augsburg travels to face St. Mary's on Monday (1/18) at 5:45 p.m., and plays at Hamline on Wednesday (1/20) at 7:30 p.m.