Lexi Dooley Tabbed SLIAC Player of the Week

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Two days after leading the Eureka College women's basketball team to sole possession of first place in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings, sophomore forward Lexi Dooley (Sutter, Ill./Warsaw H.S.) has been chosen as the conference Player of the Week, the league announced Monday morning.

Dooley came off the bench in contests at Chicago on Monday and at Webster on Saturday, averaging 11.0 points and 7.5 rebounds. She scored 16 points on 6-for-7 shooting and hauled down 11 rebounds in Saturday's win at Webster, breaking a first-place tie with the Gorloks and helping EC match its best start to a conference schedule since joining the SLIAC in 2006.

The 5-foot-10 sophomore ranks fifth among SLIAC players in total rebounds (68), defensive rebounds (44) and offensive rebounds (24). Her 6.8 rebounds per game are the most in the SLIAC by a player that comes off the bench.

The announcement marks Dooley's first career SLIAC Player of the Week award. She joins senior teammate Michaela Balducci (Eureka, Ill./Eureka H.S.) as Red Devils to be honored by the league this season.

Dooley and the Red Devils will play their final game of 2016 Monday afternoon at North Park in Chicago, Ill. at 2 p.m.