ST. LOUIS – Freshman Sara Rhine (Eldon, Mo.) of the Drake University women's basketball team was named the Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball Newcomer of the Week for the second straight week, the league office announced on Monday, Jan. 11.
Rhine helped Drake get two big road wins this past weekend as the Bulldogs improved to 3-1 in the MVC, averaging 14.0 points and 7.5 rebounds, in the victories at Missouri State and Wichita State. In the win at Missouri State, Rhine, from nearby Eldon, Mo. played in front of a large group of family and friends finishing with nine points and seven rebounds in Drake's first win in Springfield, Mo.