ST. LOUIS – Senior Caitlin Ingle (Runnells, Iowa) of the Drake University women's basketball team was named the Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week while freshman Becca Hittner (Urbandale, Iowa) was selected MVC Newcomer of the Week, the league announced Monday, Dec. 19.
Ingle helped lead Drake to an 81-76 victory over Iowa Sunday for the program's first win in the in-state series since 2001. Ingle poured in a team-high 20 points on 7-of-15 shooting along with handing out a game-high seven assists and pulling down three rebounds in 35 minutes.