ST. LOUIS – Graduate student guard Paige Robinson has been named both the Missouri Valley Conference Player and Newcomer of the Week as announced by the league office Monday afternoon, following her performance at home against St. Thomas and Wisconsin last week.
Robinson was lights out in a pair of Redbird wins this week, averaging 30.0 points/game, 4.0 rebounds/game, 2.5 assists/game, and 4.0 threes/game against St. Thomas (W, 71-56) on Tuesday and Wisconsin (W, 62-57) on Sunday. Against the Tommies, Robinson finished with a game high 23 points in her Redbird home debut, while adding four assists, two blocks, and two rebounds.