SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—South Dakota senior center Hannah Sjerven has been named the Summit League Player of the Week for the period ended Dec. 20. Sjerven nets the honor for the third time in her career.
 
Sjerven tallied a career-best 31 points and 21 rebounds in South Dakota's 84-68 road win at Bradley on Thursday. She posted the first 30-20 game by a Coyote since NCAA Division II Player of the Year Mandy Koupal in 2003. It also marked the only 30-20 performance by a player in NCAA Division I this season. Her 21 rebounds ranks fourth in the NCAA for a single-game performance this year.
 
Sjerven added 15 points, seven boards and three blocks in limited minutes on Sunday at Oklahoma.
 
Hailing from Rogers, Minnesota, Sjerven leads the Summit in scoring (18.3), field-goal percentage (.633) and blocked shots (2.7) this season. She also ranks second in the league for rebounds (10.0) and is one of 39 players nationally averaging a double-double.
 
This marks the second-straight Summit League weekly honor for the Coyotes with Chloe Lamb earning the nod a week ago.