Russel Named Conference Player-of-the-Week

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2000-01 Women's Basketball
Lewis-Clark State College
Lewiston, Idaho

Russel Named Frontier Conference Player-of-the-Week

Lewiston, ID-Shannon Russel (Ritzville, WA), of fourth-ranked (NAIA) Lewis-Clark State College, was named the Frontier Conference Player-of-the-Week, for the week ending Sunday, January 7.

The 5-10 junior guard scored 43 points and made 14 of 22 three-pointers in Lewis-Clark State’s two wins this past week. Russel set a school record with eight treys against the University of Great Falls, last Thursday night. She also moved into second place, all-time, in made three-pointers with 163. Rosie Albert is in first place with 273. The Warriors defeated UGF, 106-45, and 22nd-ranked Montana State-Northern, 108-71, last Saturday night. Russel was 6 for 12 from behind the arc Saturday night.

Russel is the second women’s basketball player from Lewis-Clark State to earn Frontier Conference Player-of-the-Week, Sara McEachern received the honor December 10th.

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