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Shimek Earns Third Player of the Week Honor of the Year

Over the past week, Shimek tallied 28 and 29 points in a pair of Spartan wins

Michigan State's Liz Shimek has earned three Player of the Week honors this year.

Michigan State's Liz Shimek has earned three Player of the Week honors this year.

Dec. 12, 2005

Liz Shimek, Michigan State
SR, 6-1, F, Empire, Mich./Maple City-Glen Lake

Shimek earns her second-straight and third weekly honor of the season after continuing to dominate over the past 30 days.  Against Detroit, she scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, which marked her 26th-career double-double. She was 12-of-17 (.706) from the field and a perfect 4-of-4 from the free-throw line.  In the Spartans' win at South Florida, with the Bulls fresh off an upset victory over No. 11 DePaul, Shimek poured in 28 points and hit a career-high 10 free throws on 11 attempts.  She was 9-of-11 (.818) from the floor and collected eight rebounds in the win. 

In the two games this past week, Shimek averaged 28.5 points and shot 21-of-28 (.750) from the field.  She also posted an average of 10 rebounds and less than one turnover per game.

Last MSU POW:  Liz Shimek (12/5/05)