Peppers named Player of the Week

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – The Great Plains Athletic Conference announced the fifth edition of its women's basketball players of the week, naming Morningside's Sophia Peppers to the award.

Peppers led all scorers in last week's single game against Viterbo, scoring 31 points and shooting better than 56 percent from the field. She went 10-of-12 from the free-throw line, including an 8-for-8 stretch in the final two minutes of play. She also had a game-high 11 rebounds.

Peppers is a senior from Exira, Iowa.