Sieben Named MIAC Offensive Player Of The Week
Concordia junior guard Carlee Sieben reaped the benefits of the Cobbers’ 3-0 record last week by being named the MIAC Offensive Player of the Week. She led averaged 17.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists in helping the Cobbers improve to 6-0 in conference play.
MOORHEAD, Minn. (12/11/23)---Concordia junior guard Carlee Sieben (Grafton, N.D.) reaped the benefits of the Cobbers' 3-0 record last week by being named the MIAC Offensive Player of the Week.
Sieben led Concordia over the three games with a 17.0 points per game average. She also averaged 3.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists in helping the Cobbers improve to 6-0 in conference play on the season. The 6-game win streak to open conference play is the longest since the 2010-11 season when they also started the league with a 6-0 mark. CC went on to win the conference tournament championship in the 2011 campaign.
Sieben becomes the first Concordia player to earn conference weekly honors this season. It is the first time in her career that she has claimed the award.
Sieben started her award-winning week by scoring 19 points, dishing out three assists and grabbing four rebounds in the Cobbers' 64-52 win at St. Mary's. She followed that up with a 9-point, 5-rebound performance at home against St. Benedict in a 77-61 victory. Sieben's top offensive output came in the 82-59 win over Hamline on Saturday, where she scored a season-high 23 points and added four assists.
Sieben shot 47.2% (17-for-36) from the field and 42.9% (9-for-21) from 3-point range in Concordia's three games last week.
Sieben currently leads the MIAC in scoring in overall games and conference play. She is averaging 17.6 points per game in CC's nine overall games and has a 17.2 scoring average in the six league games. Sieben is also second in the league in assists in all contests.