Week 12: GPAC Women's Basketball Players of the Week

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following women's basketball players-of-the-week for contests played January 13-19, 2025. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2024-2025 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program. 

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Basketball Players-of-the-Week

Offensive – Janie Van Donge, Dordt University (Forward)

Janie Van Donge of Dordt University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports women's basketball offensive player-of-the-week.  Van Donge, a senior from Hospers, Iowa, scorched the nets for the Defenders shooting 73.7 percent from the field. She averaged 15.5 points per game in a pair of conference wins, including 19 points against Northwestern. She also grabbed 20 rebounds on the week, to average a double-double.

Defensive – Avery Broughton, Dakota Wesleyan University (Guard)

Avery Broughton of Dakota Wesleyan University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports women's basketball defensive player-of-the-week.  Broughton, a freshman from Corsica, South Dakota, recorded 14 rebounds (12 defensive) six blocks and a pair of steals in two wins for the Tigers on the week. In addition, she added 11 points per game and dished out four assists.