Southern Indiana sophomore forward Anna Hackert has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for contests played Jan. 17-19, it was announced by the league on Monday.
 
Hackert averaged 20.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game to lead the Screaming Eagles to a 2-0 week against division league opponents, posting a 79-48 win over Saint Joseph’s and a 70-69 victory against No. 5 Indianapolis.  She recorded numbers on the week, shooting 61.5 percent from the field, and 66.7 percent from the free throw line. 
 
Against Saint Joseph’s, Hackert scored 19 points on an 8-of-9 shooting.  She grabbed eight rebounds, two blocks, two steals, and two assists to help the Screaming Eagles rebound from their only loss of the year to Quincy on Jan. 12.
 
Hackert notched 21 points and 10 rebounds in Southern Indiana’s one-point 70-69 win over Indianapolis.  Against the Greyhounds, Hackert had key moments in the game scoring 13 points in the second half, grabbing three crucial rebounds, and she swatted two shots in the final minute, including a block as time expired, to preserve the victory.  She finished with a career-high four blocks in the victory as the Screaming Eagles improved to a perfect 10-0 at the Physical Activities Center.
 
The Evansville, Ind., native is averaging 14.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game in 14 contests.  She leads the league and is among national leaders with a .582 shooting percentage. Her double-double against Indianapolis was her fourth of the season and eighth of her career.
 
The honor is Hackert’s second of her career, and first since winning the award on Jan. 7, 2013.

USI (13-1, 5-1 GLVC) visits Kentucky Wesleyan in a battle for first-place in the GLVC East Division today in a 5:15 p.m. tip-off.