Northern Kentucky University’s Jessie Slack (Mt. Perry, Ohio) is the Great Lakes Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. The senior guard helped the top-ranked Norse collect a come-from-behind victory at rival Indianapolis and a win at NCAA Division I foe SIU Edwardsville last week.

In NKU’s 56-54 win over UIndy on Thursday, Slack netted 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Norse rallied from a late nine-point deficit. Slack was 7-for-17 (.412) from the field and converted 3-of-6 (.500) three-point attempts in the win. She also chipped in four steals and a pair of assists.

Slack returned on Saturday to post her first double-double of the season. In the 61-48 win over the Cougars, Slack netted a game-high 20 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. She also had three steals, two assists and a blocked shot in the victory.

On the week, Slack averaged 18.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 2.0 assists per game. She was 13-for-32 (.406) from the field, 5-for-9 (.556) from the three-point line and a perfect 6-for-6 at the free throw line.

This season, Slack is averaging 20.5 points and 8.3 rebounds per game while shooting at a 55.0 percent clip. She is also converting 62.5 percent of her three-point attempts. Slack leads the league in scoring and three-point field goal percentage and ranks fourth in rebounds and seventh in steals per game (2.25).

The Norse have opened their 2008-09 campaign with a perfect 4-0 mark. NKU, the defending NCAA Division II national champion, will face Georgetown College, UNC-Pembroke and Carson-Newman at home this week.

Other top performers in the GLVC last week included Bellarmine’s Dana Beaven, Drury’s Lindsay Ballweg, Indianapolis’ Katie Dewey, Lewis’ Devon Carbaugh, Quincy’s Jessica Keller, Rockhurst’s Julie Cook, Saint Joseph’s Britney Cruse and UW-Parkside’s Brittany Beyer.