University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s Jadee Rooney (Markesan, Wis.) is the Great Lakes Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. Rooney, a freshman guard for the Rangers, led her team to a pair of victories in league play last week.

In UW-Parkside’s 90-87 double-overtime win at Bellarmine on Thursday, Rooney canned a three-pointer at the end of regulation to push the contest into the first overtime and finished the night with a game-high 27 points. She was 12-for-25 (.480) from the field and tallied six rebounds, three assists, a blocked shot and a steal.

Rooney returned in Saturday’s 72-70 overtime win at Kentucky Wesleyan to post 16 points and five assists. She was 6-for-12 (.500) from the field and also added a steal.

On the week, Rooney averaged 21.5 points, 4.0 assists and 3.5 points per game. She was 18-for-37 (.486) from the field, 4-for-12 (.333) from the three-point line and 3-for-4 (.750) from the free throw line.

Rooney is averaging 12.4 points per game this season to rank second on the team in scoring. She has upped her output to 14.5 points per game in league contests. In addition, Rooney is averaging 2.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.

UW-Parkside (15-7, 11-2 GLVC) remained in a first-place tie in the GLVC East Division standings with the victories. The Rangers have won three straight games and will host Saint Joseph’s and Bellarmine this weekend.