Sara Mendel Award Women's Basketball Player of the Week Week Of 2/2/2026 Sport Women's Basketball School Drury Year Junior Position Forward Hometown Ava, Mo. High School Ava PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sara Mendel, Drury Jr. | F | Ava, Mo. Major: Integrated Business Team Result: 75-65 W at Lewis (1/29) | 77-75 W at Upper Iowa (1/31) Averaged 15.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists in pair of conference wins Shot 62% (13-of-21) from the field and 67% (4-of-6) from the free throw line Added three blocks and one steal on the defensive end Highlighted by performance against Lewis, tallying 19 points and 13 rebounds on 8-of-11 shooting Recorded 13th and 14th double-doubles of the season Moved into tie for second in single-season double-doubles for the Panthers One of two players in Division II averaging a double-double while shooting at least 60& from the field Ranked ninth in program history for career rebounds (540) Helped Drury extend win streak to five games Earns second career Player of the Week Award (12/22/25) Last Panthers’ Player of the Week: Sara Mendel (12/22/25)