DeKALB, IL - Northern Illlinois University women's basketball student-athlete
Chelby Koker (Racine, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran) has been named the Mid-American Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week for her performance in last Saturday's win over Western Michigan.
Koker currently holds a 4.0 grade point average in her graduate program in data analytics. This is the fifth time in her career that Koker has been named the MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week. She was also named the MAC Player of the Week on Tuesday.
The sixth-year guard led all players with 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists in NIU's 60-51 win at Western Michigan on Feb. 15. It was her third 20-point effort this season and her eighth game with at least 10 points, five rebounds and five assists. Koker moved into fifth place all-time at NIU with 1,813 points.
The Huskies take on Ohio tonight at 6 p.m. CT and return to the Convocation Center on Saturday, Feb. 22 to take on Eastern Michigan in the "Cram The Convo" doubleheader with the NIU men's basketball team. NIU will be honoring cancer patients, survivors and caregivers in the annual Play 4 Kay Pink Game in partnership with the Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital Cancer Center. Fans in attendance are encouraged to wear pink and stop by the marketing table to receive a pink "I Fight For" lunch tote while supplies last.
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