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UJ’s Kate Cordes NSAA Offensive Player of the Week

BISMARCK, N.D.– Kate Cordes from the University of Jamestown women’s basketball team has been named the North Star Athletic Association’s Offensive Player of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday.

Cordes scored a career-high 32 points in Jamestown’s 90-67 win over Bethel (Kan.) in the season opener.  She followed up with 17 points in UJ’s 67-51 win at Kansas Wesleyan.  For the week, Cordes averaged 24.5 points per game, shooting 19-of-38 from the field (50 percent), 5-of-15 from the 3-point line, and converted all six free-throws.  Cordes also averaged 4.0 assists per game for the week.