Luper Named Summit League Athlete of the Month

Originally Published: Mar 13, 2010 1:50 AM CDT

Curt Hill
Oklahoma Sports Staff Writer

TULSA, Oklahoma – ORU freshman guard Kevi Luper has been named the Summit League February Female Athlete of the Month.

Luper collects her first Athlete of the Month honor after leading the Golden Eagles to a 6-1 record during the month en route to their first-ever regular-season Summit League title. The Adair native averaged 27.7 points during the month of February.

Luper currently leads the nation in steals (4.5 steals per game) and ranks sixth nationally in scoring (24.8 points per game). Luper earned all-tournament honors this past week after averaging 20.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.