ST. LOUIS – University of Evansville sophomore Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind./Hamilton Heights) has been named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week for the first time in her career, the league office announced on Tuesday morning. Runner earns the award after a record-setting week that saw the sophomore break the program record for the most points in a regulation game with 36 and eclipse the 1,000-point plateau for her career.

In two games this week, Runner averaged 29 points, six rebounds and six assists while shooting 65.3% from the field, 66.7% from three and 88.9% from the free throw line.

On Thursday night against Drake, Runner put together one of the finest single game performances in UE history, scoring 36 points with nine assists and eight rebounds without committing a turnover. She is only player the country since 2002 to score 36 points with 9 assists, 8 rebounds and no turnovers in a single game. Against the Bulldogs, Runner also passed the 1,000-point plateau for her career, becoming the 22nd player in program history and the second fastest player in Aces history to reach the 1,000-point mark.

On Saturday at Murray State, Runner scored 22 points to lead the Aces, marking the third time in the last four games that she has scored 20-plus points. Runner is one of five Valley players with 10 games scoring 20-plus points this year and is one of four Aces since 2009-10 to have 10 20-point performances in a single season.

After being named MVC Freshman of the Year last season, Runner has taken another jump to establish herself as one of the top mid-major guards in the country. Entering the final week of regular season play, Runner ranks third in the Valley in scoring (18.2 ppg), second in assists (5.4), and first in free throws made (182) and attempts (216). Runner is one of four players in the country and the only mid-major player to average 18 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 1.7 steals per game this season.  

Runner and the Aces return to the floor on Thursday for a road contest against Bradley before returning home for the regular season finale on Sunday against Southern Illinois.