From Indiana State University
ST. LOUIS – Senior guard Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir has been named this week’s Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, announced by the league on Monday.
Abdul-Qaadir made quite the introduction to the Missouri Valley Conference as she posted back-to-back 20-point performances in ISU’s wins over Northern Iowa and Drake. Against the Panthers, Abdul-Qaadir recorded a game-high 20 points and a career-high nine rebounds to help her team close out a 60-53 win. She sank four free throws in the final 33 seconds to go 11-for-12 from the line on the evening while also recording a game-high six assists and three steals.
The Memphis transfer worked her magic again versus Drake, dropping a career-high 26 points and grabbing five boards. She tied for a team-high four assists and picked up two steals in the 90-81 win over the Bulldogs, helping her team reach the 90-point mark for the first time since Feb. 25, 2012. She was yet again clutch from the free throw line where she went 10-for-12 and sinking seven foul shots in the final 55 seconds.
Overall, Abdul-Qaadir went 12-for-25 from the field (.480) and 21-for-24 from the free throw line (.875). On the season, the Springfield, Mass. native is ISU’s second leading scorer with 13.8 points per game and assist leader with 3.7 per game.
