Emma Gerdes Award Player of the Week Week Of 12/31/2018 Sport Women's Basketball School Wartburg College Year Junior Position Hometown Cedar Falls, Iowa High School Cedar Falls Female Athlete of the Week – Women’s Basketball – Player of the Week Emma Gerdes, Wartburg College Jr., PG, Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls Gerdes was the Knights’ leading scorer over break (17.5 PPG), helping the Knights pick up four non-conference wins. She averaged 17.5 PPG, 5 RPG, 4.25 APG and 2.25 SPG. The junior point guard posted a career-high 20 points against Cabrini in Las Vegas, only to surpass that mark with 27 in the 60-40 upset win over No. 3/3 St. Thomas. St. Thomas was the highest ranked opponent Wartburg has defeated in program history. UST's 40 points was lowest scoring output in its last 10 seasons. Gerdes tallied 15 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot in Wartburg’s 77-58 win over No.20/22 Randolph-Macon. In the Knights’ 68-48 win over Cabrini, Gerdes put up 20 points while totaling 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Wartburg defeated North Central 87-57 with Gerdes contributing 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and steals. Against third-ranked UST, Gerdes record 27 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 1 blocked shot. This marks the second career Women’s Basketball Player of the Week honor for Gerdes (1/2/19, 2/12/17).
