ST. LOUIS, Mo. - For the second consecutive week Drake University's Reed Timmer (New Berlin, Wis.) and Sara Rhine (Eldon, Mo.) have been named the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Week presented by Eagle Bank and Trust Company, the conference announced Wednesday, Dec. 6. 

Timmer averaged 20.0 points per game on the week in road games at Omaha and Wyoming while shooting 45.0% from the field and 60.0% from three-point range, adding 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Timmer led Drake with 28 points and 10 rebounds in the double-overtime loss at Wyoming with his scoring coming on just 11 shots, as he was 7-of-11 from the field and 4-of-5 from three-point range. It was just his second career double-double. His 28-point game was his fourth 28 point game of the season. His 28 points moved him past the 1,500 career point plateau and into the top 20 among active Division I players. Timmer holds a 3.51 GPA in Drake's Doctorate of Pharmacy program. 

Rhine averaged 24.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.0 assist per game while shooting 42.8 percent (3-for-7) from the three-point line, 54.2 percent (19-of-35) from the floor and 1.000 percent (8-for-8) from the free throw line during the week. In the win over Iowa State, Rhine scored 24 points behind a 10-for-14 shooting day, including a career-best two three-pointers, while pulling down six rebounds against the Cyclones. She followed that effort with 25 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two blocks while making all six free throws against Creighton. The sophomore has scored 20 or more points in three-straight games and currently sits second in the MVC in scoring at 18.1 points per game.  Academically, Rhine has a 4.00 GPA as an elementary education major. 

2017-18 Drake Missouri Valley Scholar-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 6 - Josh Yeager - Men's Cross Country
Sept. 13 - Kyle Brandt - Men's Cross Country
Oct. 4 - Kyla Inderski - Volleyball
Nov. 28 - Reed Timmer, Men's Basketball
Nov. 28 - Sara Rhine, Women's Basketball
Dec. 6 - Reed Timmer, Men's Basketball
Dec. 6 - Sara Rhine, Women's Basketball