- Denisha Parks, Elms College (Sr., F, Fall River,
Mass.) - Parks reached 20+ points three times for the
Blazers, shooting 53.8% from the field. After scoring 23
points with seven boards against Becker, Parks added 22 points, 12
rebounds, and six steals against Lesley and had 25 points against
Regis.
- Shannon Brady, Bowdoin College (Jr., F, Scituate,
Mass.) - In two NESCAC wins for the Polar Bears,
Brady averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds, and two blocked shots.
The junior chipped in 16 points and nine boards in a road win
against Williams, then added a double-double with 20 points and 11
rebounds with three blocked shots in a victory over Hamilton.
- Kristina Forsman (Sr., G, Newington,
Conn.) - Forsman led both teams in scoring
in two Little East Conference wins by an average of 20.5 points
that moved the Warriors into a share of first place in the
conference. Entering the week shooting less than 30 percent from
the floor, Forsman shot 59.1 percent from the floor and was also
5-for-9 from three-point range and 5-for-5 from the foul line.
Forsman had a season-high 22 points against unbeaten conference
leader UMass Dartmouth in a 64-41 win, scoring 18 points in the
second half on 7-for-8 field goal shooting. She also hit both of
her three-point field goal tries and both of her free throws in the
second half. In a 62-44 triumph over the University of Southern
Maine, Forsman added 14 points. She was 5-for-9 from the floor in
that game, including 3-for-5 from three-point range.
- Heather LeBlanc, Norwich University (So., F, Sanford,
Maine) - LeBlanc had a stellar week
for the Norwich University women's basketball team, leading the
squad by averaging 22 points per game and 10 rebounds per game in
the Cadets' 1-1 week. LeBlanc started the week by leading the
Cadets to a 74-70 win over St. Joseph (Conn.) with a team-high 24
points and nine rebounds. LeBlanc added her fourth double-doubles
of the season after a tight 59-57 loss to Emmanuel, putting up 20
points and 11 rebounds to close out the week with a 76.9 percent
shooting percentage from the field.
- Grace Geary, UMass Boston (Fr., G, Falmouth,
Mass.) - Geary led the Beacons in scoring
in all three contests this week to help UMass Boston to a 3-0
record, including a pair of conference road victories. She poured
in a career-high 27 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the field and
4-of-5 shooting from distance, to pace the Beacons at Plymouth
State. Saturday, she added 16 points, five assists and six rebounds
to help UMass Boston earn their first win at Western Connecticut
State since 2004.
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