- Meghan Ronaghan, UMass Dartmouth (So., F, North
Attleboro, Mass.) - Ronaghan led the Corsairs to a
3-0 week by averaging 22 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 2.7 steals per
game. She started the week collecting 26 points and 10 boards
in a Little East Conference win over UMass Boston, then added 21
points, seven rebounds, and four blocked shots in a non-conference
win over Framingham State. She ended the week with 19 points
and 12 rebounds in a win over conference for Plymouth State
University.
- Aliah Curry, Norwich University (Sr., G, Windsor,
Mass.) - Senior guard Curry wrote her name into the
Norwich record books as the first women's basketball player to
surpass 2,000 points. Curry started the week with a 17
point game in a tough loss to Suffolk University before posting a
strong performance against the College of St. Joseph’s of
Vermont. The Windsor, Mass. native shot 58.3 percent from the field
(7-12) and nailed a pair of three-pointers for 31 points to lead
the Cadets to victory with a 79-52 score. She reach the 2,000
point plateau as part of a 27 point effort against Johnson &
Wales.
- Mairead Hynes, Connecticut College (Fr., F, Mahopac,
N.Y.) - Connecticut College forward
Mairead Hynes helped lead the Camels to a pair of NESCAC wins in a
2-1 week. Hynes opened the week with a 10 point, eight rebound
effort in a 54-35 triumph over Middlebury. Hynes exploded with a
career-high 36 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in an 87-76 overtime
loss at Rhode Island College Thursday. Saturday, Hynes helped the
Camels erase a 10 point deficit at Wesleyan, finishing with 23
points, 13 rebounds, three steals and two blocks. For the week,
Hynes connected at a 56% clip from the field (24-43) and shot 78%
from the charity stripe (21-for-28).
- Amber Legare, Mount Holyoke College (Sr., F, Chicopee,
Mass.) - Legare helped lead the
Lyons to a 1-1 week, boasting a double-double of 21.5 points and
12.5 rebounds per contest. She also recorded a team-best three
blocks, including a game-high two in MHC's victory over Clark.
Additionally, she notched her 10th & 11th double-double of the
season, including a game-high 29 points and 13 rebounds in a loss
to Babson.
- Jade Desroches, Castleton State College (Sr., G,
Berkshire, Vt.) - Desroches helped the
Spartans stay perfect in the NAC (10-0), leading the team to three
wins while averaging 18.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.0
steals per game. Against second place New England College, the
guard posted 14 points, two rebounds and two steals to help the
Spartans win by 15 points. She followed it up with 30 points,
including 21 in the first half, eight rebounds, seven steals and
four assists to lead Castleton over UMF, 67-57. Desroches finished
her week with 11 points, six assists, three rebounds and three
steals as the Spartans built an early lead before winning by 19
points.
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Jen Ashton
Grace Geary
