PrestoSports Player of the Week | Rookie of the Week |
Giovanna Pickering Senior guard Giovanna Pickering of Babson College is the Presto Sports NEWBA Player of the Week for games played from January 9-15. Pickering averaged 22.3 points, 5.3 assists, 4.0 steals and 3.7 rebounds per game while shooting 57.5 percent from the field in a 3-0 week for Babson. She scored a career-high 29 points on 9-of-15 shooting in Tuesday's win at Coast Guard, and followed that up with 26 points on 10-of-15 shooting to go along with five rebounds and four steals in Thursday's 80-60 victory over Emerson. On Saturday, Pickering finished with 12 points, a career-high nine assists and four more steals as the Beavers defeated Clark, 84-51. |
Alexis Hackett Freshman guard Alexis Hackett of Suffolk University earns NEWBA Rookie of the Week honors after helping lead the Rams to a 3-0 week. Hackett averaged 13.7 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.7 blocks and 1.3 assists per game while shooting 40% from the field and 83.3% from the free throw line. She opened her week with 18 points, six rebounds and three blocks in a 66-59 win at Anna Maria on Tuesday, before posting a double-double with 13 points, 14 boards and three assists in a 71-53 victory over Albertus Magnus on Thursday. Hackett capped her week with ten points, six rebounds and one block as Suffolk rolled to an 81-50 victory over Mount Ida on Saturday. |
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Milestones
• WPI head coach Cherise Galasso reached the 300-win mark for her career with last Thursday's 74-42 win at Mount Holyoke. Galasso, who also coached at Regis for three seasons, owns a 300-217 career record (.580) and is 265-179 (.597) in 17 seasons at WPI.