NEWBA Announces Award Winners For November 28

Claire Baecher
Williams College
Junior • Forward • Brunswick, Maine

Williams College junior forward Claire Baecher has earned the NEWBA/PrestoSports Player of the Week award for the time period of November 14-27.  Baecher averaged 17.0 points and 7.8 rebounds per game while piling up 20 blocked shots for the Ephs. She knocked down 55.1% (27-49) of her shots from the field and 69.2% (9-13) of her free throw attempts. The forward was named Most Valuable Player of the Williams Tip-Off Tournament after leading her team to a 61-39 triumph over Babson College in the title game. In addition to posting a double-double on 14 points and 10 rebounds, she also racked up nine blocks. One day earlier, she exploded for 21 points and seven rebounds in a 56-53 victory over Whitman College. After collecting 19 points, six rebounds and eight swats in a 62-42 win over Springfield College, Baecher added 14 points and eight boards in a 87-65 victory over the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. She drained three shots from beyond the arc against Springfield.

Kelsey Garrity
UMass Dartmouth
First Year • Guard • Somerville, Mass.

 UMass Dartmouth first year guard Kelsey Garrity has earned the NEWBA Rookie of the Week award for the time period of November 14-27.  Garrity amassed 15.8 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in leading the Corsairs a 3-1 start. She converted 58.5% (24-41) of her shots from the floor, dished out nine assists and came up with 13 steals. The guard reached double digits in the scoring column in all four of her team's games. Garrity kicked off her career with 17 points, seven rebounds and six steals in a 65-61 triumph over Salve Regina University. After recording 14 points and seven boards in a heartbreaking 57-55 setback to the Maine Maritime Academy, tallied 14 more points and nine rebounds in a 67-61 win over Curry College. Garrity piled up a career best 18 points to lead UMass Dartmouth to a 62-57 triumph over Worcester State University.

• Lucy Tremblay, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (Jr, G, East Greenbush, N.Y.) - Tremblay averaged 22.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game to lead the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts to a 3-1 record. She poured in a career-best 30 points against Williams College.
• Nicki Wurdeman, Babson College (Sr, F, Rowley, Mass.) - Wurdeman helped Babson College to a 3-1 start with her 20.5 points and 10. rebounds per outing. She posted three double-doubles, scoring 28 points in a 94-45 victory over Salem State College and 21 points in a 73-64 triumph ver Tufts University.
• Kaitlin Ward, Coast Guard Academy (So, G, Saline, Mich.) - Ward averaged a double-double on 21.3 points and 10.0 rebounds per game in three victories for the Coast Guard Academy. She also dished out 17 assists and added 10 steals for the Bears, who have already equaled their 2010-11 win total.
• Rachel Riley, Rhode Island College (Sr, F, Coventry, R.I.) - Riley posted 17.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game to lead Rhode Island College to a 2-1 mark. In addition to recording a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards in a 67-49 win over WPI, she poured in 21 points in a 84-68 triumph over Bridgewater State University.
• Jill Henrikson, Bowdoin College (Sr, G, Bath, Maine) - Henrikson averaged 18.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 6.3 steals per game in leading Bowdoin College to a perfect 3-0 start. She was at her best against the University of New England, when she posted a double-double on 21 points and 10 boards. The guard was named Most Valuable Player of the Bowdoin Tip-Off Tournament.