- Aliah Curry, Norwich University (Jr., G, Windsor,
Mass.) - Curry averaged 25
points per game in a 2-1 week for the Cadets. She totaled a
week-high of 32 points in Norwich's 72-65 win against in-state
rival Middlebury before adding a 24-point performance against Saint
Joseph's (ME). She also netted 19 points against Mount Ida on
Monday. Curry shot an impressive 44.8 percent (26-58) from the
floor and hit 11-28 (39.3 percent) from three-point range. The
junior guard also added nine rebounds, 12 assists, and eight steals
on the week.
- Megan Pelletier, University of Southern Maine (So., F,
Winslow, Maine) - Pelletier had
back-to-back season-best performances to help USM to a 2-0 week in
Little East Conference play. In a 68-31 win over Plymouth State,
Pelletier was 6-for-7 from the field in 18 minutes to score a then
season-best 18 points, adding six rebounds, three steals and an
assist. In a 57-55 win road win at Western Connecticut, Pelletier
had game and season-high totals of 22 points and 10 rebounds.
Pelletier 10-for-16 from the field recording her first
double-double of the season.
- Forbasaw Nkamebo, Westfield State University (So., F,
Amherst, Mass.) - Normally a reserve
forward, Nkamebo started in place of injured star Gabby Felix and
led Westfield State to a 2-0 week. She poured in career high 31
points along with game high 13 rebounds in a 69-62 victory over
Worcester State, and had game highs of 16 points and 11 rebounds in
a 79-64 victory over MCLA.
- Alyssa Leonard, Castleton State College (Sr., G,
Amherst, Mass.) - Leonard was
Castleton’s most consistent player during its 3-0 week,
averaging 14.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.0 steal per
game while shooting over 50 percent from the field in every game.
Leonard’s most impressive performance came against Maine
Farmington, as she was just an assist shy of a triple double with
14 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists while committing just one
turnover in 27 minutes of action. She finished her week off with 17
points, nine rebounds and three assists against Thomas as the
Spartans improved to 15-2 and 10-0 in the NAC.
- Jordyn Nappi, Eastern Connecticut State University
(Fr., G, Southington, Conn.) - In a split
of two Little East Conference games last week, Nappi led both teams
in scoring in both games, recording identical 22-point games. Nappi
shot 53 percent overall from the field and from three-point range
(7-of-13) and commited only two turnovers in 72 minutes. In 32
minutes in a mid-week victory over Keene State, Napi shot 50
percent from the floor overall and was 5-of-9 from three-point
range for the second straight game. She did not commit a turnover
in the game. In a loss to Rhode Island College Saturday, Nappi was
9-of-16 from the floor in 40 minutes. Nappi ranks second on the
team this year with a 12.7 scoring average, leads the team with 24
three-point field goals and is shooting 70 percent from the foul
line.
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Ellen Cook
Michelle Woods
