- Kelsey Garrity, UMass Dartmouth (Sr., G,
Somerville, Mass.) - Garrity kept the Corsairs at the
top of the Little East Conference by averaging 21 points, six
rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.5 steals. The senior started the
week with 26 points and nine boards in a conference win over Rhode
Island College, then added 16 points as the Corsairs beat Western
Connecticut State.
- Denisha Parks, Elms College (Sr., F, Fall River,
Mass.) - In a pair of victories for the
Blazers, Parks averaged a double-double of 26 points, shooting
48.8% from the floor, with 11.5 rebounds. During a road win at
Newbury, Parks netted 25 points,with 11 rebounds. In a 95-48
dismantling of Mitchell College, Parks poured in 27 points,
shooting 57% from the field, with 12 rebounds, four steals and two
assists in 32 minutes of action. For the season, Parks leads the
NECC in scoring with 22 points per game, while ranking fourth in
rebounding (9.5) and field goal percentage (45.1).
- Amanda Hawkesworth, Regis College (MA) (So., F,
Abington, Mass.) - Hawkesworth averaged a
double-double in a pair of NECC wins this week for the Pride.
Hawkesworth scored 12 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to go with a
pair of steals in a 59-51 win over Mitchell College. She followed
that up with a historic day in a 90-67 win over Daniel Webster,
setting a new program record for points in a game (36) and grabbed
24 rebounds, the third highest total in program history, with a
pair of blocks. For the week, she averaged 24 points, 18.5
rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.
- Giovanna Pickering, Babson College (So., G, Hull,
Mass.) - Pickering had a tremendous
week averaging 16.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.0
steals while shooting 56.5 percent as the Beavers won a pair of
league games to push their winning streak to eight. She scored 16
points on 6-of-9 shooting to go along with five boards and three
assists in Babson's 74-58 victory over MIT on Thursday. Pickering
then finished with 17 points, six rebounds, five assists and five
steals in Saturday's 87-46 triumph over
Clark.
- Forbasaw Nkamebo, Westfield State College (Jr., C,
Amherst, Mass.) - Nkamebo tallied 16
points and 19 rebounds (three shy of the school record) in a win
over Fitchburg State, and came back with 14 points and eight
rebounds against Framingham to help the Owls stay unbeaten in
conference play. For the week, she shot 61 percent from the floor
and 73 percent from the line.
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