NEWBA Releases Awards For February 15

Chelsea Vujs
Western New England University
Senor • Forward • Berlin, Conn.

Western New England University's Chelsea Vujs is the NEWBA/Prestosports Player of the Week for February 15.  The senior was outstanding for the Golden Bears, netting 17 points with eight rebounds, three assists, and three steals against Curry, then pouring in a career high 32 points with five assists, shooting 12-for-16 from the field against Eastern Nazarene.

Payton Ouimette
Connecticut College
Freshman • Forward • Medfield, Mass.

Connecticut College freshman Payton Ouimette is the NEWBA/Prestosports Rookie of the Week. Ouimette posted three double doubles this week for the Camels, averaging 12 points and 11.3 rebounds game for the Camels. Ouimette shot 54% from the field (13-for-24) and was (10-for-12) at the foul line (83%). She had 13 points and 13 boards in a 69-63 win against Colby Friday night. Ouimette is hauling in 8.8 boards per game to rank fifth in conference rebounding. The Camels will host their first NESCAC playoff game in program history this coming Saturday against Colby.

• Maria Jackson, Brandeis University (Jr., C, Rochester, N.Y.) - Jackson led Brandeis to two road wins over regionally-ranked UAA opponents - Carnegie Mellon and No. 9 Rochester.  She had 12 points, team-highs of six rebounds and four steals against CMU, and in front of the hometown crowd at #9 Rochester, Jackson scored a career-high 20 points - shooting 10-of-18 from the field.
• Jennie Lindland, Bridgewater State University (Jr., F, Edgartown, Mass.) - Lindland averaged 20.5 points, 6,0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 5.0 steals while shooting 67% (18-27) from the floor in a perfect 2-0 week for the Bears. She tallied a career-high 23 points on 10 of 12 shooting to go along with six rebounds and two steals in the Bears' 82-72 MASCAC win on the road over Salem State, then notched 18 points, six rebounds, two assists and eight steals in a 74-64 conference victory over Worcester State.
• Shannon Brady, Bowdoin College (Sr., F, Scituate, Mass.) - Brady helped the Polar Bears clinch the No. 3 seed in the upcoming NESCAC tournament, averaging 18.5 points, five rebounds, and 1.5 steals.  Brady was particularly outstanding in a Saturday win at Conn. College, when she scored 21 points, grabbed five rebounds and blocked four shots in a 12-point win.  
• Katelyn Roeser, Newbury College (Sr., G, Nashua, N.H.) - Roeser guided the Nighthawks to a 2-0 week and flirted with back-to-back triple-doubles in victories over NECC foes Bay Path University and Daniel Webster College. Against the Eagles, Roeser became the program's single-season leader in assists, dishing out eight assists in an 81-70. In addition, she netted 12 points while pulling down nine rebounds against the Eagles. Earlier in the week, against Bay Path University, Roeser notched her first double-double of the season tallying 14 points while tying her career single-game high in assists, dishing out 10 - nine in the first half - in a 56-48 victory over the Wildcats. 
• Lauren Hayden, University of New England (Sr., G, Chantilly, Va.) - Hayden led the Nor'easters to the top seed in The Commonwealth Coast Conference tournament for the fifth straight year by averaging 15.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 5.0 steals.  The senior had 15 points and nine steals against Endicott, then added 16 points and seven rebounds in a victory over Roger Williams.

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