NEWBA Announces Weekly Awards for Dec. 5

Brittany Stone
Regis College
Junior • Forward • West Bridgewater, Mass.

Regis College junior forward Brittany Stone has been named the Presto Sports NEWBA Player of the Week after leading the Pride to three NECC victories last week. Stone averaged 23.7 points per game on 63% (29-of-46) shooting to go with 11.0 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game. She posted a pair of double-doubles, including a 26-point, ten-rebound, three-block effort in Tuesday's 75-54 win at Mitchell, before capping her week with 27 points, 16 boards (eight offensive) and three blocks on Saturday in an 80-51 victory at Daniel Webster. 

Lexie Hamilton
Colby-Sawyer College
Freshman • Guard • Sunapee, N.H.

Colby-Sawyer College freshman guard Lexie Hamilton is this week's NEWBA Rookie of the Week after leading the Chargers to a 3-0 record with 15.3 points, 6.7 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game. Hamilton opened the week with 12 points in a 63-55 road win at Plymouth State. She then led all players with 16 points and nine assists in a 100-22 win at Green Mountain. Hamilton capped the week with a game-high 18 points to go along with seven assists and six rebounds in a 63-44 win over Lyndon State. The freshman shot 53.3% from the floor (16-30) and 53.3% from beyond the arc (8-15) while sinking six of seven free throw attempts.

• Ama Biney, WPI (Jr., G, Worcester, Mass.) - Biney averaged 20 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and two steals in a 2-0 week for the Engineers. She registered her first double-double (20 pts, 10 reb) on 10-of-12 shooting with five assists and three blocks in 29 minutes at Wellesley, before recording 18 points, seven boards and three steals in 30 minutes at Wheaton.
• Alayne Felix, Maine Maritime (So., F, Mahopac, N.Y.) - Felix led the Mariners to a pair of victories last week, including a win over Thomas in the team's NAC opener. Over the two games, Felix averaged 17 points, seven rebounds, a steal and shot 70.6 percent from the field. In the Mariners' 68-37 win over Thomas, Felix scored 16 points, pulled down nine rebounds, and dished out a pair of assists. In a 96-46 win over Maine Presque Isle, Felix tallied 18 points, five rebounds, two steals and a block.
• Mackenzie Larochelle, Elms (Jr., G, Chicopee, Mass.) - LaRochelle powered the Blazers offense during a 2-1 week for Elms, averaging 17.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 4.7 asissts per game. LaRochelle flirted with a double-double in a win over Newbury, logging 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists. She then notched her first double-double of the season with a game-high 23 points and 12 rebounds to go with seven assists in an 84-69 win over Daniel Webster. LaRochelle added 14 points and eight rebounds in a loss at Mitchell.
• Heather LeBlanc, Norwich (Sr., F, Sanford, Maine) - LeBlanc shot 26-for-38 (68.4%) this past week as Norwich posted a 2-1 record, netting wins against Rivier and Me.-Augusta. Against Trinity (Conn.) on Sunday, she tied a program record by shooting .900 (9-for-10 from the floor) with 21 points to go with 11 rebounds in a six-point loss to the Bantams. LeBlanc also scored 18 points against Rivier on Wednesday and Me.-Augusta on Friday. For the week, she averaged 19.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.
• Giovanna Pickering, Babson (Sr., G, Hull, Mass.) - Pickering averaged 17.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals while playing all but one minute as Babson opened league play with a pair of road victories. The senior guard finished with 17 points, eight boards, six assists and three steals in Wednesday's 60-56 win over Wheaton, and scored 18 points to go along with five rebounds and three assists as the Beavers defeated Smith, 74-65, on Saturday. 
• Jill Valley, Westfield State (Sr., G, Orange, Mass.) - Valley averaged 25.0 points per game on 50% shooting (17-of-34) in just 21.0 minutes per game as the Owls went 1-1. She opened her week with 35 points, seven rebounds, six steals and three assists in a 101-94 win over Eastern Connecticut on Tuesday, before recording 15 points and two steals in an 80-63 loss to UMass Dartmouth on Thursday.