Barry and Gray Share NEWBA Player Of The Week Honors

Melissa Gray
Westfield State
Junior • Forward • Peabody, Mass. 

Gray scored 26 points on 7-10 shooting from three point range, in a 92-64 win over Fitchburg, and added a 19-point, 11 rebound, 5 assist, 3 block performance as the Owls rallied from an 11-point third quarter deficit to defeat Worcester State 87-80. Gray averaged 22.5 points and 8.5 rebounds with 4 assists and 2 steals per game. She shot 48 percent from the floor and 62.5 percent from three point range.

Anna Barry
Eastern Connecticut
Sophomore • Forward • Andover, Conn.

Averaged 17.0 points and 10.5 rebounds with a 66.7 field goal percentage, nine total blocks and seven total assists in Little East Conference wins. Helped the Warriors extend their win streak to six and improve to 14-1 in their last 15 games since losing to nationally-ranked Amherst College by averaging a double-double. Ranked first in the LEC in blocks and second in field goal percentage and rebounding average, Barry helped keep Eastern undefeated (12-0) on the road this year with 19 points (7-of-10 FG), 11 rebounds and four blocked shots in a 76-63 win over UMass Dartmouth. In a 79-59 home win over the University of Southern Maine, Barry had her fourth double-double in the past five games with 15 points (7-of-11 FG) and ten rebounds with six assists and five blocked shots.

Sam Hourihan
Springfield College
First-year • Forward • Bridgewater, Mass.

The first-year forward was sensational in the Pride's 72-53 mid-week route of Smith College, handing the 17-4 Pioneers their first home loss of the season. Hourihan hauled in eight rebounds, had a pair of steals, and two rejections to go along with her 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the field. The Pride held Smith College to 53 points, which is their second lowest point total of the season.

• Meghan Foley, Gordon College (Sr. | Guard | Malden, Mass.) - The senior guard posted game-highs in each contest for the Scots. Scored 22 points and hauled seven rebounds against WNE earlier in the week, then, exploding for 35 points, eight boards, four assists, and a career-high nine steals on Feb. 8 in a 79-47 win over Wentworth.
• Lexie Hamilton, Colby Sawyer College (Sr. | Guard | Sunapee, N.H.) - Hamilton averaged 15 points, 8.5 rebounds and 8.5 assists in a 1-1 week for the Chargers. The senior guard began the week with 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists in a tough 54-51 road loss at Regis. Hamilton ended the week for the second-straight week with a triple-double. She posted 17 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to record her second triple-double in seven days and third for her career. Hamilton was 5-of-5 from the floor, 3-of-3 from beyond the arc and 4-of-4 from the free throw line.
• Alex Goslin, Springfield College (Sr. | Guard | South Windsor, Conn.) - Goslin put together a stat line of 20 points, career-high 10 assists, and five rebounds to lead the Pride to a 72-53 win over Smith College. The senior point guard was instrumental in running the Pride's efficient offense by shooting 72.7% from the field on 8-of-11 shooting. As a team, Springfield shot 55.4% from the field en route to the victory.
• Flannery O'Connor, Framingham State (Fy. | Forward | Amesbury, Mass.) - In their lone game of the week O'Connor scored a team-high 27 points with ten boards, two steals and three blocks in the Rams 71-64 win over Worcester State to remain undefeated in MASCAC play. 
• Mya Mosley, Worcester State (Sr. | Guard | Worcester, Mass.) - Despite a pair of narrow MASCAC losses, Worcester State senior Mya Mosley was stellar for the Lancers last week, averaging 26.5 points per game. The senior started the week with 23 points, eight rebounds, and four assists against Westfield State on Wednesday, before putting up 30 points, seven rebounds, three steals, and two assists against Framingham State on Saturday.

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