Gallo Earns NEWBA Player Of The Week Honors After Efficient Week

Gallo Earns NEWBA Player Of The Week Honors After Efficient Week
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Samantha Gallo
Trinity College
Junior • Forward/Center • Northford, Conn.

Gallo made 20 of 29 shots from the floor and 15 of 18 from the foul line to score 55 points in three Trinity wins. She had 17 points and six rebounds in a 74-58 win against Fisher, 14 points and 10 rebounds in a 49-44 win over Union, and 24 points, 10 boards, and three steals in an 87-59 win over Gordon. Gallo made all nine of her shots from the field and all six free throws in the first three quarters versus the Fighting Scots.


Lyric Grumblatt
Rivier University
Sophomore • Guard • Manchester, N.H.

Grumblatt continues to be the top option for the Raiders. She scored over 20 points in each contest and pulled down double digits in rebounds. Overall she scored 53 points in two games and hauled in 22 rebounds.

 

Honor Roll
  • Elle Jo Whalen, Smith College (Sr. | Forward | Woodinville, Wash.) -Elle Jo Whalen averaged 11.5 points and 14.0 rebounds per game in a 2-0 week for the Pioneers who finish the first semester with an 8-1 record. The senior forward posted a double-double of 12 points and 13 rebounds to go along with two assists and two steals in a 65-60 win over Williams on December 7. She followed that performance with 11 points and 15 rebounds in Smith's 68-48 victory at New England College. Whalen shot 66.7 percent from the field in over the two games.
  • Melissa Gray, Westfield State (Sr. | Guard | Peabody, Mass.) - Gray averaged 26 points, nine rebounds, five steals and 3.5 assists per game in a 1-1 week for the Owls. Gray opened the week with 25 points and six rebounds in a 66-60 loss at Connecticut College, then carried Westfield to a 87-72 win over Western New England with a monster 27 point, 12 rebound, eight steal, seven-assist performance, in which she also topped 1500 points for her career.
  • Jordan Ouellette, St Joseph's (Conn.) (So. | Guard/Forward |Bristol, Conn.) - Ouellette posted a highly-efficient week of play, which resulted in three wins for the Bluejays. The sophomore averaged 20 points, shot 60.5% from the field, and grabbed 6.7 rebounds.
  • Molly Ryan, Tufts University (Sr. | Guard | Westfield, N.J.) - Ryan led the Jumbos to victories over WPI and MIT this week. Her 13 first-half points led Tufts to a 40-25 halftime advantage against WPI, then her 12 points in the second half led the Jumbos to pulling away from MIT.
  • Kayla Goldring, New England College (Sr. | Forward| Hollywood, Md. )  - Goldring, who as named NAB Player of the Week, averaged 12.5 points, 16.5 rebounds, with two steals, and a block. In an early week win over Wellesley, the senior forward hauled in 25 rebounds, which is second most single game total in all of Division III basketball so far this season. 

 


Whalen

Gray

Ouellette

Ryan

 Goldring