Trinity's Campbell and Keene State's Rautiola Collect NEWBA Honors

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Player of the Week Rookie of the Week

 

Reilly Campbell
Trinity
Senior • Guard • Wallingford, CT

Campbell helped power the Bantams to a pair of NESCAC victories, averaging a double-double of 24.0 points and 10.5 rebounds with 2.5 blocks. Campbell logged her sixth double-double of the season with 21 points and 12 rebounds, along with 2 blocks, an assist and a steal in a 67-56 win over Wesleyan. Campbell netted a game-high 27 points with nine rebounds, three blocks and an assist during a 61-50 win over Colby.

          

Brynn Rautiola
Keene State
Freshman • Guard • Rindge, NH

In a 1-1 week for the Owls, Rautiola averaged 23.5 points, shooting 44% from the field and 91.6% from the free throw line. Against UMass Dartmouth, she poured in 26 points with two assists and two steals, making 9-of-21 shots from the field and six of seven free throw attempts. Then, in a key LEC win over Southern Maine, she added 21 points, making 7-of-15 shots from the floor and all five of her free throws, along with two assists and five steals as the Owls scored a 69-64 win.

 

 

NEWBA First Team
  • Angela Czeremcha, Springfield (Jr. | Forward | West Springfield, MA) - Czeremcha continued to produce for Springfield as she boosted her season total of double doubles to nine with two more this week. The junior forward averaged 15.5 points and 14.5 rebounds per outing, including a 17-point, 14-rebound performance versus Wellesley which came in just 24 minutes of action. She currently ranks in the top 15 nationally in total rebounds and in the top 25 in the country in double doubles.
  • Sophia Gaucher, Bridgewater State (Sr. | Forward | Lakeville, MA) - Averaged 17 points, nine rebounds (2.5 offensive), 1.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocked shots while shooting 44% (11-25) from the floor and 87.5% (7-8) at the free throw line in a perfect 2-0 MASCAC week for the Bears. Notched 17 points, eight rebounds (two offensive), one assists, three steals and three blocks in an 85-79 victory over Westfield State University. Posted a double-double with 17 points and ten rebounds (three offensive) to go along with a pair of assists in a 69-64 win at Fitchburg State University.
  • Angelina Nardolillo, RIC (Jr. | Forward | Hinsdale, NH) - Named the Little East Women's Basketball Player of the Week. Nardolillo shot .652 (15-for-23) and averaged 15.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.5 bpg and 0.5 apg in a 2-0 week for the third-ranked Anchorwomen. She had 17 points, five boards, three assists and two blocks in 20 minutes as RIC crushed Eastern Connecticut, 87-35, on Jan. 17. Nardolillo registered 14 points, seven boards, one assist, one block and one steal in a 92-42 win at VTSU Castleton on Jan. 20.
  • Lauren Romito, Suffolk (Gr. | Forward | Hauppauge, NY) - Romito averaged a double-double of 16.0 ppg and 11.0 rpg on a 45.0 conversion rate from the floor, while Moreau put together 12.5 ppg on a 40.0 field goal percentage for the week. At Hartford on Wednesday, Romito led the charge with a 14-point, 14-rebound, five-block effort.
  • Maya Slisz, USJ (Jr. | Guard | New Britain, CT) - Paced the Blue Jays during a perfect 2-0 week, averaging 20.5 points, 4.0 assists, 6.5 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game. Started the week by dropping 27 points, nine rebounds and four assists in a 79-68 win at home over Emmanuel. Slisz shot 50.0 percent from the floor (7-of-14) and was a perfect 12-of-12 from the free-throw line against the Saints. Rounded out the week with a 14 point, four rebound, four assist and two steals outing during the Blue Jays 79-54 victory against Regis.
Angela Czeremcha

  Sophia Gaucher

Angelina Nardolillo

    Lauren Romito

   Maya Slisz

 

NEWBA Second Team

  Haley Brewster

    Stephanie Hart

  Jessie Ruffner

Maggie Russell

       Kaylin Zalewski

 

  • Haley Brewster, Norwich (Jr. | Guard | Virginia Beach, VA) - Brewster was an offensive weapon this past week in a 1-1 showing for the Cadets, first shooting 40.0% from the floor to finish with 13 points in a narrow loss at Regis, while hauling down seven caroms and dishing out four helpers. She followed that up by pouring in a season-high 35 points in Norwich's 103-32 win over Dean, going 13-23 from the floor with seven three-pointers, all the while tallying seven boards, five assists, and two steals. Brewster averaged 24.0 points on the week on a 50.0% FG clip and 42.1% 3PT clip.
  • Stephanie Hart, Fitchburg State (Jr. | Guard | Shirley, MA) - Hart has been a staple for the Falcons offense this season, as she averaged 17 points this past week. She also averaged a double-double. Hart pulled down 13 rebounds against Bridgewater and 15 against Salem. Overall, she racked up 34 points and 28 rebounds.
  • Jessie Ruffner, Smith (Sr. | Guard | Rocklin, CA) - In a 2-0 week for Smith, Ruffner averaged 12.5 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. She played all 40 minutes with 14 points, 12 boards and three assists in Smith's 64-50 win at Babson on Wednesday.
  • Maggie Russell, Tufts (Sr. | Forward | Morristown, NJ) - Russell scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds with two assists in Tufts' game against Bates. 
  • Kaylin Zalewski, UMass Dartmouth (Sr. | Guard | Johnston, RI) - Zalewski led the Corsairs' offense in another 2-0 week for the #25 ranked UMass Dartmouth. Led the team in scoring in both wins this week over Keene State and Connecticut College. Against Keene State, she posted 22 points on 8 for 12 shooting and went 5 for 9 from deep. Also hauled in 8 rebounds and dished 2 assists. Against Conn College, she scored another 22 points along with 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals. Averaged 22.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game for the week. Shot 16 for 30 from the field (53.3%) and 8 for 17 from deep (47.1%).