Smith's Ruffner and Suffolk's Moreau Collect Weekly NEWBA Awards

Ruffner Action
Ruffner Action
Posted: Nov 28, 2023
Player of the Week Rookie of the Week

Jessie Ruffner
 Smith
Senior • Guard • Rocklin, CA

Ruffner poured in a career-high 31 points to go along with eight rebounds and two assists as the Pioneers earned a 66-63 win over No. 7 Trinity College Sunday afternoon. Ruffner finished with 10 of Smith's 19 fourth quarter points as Smith erased a 12 point third quarter deficit. 

    

Jordan Moreau
 Suffolk
Freshman • Guard • North Kingstown, RI

Moreau was an all-around contributor with career-high numbers in points (16), field goals made (5), rebounds (9), assists (3) and blocks (2) to help Suffolk comeback and take down the Seahawks. In the victory, the freshman from North Kingstown, Rhode Island went 5-for-5 at the charity stripe to push Suffolk to 3-0 on the year, its best start since 2011-12. 

 

 
NEWBA First Team
  • Sophia Guerrier, RIC (Sr. | Guard | Waltham, MA) - Guerrier was named the Little East Player of the Week for the second straight week. She shot 46 percent (12-for-26) to lead No. 5 Rhode Island College to a 2-0 week. She averaged 13.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.0 bpg and 3.5 spg. Guerrier had 14 points, six boards, four steals, two blocks and an assist in a 71-58 triumph over Bridgewater State on Nov. 21. She had 12 points, nine boards, three steals and a pair of assists as RIC knocked off Babson, 53-48, in a rematch of the 2023 NCAA Div. III Championship Elite 8 on Nov. 26.
  • Kylie Grassi, Bridgewater St. (Jr. | Guard | Plymouth, MA) - Scored 25 points on 9 of 14 shooting, including 3-for-4 from behind the arc, and added six rebounds, two assists and a steal in the Bears' 71-58 road setback to #5 Rhode Island College.
  • Yasmine Santos, Mitchell (Sr. | Guard | Pawtucket, RI) - Santos recorded her fourth consecutive double-double to begin the season, scoring 28 points and grabbing 22 rebounds, as the Mariners defeated Western Connecticut in their lone game on the week. The victory marked the first time that the Mitchell women were able to defeat WCSU, having previously posted an 0-6 record in the Division III era of the program. Santos added three assists and one steal, while shooting 20-24 from the free throw line, which included knocking down nine of 12 free throws in the final quarter. The 20 free throws made by Santos were a Division III era program record, as were the 24 free throw attempts. 
  • Olivia Quinn, Wesleyan (So. | Guard | Franklin, MA) - Wesleyan had a road win vs.previously undefeated Clark. Olivia had a double-double, scoring 22 pts. (9-15) 60%, 2-5 3pt/g, and 11 rebounds. Olivia also had 4 assists and 1 block.
  • Amanda DeAngelis, Suffolk (Sr. | Forward | Londonderry, NH) - DeAngelis scored 19 points with 13 rebounds, seven steals and two assists in Suffolk's 97-83 win over Salve Regina. 
  
Sophia Guerrier		    
Kylie Grassi

   
Yasmine Santos

    
Olivia Quinn

   
  Amanda DeAngelis

 

NEWBA Second Team

 Angela Czeremcha

  Samantha Sousa

 

 Taylor Verboven

    Kelsey Yelle

    Courtney Doherty

 

  • Angela Czeremcha, Springfield (Jr. | Guard | West Springfield, MA) - Czeremcha powered Springfield to a 67-41 win at Williams to head into Thanksgiving with a 5-1 record on the season. The junior netted a career-best 28 points, which featured an 8-for-12 shooting performance from the floor and a 12-for-14 showing from the charity stripe. She also posted 12 rebounds to complete her second straight double double in addition to having three assists and four steals in the non-conference victory.
  • Samantha Sousa, Tufts (Sr. | Guard | Franklin, MA) - Sousa helped Tufts post a 2-0 week with wins over Colorado College and the University of New England. The senior averaged 16.5 points and 5.0 rebounds, adding a new career-high of 18 points (7-for-8 FG) and chipped in three assists against Colorado College. The senior added a game-high 15 points and nine boards in a road win at UNE. Sousa shot 12-of-18 (66.7%) for the week, making 3-of-5 3-pointers.
  • Taylor Verboven, Saint Joseph CT (Sr. | Guard | Columbia, CT) -   Lifted the Blue Jays to a 61-48 road win at WPI after scoring a season-high 23 points while tallying 8 rebounds, one assist and two steals. Verboven was extremely efficient from the field, shooting 77.8 percent from the floor (7-of-9) while going 9-of-10 from the free-throw line.
  • Kelsey Yelle, Framingham St. (Jr. | Forward | South Easton, MA) - Yelle scored 20 points on 10-of-13 from the floor with nine rebounds three assists and two steals.
  • Courtney Doherty, Regis (Sr. | Guard | Willimantic, CT) - Courtney Doherty scored a career-high 32 points last Tuesday against Framingham State, one of the top teams in the region. She shot 10-for-19 from the field, including 3-for-8 from behind the three-point line, and 9-for-11 from the free throw line to surpass her previous career high scoring total by eight points. It was her highest single-game field goal percentage when attempting at least 12 shots. She scored at least six points in each quarter, including 12 points in the second quarter to help bring the Pride within five points at halftime.