Colby's Olenik Collects NEWBA Player of the Week Honor

Olenik
Olenik
Posted: Feb 27, 2025
Player of the Week Rookie of the Week

    

Kate Olenik
 Colby
Sr • Forward • Yonkers, NY

 In Colby's double OT win against Middlebury in the NESCAC quarterfinals, Olenik paced the Mules with 29 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds, and 3 steals. She came up big in the final seconds of the second overtime, blocking a potential game-tying three pointer. Olenik shot an impressive 52% from the field and yielded a positive 4.0 ast/to ratio. 

              

Jacqueline Schels
 Framingham St.
Freshman • Guard • Hamburg, NJ

Schels, who was tabbed as the MASCAC's Rookie of the Week on Monday, averaged 23 points and eight rebounds in a 1-1 week for the Rams. Schels tallied 31 points and eight boards in the win over Fitchburg State to secure the number two seed in the tournament. Schels had 15 points and eight rebounds in the 76-67 setback to Worcester State. 

 

NEWBA HONOR ROLL FIRST TEAM

 

 

    
Amanda DeAngelis, Suffolk Kylie Grassi, Bridgewater St. Katelyn Mollica, Babson Carly Whiteseide, UMass Dartmouth   Madi Zancan, Regis
  • Amanda DeAngelis, Suffolk - Averaged 20.5 points, 12.0 rebounds, and 3.0 stels in a 1-1 week for Suffolk
  • Kylie Grassi, Bridgewater St. - Scored 21 points and added five rebounds, five assists, a blocked shot and a career-best seven steals in the Bears' 81-52 MASCAC win over Westfield State. Connected on 7 of 13 field goal attempts, including 3-for-5 from behind the arc, in the victory as the Bears secured the MASCAC regular season title and the top seed in the conference Tournament.
  • Katelyn Mollica, Babson - Mollica averaged 22.5 points on 66.7 percent shooting to go along with 1.5 assists and surpassed the 1,000-point plateau as Babson extended its winning streak to seven with a pair of lopsided wins. She had 17 points and three assists in just 21 minutes of Wednesday?s victory at Mount Holyoke before exploding for a career-high 28 points on 11-of-12 shooting in Saturday's 85-56 win over Clark. Mollica went 6-of-7 from three-point range and scored 16 points in the first quarter.
  • Carly Whiteseide, UMass Dartmouth - Whiteside had an outstanding week for UMass Dartmouth posting 41 total points, averaging 20.5 points per game, across two conference contests. She wrapped up the week with an impressive 66.7 shooting percentage from the field (16-24), went 4-for-7 from behind the arc (57.1), and was a perfect 5-of-5 from the line. The veteran forward also recorded eight rebounds, five blocks, and three assists. Whiteside opened the week by scoring 11 points against Keene State in a tough 71-61 loss on the road playing in 31 total minutes. She concluded the week by dropping a season-high 30 points versus Western Connecticut State University in a dominant 116-57 win to secure the top seed in the Little East Conference Tournament. She went 12-for-14 from the floor for an 85.7 shooting percentage featuring three triples (3-3) and 3-for-3 from the charity stripe.
  • Madi Zancan, Regis - Averaged 24.5 points, 11 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in a 1-1 week for Regis

NEWBA HONOR ROLL SECOND TEAM

                                             
Amanda Folan, Salve Regina Erianna Moore, Maine Maritime Jordan Ouellette, USJ Lyric Grumblatt, Rivier     Olivia Vick, Trinity
  • Amanda Folan, Salve Regina - Averaged 21.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists in a 2-0 week for the Seahawks. 
  • Erianna Moore, Maine Maritime - Moore led Maine Maritime to its third consecutive North Atlantic Conference championship berth with 23 points and six assists per game in two NAC Tournament wins. She also averaged eight rebounds, shot 60% from the field, made 7 of 14 three-point attempts, and had a 4.0 assist-to-turnover ratio. She highlighted her week with a season-high 32 points (13-18 FGs, 5-7 3FGs) to lead all scorers in a win over rival Husson, 88-59, as MMA set the highest scoring mark in the 49-game series for either side and its largest-ever margin of victory over the Eagles.
  • Jordan Ouellette, USJ - Had a stellar week offensively to lead the Blue Jays to a perfect 2-0 record, averaging 23.5 points of 58.3 percent shooting, and hauling in 3.5 rebounds per game. Ouellette began the week by scoring 16 points and hauling in five rebounds during a road win at Lasell. Rounded out the regular season by scoring 31 points off a 73.7 percent clip from the field in a road win at Colby-Sawyer.
  • Lyric Grumblatt, Rivier - Grumblatt produced an 19 point and 17 rebounds double-double with three steals in a win at Mitchell
  • Olivia Vick, Trinity - Vick was instrumental to the Bantams 72-64 double-overtime victory over Tufts University in the NESCAC Quarterfinals. Vick netted a game-high 25 points, including a perfect 10-of-10 from the foul line, with two assists and a rebound. Trailing 57-54 with less than three seconds to play, Vick buried a contested three-pointer from the top of the key to force the second overtime period and eventual win for Trinity.