Bowdoin's Jones Named NEWBA Player of the Week

Jones
Jones
Player of the Week Rookie of the Week

     

Sydney Jones
Bowdoin
Sr • Guard • Chestnut Hill, MA

Jones led Bowdoin to its second straight NESCAC title - and 11th overall ? with a pair of outstanding weekend performances. Jones led Bowdoin with 24 points in the semifinal win over Amherst on Saturday and, after battling foul trouble in the opening half of the championship against Colby on Sunday, outscored the Mules herself in the second half (22-21) to lift Bowdoin to the comeback win, finishing with 24 points and five rebounds. 

               

Jessie Silk
Emerson
Freshman • Guard • Newton, MA

Scored 20 points with nine rebounds and three assists in Emerson's NEWMAC Quarterfinal game vs Salve Regina. 

 

 

NEWBA HONOR ROLL FIRST TEAM

 

    
Haley Burchhardt, Bridgewater St. Sarah Dempsey, Endicott Ally Landau, Smith Jane McCauley, UMass Dartmouth   Jordan Ouellette, USJ
  • Haley Burchhardt, Bridgewater St. - The MASCAC Tournament MVP averaged 17.5 points, nine rebounds and 3.5 assists during the Bears' title run while shooting 55% (11-20) from the floor, 58.3% (7-12) from behind the arc and 75% (6-8) at the free throw line. Posted a double-double with a career-high 26 points and 11 rebounds (three offensive) to go along with four assists in the Bears' 76-65 championship game victory over Framingham State. Knocked down a career-best six three-pointers in the win over the Rams. Also notched nine points, seven rebounds (three offensive), three assists and a steal in a 72-46 semifinal round triumph over Westfield State.
  • Sarah Dempsey, Endicott - Averaged 18.5, 10.5 rebounds, and 3.0 steals in a 2-0 week to lead Endicott to the Conference of New England Championship. 
  • Ally Landau, Smith - Guided Smith to its fifth-straight NEWMAC Championship by averaging 14.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 2.0 steals per game. Named NEWMAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player.
  • Jane McCauley, UMass Dartmouth - McCauley aided the Corsairs to their first-ever Little East Championship title in program history after scoring a career-high 32 points against Southern Maine. She also clipped in 10-of-12 shots from behind the arc for an impressive 76.9 three-pointer shooting percentage. Her 10 made three-pointers in the championship game ties the NCAA mark for most triples made in a single game this season. She ended the week with 35 total points, averaging 17.5 points per game, after going 12-19 from the floor and 11-18 from the three-point arc. She also recorded three rebounds, three steals, and an assist across two games.
  • Jordan Ouellette, USJ - Named the GNAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player after leading USJ to the conference title. Averaged 24 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game.