Player of the Week
Sarah Ericson, St. Thomas Aquinas
Junior | Guard | Norwich, Conn.
Ericson averaged 27.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 4.5 steals and 2.5 blocks per game over two contests last week for STAC. The junior guard dropped 30 points, grabbed eight rebounds, dished out six assists, and forced six steals in 37 minutes in a 70-59 win over Daemen before recording 24 points, nine rebounds, two assists, three steals and five blocks in 36 minutes in a 67-46 win over D'Youville. Ericson also shot 54.0 percent (20-of-37) from the field, 40.0 percent (6-of-15) from three and 88.8 percent (8-of-9) from the foul line in a 2-0 week and sits second in the ECC in scoring (16.5 ppg).
Defensive Player of the Week
Erin Leary, St. Thomas Aquinas
Junior | Forward | Carle Place, N.Y.
Leary averaged 15.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game over two contests last week for STAC. The junior forward picked up 14 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished an assist in 28 minutes in a 70-59 win over Daemen before recording 16 points, seven rebounds, two assists, one steal and four blocks in 37 minutes in a 67-46 win over D'Youville. Leary ranks fourth in the ECC in rebounds per game (7.6).
Rookie of the Week
Nkiru Awaka, Queens
Freshman | Forward | Hyde Park, N.Y.
Awaka recorded her team-leading sixth double-double of the year with 16 points and 11 rebounds to go with two steals as Queens defeated Roberts Wesleyan, 68-59. The Queens freshman ranks second in the ECC in double doubles (6) and rebounds per game (9.4).
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Brianna Davis, Queens
Sophomore | Guard | Bronx, N.Y.
Playing all 40 minutes, Davis led the Knights' offense with a game-high 26 points on 55.0 percent shooting to go with five steals, four assists, and three rebounds as Queens defeated Roberts Wesleyan, 68-59.
Trinity Hudson, Molloy
Senior | Forward | Glen Cove, N.Y.
Hudson continued her consecutive double-double streak this week, extending it to six straight games and an ECC-leading 11 total on the season in a 2-0 week for Molloy. The senior netted 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in a 56-55 victory over AIC and ended the week with a 25-point, 15-rebound performance in an 85-73 win over Roberts Wesleyan. To cap the week, the senior averaged 21.5 points and 15.0 rebounds per game while shooting 54 percent from the field (13-for-24) and 84 percent from the foul line (16-for-19).
Janel Moore, Molloy
Junior | Guard | Spring Valley, N.Y.
Moore was at the center of scoring and distributing for the cardinal and white in a pair of wins for the Lions. The junior tied a career-high scoring 16 points in a 56-55 win over AIC and dished out a career-high 14 assists in am 85-73 win over Roberts Wesleyan while netting 12 points and swiping five steals. The 14 assists set a new single-game record in Molloy history. To cap the week, Moore averaged 14 points, 8.5 assists, and four steals per game.
Alahna Paige, Daemen
Senior | Guard | Rochester, N.Y.
Alahna Paige averaged 19.5 points per game in a 1-1 weekend for the Wildcats. She totaled 19 points after going 5-of-17 from the field with all five buckets coming from beyond the arc as Daemen fell to St. Thomas Aquinas, 71-59, on Friday night. Paige followed up the weekend with a 20-point outing in the Wildcats' 55-51 win over Mercy on Sunday, with 12 of her 20 points coming in the third quarter alone. She went 8-of-18 from the field against the Mavs, and finished the weekend with six assists, four rebounds and four steals. The Daemen senior leads the ECC in scoring (20.1 ppg).
Destiny Ryles, District of Columbia
Junior | Guard | Windsor Mill, Md.
Ryles averaged 20.5 points per game, shooting 47.2% from the field, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 steals and 3.5 assists in a 2-0 week for the Firebirds. In UDC’s 69-57 win over regionally-ranked Holy Family, Ryles came off the bench to score 19 points off 50% shooting, to go with six rebounds, three assists and three steals. In the 73-69 conference win over Staten Island, she scored a game-high 22 points with six rebounds, five steals and four assists. Ryles leads the ECC in assists per game (5.7).
Jaclyn Stanavich, Mercy
Junior | Forward | Amsterdam, N.Y.
Stanavich averaged a team-high 16.3 points per game on 45.7 percent shooting from the floor with 5.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game in three games this week. The Mercy junior opened the week with 11 points and five rebounds at Chestnut Hill, had a game-high 24 points and nine rebounds on 11-of-16 shooting with three assists in a 57-55 win over D'Youville, and ended the week with a team-high 14 points on 7-of-13 shooting with two steals against Daemen.
ECC Women's Basketball Weekly Award Winners
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nov. 13 - Katie Wall, Mercy
Nov. 20 - Brianna Davis, Queens
Nov. 27 - Tori Williams, District of Columbia
Dec. 4 - Destiny Ryles, District of Columbia
Dec. 11 - Destiny Ryles, District of Columbia and Katie Wall, Mercy
Dec. 18 - Anna Jankovic, D’Youville
Jan. 2 - Trinity Hudson, Molloy
Jan. 8 - Alahna Paige, Daemen
Jan. 16 - Trinity Hudson, Molloy
Jan. 22 - Sarah Ericson, St. Thomas Aquinas
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nov. 13 - Danielle Hippner, Molloy
Nov. 20 - Brianna Davis, Queens
Nov. 27 - Trinity Hudson, Molloy
Dec. 4 - Tori Williams, District of Columbia
Dec. 11 - Tori Williams, District of Columbia
Dec. 18 - Karolina Jaruseviciute, St. Thomas Aquinas
Jan. 2 - Karolina Jaruseviciute, St. Thomas Aquinas
Jan. 8 - Angelina Barrera, Mercy
Jan. 16 - Danielle Hippner, Molloy
Jan. 22 - Erin Leary, St. Thomas Aquinas
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Nov. 13 - Nkiru Awaka, Queens
Nov. 20 - Nkiru Awaka, Queens
Nov. 27 - Nkiru Awaka, Queens
Dec. 4 - Nkiru Awaka, Queens
Dec. 11 - Jalea Abrams, Queens
Dec. 18 - Nkiru Awaka, Queens
Jan. 2 - Nkiru Awaka, Queens
Jan. 8 - No nominee submissions
Jan. 16 - Madalyn Mahoney, Roberts Wesleyan
Jan. 22 - Nkiru Awaka, Queens
NCAA Statistical Rankings
Through games January 21 (PDF)
Previously in the Polls
ECC PRESEASON POLL
WBCA TOP 25 COACHES POLL
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D2CSC TOP 10 EAST REGION MEDIA POLL
Week 1: St. Thomas Aquinas (6), Daemen (7), Mercy (10),
Week 2: Daemen (6), Mercy (7), District of Columbia (10), St. Thomas Aquinas (RV)
Week 3: District of Columbia (6), Mercy (7), Daemen (RV)
Week 4: District of Columbia (5), Mercy (10)
Week 5: District of Columbia (4), Mercy (10), Daemen (RV)
Week 6: District of Columbia (6), Daemen (10)
Week 7: Daemen (9), District of Columbia (10), St. Thomas Aquinas (RV)
Week 8: Daemen (8), District of Columbia (RV)
Week 9: Daemen (9), District of Columbia (RV)