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Defensive Player of the Week

Erin Leary, St. Thomas Aquinas 
Junior | Forward | Carle Place, N.Y.
Leary averaged 9.5 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game over two contests last week for STAC. The junior forward picked up 11 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out three assists, forced a steal and blocked two shots in 35 minutes in a 68-62 win over District of Columbia before recording eight points, 16 rebounds, three assists, one steal and a block in 34 minutes in a 74-55 win over Staten Island. She ranks second in the ECC and third in the NCAA East Region in defensive rebounds per game, with 6.5. 

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Rookie of the Week

Nkiru Awaka, Queens 
Freshman | Forward | Hyde Park, N.Y.
Awaka averaged 13.5 points on 60.0% shooting to go with 6.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game over the weekend in ECC play. Awaka began the weekend with 15 points on 62.5% shooting with six rebounds and three steals against D’Youville before tallying 12 points on 57.1% shooting with six rebounds, two assists, and two steals against Daemen. She ranks second in the ECC and ninth in the NCAA East Region in rebounds per game, with 9.0

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ECC Weekly Honor Roll

Angelina Barrera, Mercy 
Sophomore | Forward | Gloucester City, N.J.
Barrera averaged 12.5 points per game and a team-high 11.5 rebounds per game to go along with 1.5 steals and 2.5 assists per game as Mercy went 1-1 on the week. The sophomore opened the week with 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds at Staten Island and ended the week with 11 points, seven rebounds, two assists, and two steals in a 67-50 win over UDC.

Trinity Cheatom, St. Thomas Aquinas 
Sophomore | Guard | Des Moines, Iowa
Cheatom averaged 20.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game over two contests last week for STAC. The sophomore guard tallied 15 points, grabbed four rebounds, dished out two assists, and forced three steals in 34 minutes in a 68-62 win over District of Columbia before recording 26 points, three rebounds and six assists in 38 minutes in a 74-55 win over Staten Island. Cheatom also shot 52.0 percent (13-of-25) from the field, 50.0 percent (9-of-18) from three and 75.0 percent (6-of-8) from the foul line in a 2-0 week. 

Anna Jankovic, D’Youville 
Junior | Guard | Averill Park, N.Y.
Jankovic recorded her third double-double of the season in the 60-51 win over Molloy with 11 points, 13 rebounds, four assists, and four steals. She also posted 11 points, six rebounds, and three steals in the 78-52 win over Queens.

Alahna Paige, Daemen 
Senior | Guard | Rochester, N.Y.
Paige averaged 21.5 points per game in the Wildcats' pair of victories over Molloy and Queens this weekend. Paige totaled 28 points against the Lions after going 9-of-20 from the field, knocking down one three and all nine free throws along with five defensive rebounds, one assist and one steal. In Sunday's 67-51 win over Queens, she finished with 15 points after banking 3-of-7 beyond the arc along with another field goal and all four free throws, five rebounds, six assists and two steals. 

Jaclyn Stanavich, Mercy 
Junior | Forward | Amsterdam, N.Y.
Stanavich averaged a team-high 20.5 points per game on 51.5 percent shooting with 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game as Mercy went 1-1 on the week. The junior opened the week with a game-high 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting with six rebounds, two assists and two steals at Staten Island on Wednesday. The forward ended the week with 18 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals in the 67-50 win over UDC on Saturday. 

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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
Jan. 29 - 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
Jan. 29 - 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
Jan. 29 - Nkiru Awaka, Queens

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NCAA Statistical Rankings

Through games January 28 (PDF)

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Previously in the Polls

ECC PRESEASON POLL

WBCA TOP 25 COACHES POLL
Preseason: St. Thomas Aquinas (RV)
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Week 4: District of Columbia (RV)
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D2CSC TOP 25 MEDIA POLL
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Week 5: District of Columbia (25)
Week 6: District of Columbia (RV)
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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)
Week 10: Daemen (9), St. Thomas Aquinas (RV)