Jan 16, 2006
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Northeast-10 Player of the Week
Shannon Perry, Bryant (Sr., F, Providence, RI) Averaged 25.5 points and 13.5 rebounds in a 1-1 week. Had a game-high 24 points and 15 rebounds in a win at Merrimack and a game and season-high 27 points and 12 rebounds in a loss at Assumption. Went a combined 16-of-26 from the field and 19-of-24 from the free throw line. Also combined for six steals.
Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week
Ashley Anderson, Saint Rose (Fr., F, Portland, ME) -Posted a double-double to beat UMass Lowell with 13 points and 14 rebounds. Chipped in with eight points and pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds against Southern Connecticut, while also recording an assist, a steal and a block. For the week, averaged a double-double with 10.5 points and 13 rebounds.
Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll:
Krystal Pressley, American International (Jr., G, New Haven, CT) - Drained 5-of-11 three-pointers and totaled a game-high 23 points in the only game last week, a loss at Bentley.
Sharmion Selman, American International (Sr., F, Burlington, VT) - Totaled 16 points and six rebounds in a setback at Bentley.
Charde Floyd, Assumption (So., F, Worcester, MA) - In a 1-1 week, averaged 15.5 points (13-20 FG, 65-percent), nine rebounds, and three assists. Had a team-high 13 points (5-8 FG), seven rebounds, a career-high six assists, and four steals at Stonehill. Registered a double-double (team-high 18 pts, 11 rebs) in the win over Bryant.
Carolyn Gottstein, Bentley (Gr., C, Albany, NY) - In a 2-0 week, came off the bench to average 15 points and 10 rebounds. Had 14 points and 11 rebounds in a 69-64 win over 13th-ranked AIC, and 16 points, including the game's final four, and nine boards, in a 49-46 win at Le Moyne. Shot 47-percent overall and 75-percent from the line.
Heather Jacobs, Franklin Pierce (Sr., F, Stoughton, MA) - Averaged 12.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals in a 1-1 week. Converted 81.3-percent (13-16) of her attempts from the free-throw line for the week. Posted a team-high 16 points (11-14 FT) to go with three rebounds, three assists and four steals in win at Saint Anselm. Totaled nine points, two rebounds and two assists at Southern Connecticut.
Kim Wagoner, Le Moyne (So., G, Cicero, NY) - Averaged 20 points and one rebound in a 1-1 week. Scored 24 points in a 60-51 win over UMass Lowell. Made all 14 attempts from the free throw line, including 10-of-10 in the win over the River Hawks.
Vanessa Holden, Le Moyne (Fr., F, Suffern, NY) - Averaged 12.5 points, nine rebounds, three steals and one blocked shot in a 1-1 week. Scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in a 60-51 win over UMass Lowell for a double-double. Also scored 13 points in a 49-45 loss to Bentley.
Emily Kordas, UMass Lowell (Sr., C, Hillsboro, NH) - Averaged 12 points and six rebounds in 21.5 minutes in an 0-2 week. Registered a team-high 14 points and five rebounds in a 60-51 loss at Le Moyne. Followed with 10 points and seven rebounds in a 73-59 setback at Saint Rose.
Joelle Martin, Merrimack (Sr., G, Somerville, MA) - Averaged 15.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and three steals in an 0-2 week, including 18 points and four steals in a setback against Saint Anselm.
Hannah Sheppard, Pace (So., F, Norwich, CT) - In the only game of the week, a 78-40 win over Southern New Hampshire, recorded a double-double, totaling 11 points and 10 rebounds while hitting on 4-of-7 from the floor including 3-of-3 from 3-point range. Also added three blocks, two steals and three assists.
Katie Levane, Saint Anselm (Sr., F, Port Washington, NY) - Averaged 12.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in a 1-1 week. Contributed a season-high 15 points in a loss to Franklin Pierce, shooting 57.1-percent, including 4-of-9 from three-point land and 71.4-percent from the free throw line. In a win over Merrimack, posted 10 points and hit on 5-of-7 from the foul line.
Adrienne Carpenter, Saint Michael's (So., G, Princeton, MA) - Averaged 11.5 points (10-16 FG), four rebounds, 3.5 steals and 2.5 assists per game in a 1-1 week. Had 15 points (6-8 FG) and added five steals and three assists in a loss to Stonehill, and added eight points and four rebounds against Southern New Hampshire.
Mary Lewis, Saint Rose (Jr., G, Roxbury, MA) - In a 1-1 week, averaged 13 points and seven rebounds. In a loss against Southern Connecticut, scored a game-high 17 points, grabbed seven rebounds and recorded four steals and two assists. In a win over UMass Lowell, scored nine points to go along with seven boards and three assists.
Kate Lynch, Southern Connecticut (So., F, Rumford, RI) - Averaged 15.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in a 2-0 week. Scored 16 points with five rebounds and two blocks in a 27-14 win over Saint Rose and had 15 points, six rebounds and three assists in just 21 minutes of a 65-44 win over Franklin Pierce.
Alisha Collins, Stonehill (Jr., F, Port Chester, NY) - Averaged 20 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 2-0 week while scoring deciding field goal in closing minutes of each contest. Netted 20 points and grabbed seven boards in 67-64 triumph at Saint Michael's and added 20 points and six rebounds in 61-58 victory over Assumption. Shot 73-percent (11-15) from foul line for week.
Northeast-10 Weekly Notes:
STONEHILL: Saturday's come-from-behind victory at Saint Michael's lifted Stonehill to its best start in the 35-year varsity history of the program, as the Skyhawks' 15-0 mark tops the 1971-72 squad's 14-0 start in the inaugural season of the program. Stonehill moved up six spots in last week's USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Division II national poll to the #11 position in the rankings, the Skyhawks' highest national spot since March 1995. Stonehill has the distinction of being one of two schools nationally to have both its women's and men's teams ranked in the top 11 of their respective Division II national polls, as the Skyhawk men cracked the NABC top 10 last Tuesday. Only Stonehill and Western Washington have both of its squads ranked in the top 11. Stonehill's current 15-game winning streak matches the second longest such skein in school history, as the 1986-87 squad also won 15 straight en route to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. With Saturday's second half comeback at Saint Michael's, Stonehill has now scored 46 or more points in one half of action on seven occasions this season, with a high-water mark of 58 points coming in the opening half of the November 22nd contest against Bentley. Stonehill's 10-0 conference start is the Skyhawks' best since the 1996-97 squad won their first 11 league outings en route to the Northeast-10 tournament title. Stonehill has already surpassed its entire win total of last season, as Tuesday's triumph over Assumption enabled the Skyhawks to clinch their 35th straight winning campaign. Stonehill is 72-30 (.706) in its last 102 outings since November 2002. Stonehill has won six straight and 39 of 47 match-ups in the series with Saint Michael's following Saturday's triumph, while last Tuesday's win over Assumption was the Skyhawks' 40th victory in the 54-game series between the schools SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT: In two Northeast-10 wins on the week, it was the defense of center Babette Noah which helped lead the Owls. In a 61-44 win over St. Rose, Southern jumped to a 27-14 halftime lead and Noah helped hold Golden Knights' center Petra Kulhankova to just six points and eight rebounds in the game. Noah scored 16 points with 10 rebounds. In a 65-44 win over Franklin Pierce in a battle for second place, Noah helped limit Ravens' center Danielle D'Ettore to six points and one rebound while playing just 22 minutes. The Owls held a 37-12 halftime edge. Noah finished with four points and five rebounds to average 10.0 points and 8.5 rebounds in the two games, extending Southern's win streak to 10 games. Overall, it was the Owls' smothering defense which helped them to sizeable halftime advantages. Coach Joe Frager's team held the two opponents to a combined 31.7 percent shooting from the field (32-101) and just 0.71 percent from three-point range (1-14) with nine blocked shots in the two games. The Owls' season mark for scoring defense is just 44.2 points per game AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL: Following a road tilt at Bryant Monday, No. 13 AIC will have eight of its final 12 games at home. Junior Krystal Pressley (New Haven, Conn.) is 36 points shy of 1,000 for her career. She totaled 747 points in two seasons at Quinnipiac and has 217 points this season SAINT MICHAEL'S: Senior Brigid Hegarty (North Andover, Mass.) became the 14th 1,000-point scorer in program history with a foul line jumper early in the second half versus Stonehill on Saturday. She also is eight 3-pointers shy of tying the program record of 205 held by Christine Frauton '00. Senior Holly Reeves (Arlington, Mass.) added her 500th career point against Stonehill. Sophomore Adrienne Carpenter (Princeton, Mass.) tied her career high with 15 points in her first start of the season versus the Skyhawks, who handed Saint Michael's its first home loss of the season after seven straight wins. The Purple Knights are on pace to set program records for highest 3-point percentage and free throw percentage in a season FRANKLIN PIERCE: Senior Heather Jacobs (Stoughton, Mass.) ranks 15th in Division II with a Conference-leading 86.8-percent (46-53) free-throw shooting percentage so far this season BENTLEY: Bentley, after wins over 13th-ranked AIC and Le Moyne, has now won eight of its last nine. During the two victories last week, Bentley outshot the opponents 45-36 percent, helping to offset the opponents' taking 17.5 more FGA per game ASSUMPTION: Assumption continued their strong defensive play last Saturday as they held Bryant to 57 points, the ninth time this season the 'Hounds held an opponent under 60 points (8-1). Sophomore forward Charde Floyd (Worcester, MA/Worcester Academy) notched her fourth double-double of the season versus Bryant (11th career). Floyd has scored in double figures in five of her last six games... BRYANT: The Bulldogs continue to struggle on the road with a 2-6 record. They will look to bounce back at home this week with two games at the Chace Athletic Center. Senior forward Shannon Perry continues her dominance of the paint by racking up two more double-doubles to give her seven on the season in seven games played SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE: Seven of SNHU's 15 games have been decided by six points or less and the Penmen are 2-5 in those contests, including a one-point loss to New Haven (68-67) and two-point loss to Saint Michael's (57-55). Freshman Stephanie Houghton (Manchester, NH) has scored in double figures in four of the last seven games and scored a season-high 13 points in the two-point loss to Saint Michael's last week MERRIMACK: Martin is Merrimack's all-time leading scorer with 1,845 career points. She needs just 155 points over the next 12 games to become the fourth player - men's or women's - to eclipse the 2,000 point mark.
