Lauren Brown led Elon to its first-ever win over NC State
Women's Basketball Weekly Honors - Dec. 14
Kelly McCarthy
CAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WEEKLY REPORT - DEC. 14 (pdf)
RICHMOND, Va. (December 14, 2015) – Elon University junior
Lauren Brown was named the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week while University of Delaware forward
Nicole Enabosi was named the Rookie of the Week for the second time.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Lauren Brown • Elon University
Junior | Guard | Alpharetta, Ga./Alpharetta
Junior Lauren Brown came off the bench to lead Elon to an historic 69-66 win at NC State, scoring a game-high 18 points in 22 minutes. Brown tied her career-high scoring mark after going 5-of-6 from the field to shoot 83 percent, including a 4-of-5 mark from beyond the arc. She also finished 4-of-6 from the line, hitting a crucial free throw with four seconds left. She was also solid on defense, grabbing two defensive boards and coming away with a steal. Elon’s victory marked the first-ever for the Phoenix over the Wolfpack and its first win over an ACC team since 1980.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK:
Nicole Enabosi • University of Delaware
Freshman | Forward | Gaithersburg, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel
Delaware freshman forward Nicole Enabosi picked up her second CAA Rookie of the Week honor after averaging 9.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks over two games. She began the week with 12 points and eight rebounds in double overtime at George Mason. At Georgetown, Enabosi collected a game-high seven blocked shots to go along with 10 rebounds and seven points. She became just the fifth player in program history to notch at least seven blocked shots in a single game and registered the highest block total in the CAA this season. For the year, Enabosi leads Blue Hens with 7.9 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and 1.9 steals per game and is third on team in scoring (10.1ppg).
#CAAHoops – The Week that Was
College of Charleston (4-3): Despite a pair of career efforts from two of its upperclassmen, the Cougars fell on the road at Charlotte, 89-61, on Tuesday night.
Bre Bolden posted a career-high seven steals while netting 18 points and grabbing seven rebounds. Redshirt senior
Jackie Luna-Castro registered career-highs in both points (17) and steals (5) against the 49ers.
Delaware (4-4): The Blue Hens had a pair of tough losses last week. Delaware battle George Mason into double overtime, behind 31 points from
Hannah Jardine, but fell 90-83. UD then had the task of taking on Big East foe Georgetown and was clipped, 61-50. Jardine averaged 18.5 points per game for the week.
Drexel (3-5): The Dragons had a short trip to Philly rival Saint Joseph’s in their only game of the week, falling to the Hawks, 53-46, on Sunday.
Rachel Pearson was the lone Dragon in double figures, finishing the day with 20 points. Freshman center
Tereza Kracikova had a solid day in the middle with six points, a career high, and seven rebounds.
Elon (6-2): The Phoenix posted a big win in their only game of the week, knocking off NC State, 69-66, for the first time ever on Sunday. With eight seconds remaining,
Maddie McCallie and
Lauren Brown made some key free throws in the closing seconds to help Elon to the win over their ACC foes. Brown finished with 18 points, which tied a career high, and McCallie tallied a career-high 16 points.
Hofstra (7-2): The Pride erased a 15-point deficit to take a lead into the final seconds, but UMass made a four-point play with 4.4 seconds left to eke out a 57-56 victory on Wednesday. Sophomore forward
Ashunae Durant tallied 16 points and nine boards while senior guard
Asia Jackson scored all 12 of her points in the second half. Junior center
Sandra Dongmo set career highs with 12 rebounds and four blocks off the bench.
James Madison (6-2): The Dukes split games last week, falling at St. Bonaventure, 56-45, before rolling over Richmond, 73-47. Redshirt senior
Jazmon Gwathmey had a pair of 20-points games and registered the 1,000th point of her career at St. Bonaventure. Senior
Angela Mickens averaged 7.0 assists over the two games, and dished out her 500th career assist against the Spiders.
UNCW (3-3): – Led by a career-high 13 points and nine rebounds from sophomore forward
Rebekah Banks, UNCW passed its first test on the court after its fall semester final exams with a 61-57 victory over Norfolk State on Sunday. She was one of three UNCW players to score in double figures as junior guard
Naqaiyyah Teague added 13 points while junior guard
Amber Reeves matched her season high with 10 points.
Northeastern (5-3): The Huskies received double-digit efforts from a pair of rookies but it was not enough as NU fell to defending MAAC champion Quinnipiac, 71-60, at the Cabot Center on Wednesday. Freshman
Te’Erica Eason tallied a team-high 15 points while classmate
Gabriella Giacone had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Towson (2-6): The Tigers were off last week and return to action on December 20 when they host Auburn.
William & Mary (7-1): The Tribe, which is on a five-game winning streak, was off last week and returns to the court on December 17 when they host Norfolk State.