Women's Basketball Weekly Report - Dec. 11
Kelly McCarthy
CAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WEEKLY REPORT - DECEMBER 11
RICHMOND, Va. (December 11, 2017) – Towson University senior
Mary Cuevas was named the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week while College of William & Mary freshman
Nyla Pollard picked up CAA Rookie of the Week honors.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Mary Cuevas | Towson University
Senior | Forward | Madrid, Spain
Senior Mary Cuevas did a little bit of everything to help the Tigers to two more wins last week, which extended their win streak to three straight games. She averaged 16.0 points, 12.5 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game while going 9-for-17 from the floor (.529) and 14-for-16 (.875) from the foul line. In Tuesday's 90-66 win over Saint Joseph's, Cuevas tallied 18 points after going 6-for-11 from the floor and 6-for-7 from the foul. In Saturday's 76-67 win at Loyola, Cuevas posted her third double-double of the season to lead the Tigers to their first road win of the year. She posted 14 points and a career-high 17 rebounds against the Greyhounds. Cuevas played a key role as the Tigers came from behind to win that game. She scored 12 of her 14 points in the second half and 11 of her 17 rebounds came in the second half, helping erase a four-point halftime deficit. She went 8-for-9 from the foul line in the game with all eight of her makes from the charity stripe coming in the second half
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK:
Nyla Pollard | College of William & Mary
Freshman | Guard | Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne
Freshman Nyla Pollard scored a career-high 14 points in the Tribe's lone game of the week, a win over USC Upstate. The guard added three rebounds, two steals, and a career-four assists to go against zero turnovers. Pollard went 6-for-10 from the field, including a 2-for-4 effort from long range. Pollard has started every game this season for the Tribe and is averaging 6.0 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per contest.
#CAAHoops – The Week that Was
Charleston (2-6): The Cougars fought hard but couldn’t over take No. 5/6 South Carolina, falling to the defending national champions 69-43 in their lone game of the week.
Darien Huff had a team-high 10 points and a career-high five steals for the Cougars.
Delaware (6-4): The Blue Hens went 2-0 last week, picking up victories at Army and at home against Delaware State. Junior
Nicole Enabosi (16.0ppg, 10.5rpg) and sophomore
Samone DeFreese (15.5ppg, 10.0rpg) averaged double-doubles for the week. Rookie
Lizzie Oleary averaged 7.0 points and 4.0 rebounds.
Drexel (6-4): The Dragons split games last week in Western New York, topping Niagara, 66-65, before falling to No. 24 Syracuse, 72-62, at the Carrier Dome. Senior
Megan Marecic averaged 14.0 points over the two games, she had eight three-pointers, including the game-winner at Niagara.
Elon (7-2): The Phoenix posted a 75-58 victory at Davidson in their only game of the week. Sophomore
Ra’Shika White led the Elon scoring effort with 21 points as one of four in double figures. Rookie
Saadia Munford was also in double digits, finishing with 10 points, a game-high four assists, three boards and a pair of steals.
Hofstra (5-4): The Pride split games against a pair of MAAC foes last week, falling to Siena before downing Iona.
Olivia Askin averaged 16.0 points while
Marianne Kalin averaged 12.5 points and 7.0 rebounds.
Ashunae Durant averaged 11.0 rebounds over the two games.
James Madison (3-6): The Dukes split games last week, rolling over Liberty before falling at St. John’s. Sophomore
Kamiah Smalls extended her double-digit scoring streak to nine games, averaging 16.5 points for the week.
Lexie Barrier added 12.5 points per game. Rookie
Tori Harris had a strong outing against St. John’s, logging a season-high 14 minutes with a season-best five points.
UNCW (5-4): The Seahawks had their two-game winning streak snapped with a 74-55 loss at Pitt in their lone game of the week. Sophomore
Lacey Suggs paced Seahawks with 17 points while George Mason transfer
Chinyere Bell made her UNCW debut, netting 15 points.
Northeastern (3-5): The Huskies dropped their only game of the week falling to Harvard on Kids Day at Matthews Arena.
Jess Genco and
Shannon Todd each had 15 points in front of 2,000 students from Boston Public Schools. Rookie
Stella Clark tallied five points, four rebounds and six assists.
Towson (4-4): The Tigers went 2-0 last week trouncing Saint Joseph’s, 90-66, before coming from behind to defeat Loyola, 76-67.
Mary Cuevas (16.0pts, 12.5reb) and
Nukiya Mayo (10.0ppg, 11.0rpg) both averaged double-doubles for the week while
Raine Bankston averaged 22.0 points. The trio went a combined 40-of-48 from the free throw line over the two games. Rookie
Jalynn Holmes provided a spark off the bench, delivering seven points in each game.
William & Mary (8-1): Sophomore
Nari Garner paced the Tribe with 15 points while freshman
Nyla Pollard added a season-high 14 points as William & Mary downed USC Upstate, 83-63, to capture its sixth straight. William & Mary is 8-1 for the second straight season, which is good for the best nine-game start in W&M’s Division I history.