CAA Women’s Basketball Weekly Awards – Jan. 20, 2025
Ben Kane
RICHMOND, Va. (Jan. 20, 2025) – Drexel senior guard
Amaris Baker, North Carolina A&T senior guard
Jordyn Dorsey, and Elon freshman guard
Jayda Angel are the CAA women’s basketball weekly award winners for the week ending January 19.
CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Amaris Baker, Drexel
Senior | Guard | Philadelphia, Pa. / Cardinal O'Hara
Baker averaged a conference-high 27.5 points alongside 4.5 rebounds across Drexel’s two conference games. Matching up against one of the best defenses in the CAA, the senior guard posted a career-high 33 points against N.C. A&T on a 54% shooting clip. Two days later, Baker had a fourth-quarter takeover, dropping 14 points including the game-winner with three seconds on the clock against Hampton to win 59-58. The Philadelphia native finished the matchup with 22 points and five rebounds.
CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jordyn Dorsey, North Carolina A&T
Senior | Guard | Augusta, Ga. / Cross Creek HS
Moving to 6-0 in conference play, Dorsey averaged 19.5 points and 3.0 rebounds to collect her first weekly award of the season. In a 64-57 win over Drexel, Dorsey knocked down 14 points on 5-14 shooting. Finishing out the weekend with a 79-46 victory against Stony Brook, the Georgia guard was one point shy of her season-high, dropping 25 points on an impressive 69.2% shooting clip, and going 2-3 from behind the arc. Dorsey produced a double-figure point total for the sixth straight game, with the tally also being the second-highest total of her career.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Jayda Angel, Elon
Freshman | Guard | Fayetteville, N.C. / Cape Fear High School
In a week that saw Elon go 2-0, Angel filled out the stat sheet averaging 11.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 2.5 steals. On Friday, the four-time CAA Rookie of the Week flirted with a double-double scoring nine and matching her career-high nine rebounds alongside three assists to beat Stony Brook 60-48. In a 70-51 victory over Hofstra, Angel reached double digits for the eighth time this season, coming off the bench to score 14 and added six rebounds with three assists, two steals, and a block.
2024-25 CAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nov. 11: Chloe Sterling, Hofstra
Nov. 18: Amaris Baker, Drexel / Raven Preston, Elon
Nov. 25: Olivia Tucker, Campbell
Dec. 2: Jasha Clinton, Hampton / Chloe Hodges, Drexel
Dec. 9: Taryn Barbot, Charleston
Dec. 16: Taisha Exanor, Monmouth
Dec. 23: Taylor Barbot, Charleston
Dec. 30: LaNae’ Corbett, Hofstra
Jan. 6: McKinley Brooks-Sumpter, Charleston
Jan. 13: Zaida Gonzalez, Stony Brook
Jan. 20: Amaris Baker, Drexel / Jordyn Dorsey, N.C. A&T
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Nov. 11: Jayda Angel, Elon
Nov. 18: Jasmine Felton, Campbell
Nov. 25: Jayda Angel, Elon
Dec. 2: Khady Leye, Towson
Dec. 9: Khady Leye, Towson
Dec. 16: Leah Philpotts, Charleston
Dec. 23 : Jayda Angel, Elon
Dec. 30: Khady Leye, Towson
Jan. 6: LaNae’ Corbett, Hofstra
Jan. 13: Ciara Alexander, Campbell
Jan. 20: Jayda Angel, Elon
Follow #CAAHoops on
Facebook,
Twitter, and
Instagram to get up-to-date information and learn more about CAA member institutions and their basketball programs.