CAA Women’s Basketball Weekly Awards – Jan. 10
Hunter Peters
RICHMOND, Va. (Jan. 10, 2022) – Delaware’s Ty Battle and Claudia Soriano of Northeastern earned Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) women’s basketball weekly honors following their performances during the first week of conference play.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ty Battle, Delaware
Senior | Forward | Plainfield, Ill. / Oswego East
Battle had a career performance, leading Delaware to an overtime victory in its conference opener against Charleston. The senior forward recorded a monster double-double, tying a career-high 21 points and set a career-high with 22 rebounds. Battle added two blocks, one steal and an assist to her stat line; however, it was a crucial sequence down the stretch the cemented her impact on the game. Battle secured an offensive rebound and scored the game-tying layup to force overtime, allowing the Blue Hens to win in overtime 86-84. The 22 rebounds are the second-most in a single game throughout the NCAA this season, while the double-double marks her seventh this season, keeping her tied for first in the CAA.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Claudia Soriano, Northeastern
Freshman | Guard | Barcelona, Spain / Jesuites Gràcia Col · Legi Kostka
Soriano contributed in a variety of ways to help Northeastern begin CAA play 1-0, with a 77-67 win over UNCW. In her first conference action, the freshman recorded 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting along with a game-high six assists. Soriano also added three rebounds and two steals to round out her performance. The six assists tie her season-best while she has recorded two or more steals in nine games this season. The Huskies held a six-point lead entering the fourth quarter, and Soriano scored or assisted on 15 of Northeastern’s 22 points in the final period to secure the victory.
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