Spalding Player of the Week: University of Hartford senior center Kenitra Johnson (New Britain, Ct./New Britain) is this week's Spalding America East Player of the Week ... She had a big game in the regular season finale for the Hawks, a 72-58 win at Maine ... She tallied 16 points, a team-high nine rebounds, two assists, two blocks and one steal as Hartford defeated Maine in Orono for the first time ever, ending a 19 game drought .... The win also gave Hartford the No. 5 seed and a rematch with Maine in the upcoming Friendship Cottage Cheese America East Championship.
Spalding Rookie of the Week: Freshman forward Katie McNamara of University of Vermont (Essex Junction, Vt./Essex) has been named Spalding Rookie of the Week. In a 2-0 week for Vermont, she averaged 8.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.0 blocks and shot 46.7 percent from the floor ... McNamara scored 13 points in Vermont’s final home game versus Albany … She also handed out a career-high five assists and added four rebounds.
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