CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--University of Hartford sophomore forward Diana Delva (Stamford, Conn./Westhill) and Stony Brook University senior foward Aly Young (Lodi, Calif./Salt Lake CC) share America East Women's Basketball Player of the Week honors for the week ending December 16. For the third time already this season, University of New Hampshire rookie forward Denise Beliveau (Framingham, Mass./Framingham) takes home the America East Rookie of the Week. Click here for full PDF Weekly Release.
Young averaged 16.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 5.0 spg, including a near triple-double against Dartmouth on December 14. Against the Big Green, Young notched 20 points, nine rebounds, seven steals and three assists in a career night. The senior also added three blocks last week while shooting .462 from the floor, .571 from long range and a perfect 4-for-4 from the charity stripe.
Delva helped lead the Hawks to arguably the most important win of the season thus far against Marist on Wednesday night in Poughkeepsie. The sophomore finished one point shy of her second double-double of the season with nine points and a career-high 16 rebounds. Eight of her rebounds were offensive, helping Hartford to its 19-2 advantage in second chance points. She finished the game shooting 50% from the field on 3-of-6 overall, while she didn't miss at the free throw line, connecting on all three of her attempts. Delva also added two blocks and an assist to the night.
Beliveau tallied career highs in points (22) and rebounds (10) for her first career double-double against Northeastern on Saturday. Earlier in the week against Iona, Beliveau notched 12 points and four steals. She has cracked the top-ten in scoring with 11.2 ppg this season, and leads the conference in three-point field goal percentage (.448).
Recent Results
Sunday, December 16
at Vermont 80, Harvard 64
Catamount Head Coach Sharon Dawley captured her 200th career coaching victory with the win... Junior Amy Rosenkrantz netted a career-high 22 points and tallied five steals... Sophomore Courtnay Pilypaitis' 11 points and 11 assists is the first points-assists double-double in the conference this season.
at Binghamton 74, Colgate 26
The Bearcats allowed just seven points to the Red Raiders in the first half... The 48-point margin of victory was the largest of Binghamton's Division I era... Junior forward Laura Franceski blocked four shots to run up her career total to 100 blocks.
Maine 58, at St. Francis N.Y. 47
The Black Bears shot 50% from the field (23 of 46) and freshman guard Emily Rousseau netted a team-high 15 points... The victory snapped Maine's seven-game losing streak and marks the first road win of the season for the Blacks Bears.
Saturday, December 15
at Northeastern 78, New Hampshire 71
Rookie Denise Beliveau notched her first career double-double with a team-high 22 points and 10 rebounds... Classmate Jacinda Williams dished out the ball for a team-high four assists.
Friday, December 14
at St. John's 80, Maine 50
Sophomore Brittany Boser posted her third double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds... Rookies Tanna Ross and Christina Mosher each chipped in 10 points.
at Stony Brook 65, Dartmouth 48
Senior Aly Young had a near triple-double with 20 points, nine rebounds and seven steals for a career night... Senior Dana Ferraro pulled down 12 rebounds and posted 12 points for a double-double.
Upcoming Action
Wednesday, December 19
Albany at Richmond 4:30 p.m.
The Great Danes will get on the court after an 11 day rest... Richmond is the furthest south Albany will travel this season for a game... Senior Kristin Higy leads the offense with 11.6 points per game.
UMBC at Towson 5:15 p.m.
The Retrievers travel cross-town for their first game in 10 days... Sophomore guard Carlee Cassidy has averaged 19.0 ppg in her last three games, and has averaged a team-best 15.4 ppg overall this season.