Player of the Week

Tichina Carmon, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Senior, Forward, Greenville, NC/D.H. Conley

Sent the Mariners to a 3-0 Skyline week with avareages of 18.7 points and 10.7 rebounds per outing...shot .526 (20-for-38) from the field, and was perfect in 16 attempts at the free-throw line...posted three double-doubles, including a career-high-tying 26 points (12-for-12 FT) to go with 10 caroms Saturday versus Farmingdale State...collected 16 points and 10 rebounds Monday versus Sarah Lawrence, and 14 points and a game-best 12 boards Thursday versus St. Joseph's-Long Island.

Rookie of the Week

Katie Smith, Mount Saint Mary
Freshman, Guard, Goshen, NY/Goshen Central

Averaged 13 points, five assists and 3.5 steals during the Knights' 2-0 Skyline week...netted 17 points on 7-for-10 shooting while dishing out six helpers Wednesday against St. Joseph's-Brooklyn...added nine points, four assists and as many steals in a Saturday triumph over Sarah Lawrence.

Honor Roll

St. Joseph's-Brooklyn received 20 points per game from freshman guard Kelly O'Donnell last week, while junior backcourt player Victoria Porcasi needed 66 games to get to the 1,000-point plateau -- making her the 11th player in Bears history to record the milestone...Old Westbury junior Charlotte Renker averaged 16.6 points, 12.0 rebounds and 5.0 blocks over the Panthers' two victories...Purchase junior Amber Jones put up averages of 21.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.5 steals...Mount Saint Mary got averages of 18 points and nine rebounds in the low post from senior Jessica Rini...Farmingdale State senior Liz Durchhalter (10 3FG) and St. Joseph's-Long Island senior Andrea Iavarone each averaged 16 points per contest.

Previous Player of the Week recipients

Nov. 20 - Andrea Iavarone, St. Joseph's-Long Island
Nov. 27 - Charlotte Renker, Old Westbury
Dec. 4 - Charlotte Renker, Old Westbury
Dec. 11 - Andrea Iavarone, St. Joseph's-Long Island
Dec. 18 - Essence Casey, Farmingdale State
Jan. 2 - Taylor Hightower, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Jan. 8 - Kaelyn Ward, Farmingdale State

Previous Rookie of the Week recipients

Nov. 20 - Aria Rheams, Mount Saint Vincent
Nov. 27 - Kelly O'Donnell, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
Dec. 4 - Kelly O'Donnell, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
Dec. 11 - Aria Rheams, Mount Saint Vincent
Dec. 18 - Kiana Vega, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Jan. 2 - Nicole Bick, Yeshiva
Jan. 8 - Kelly O'Donnell, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn