Player of the Week
Andrea Iavarone, St. Joseph's-Long Island
Senior, Forward, Miller Place, NY/Miller Place
Third weekly honor of the season (Nov. 20, Dec. 11)...averaged 34.5 points, 26.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per outing over the Golden Eagles' 2-0 week in Skyline action...shot .625 (25-for-40) from the floor, and .792 (19-for-24) from the charity stripe...in Monday's 83-69 victory over Farmingdale State, scored 37 points and pulled in a program-record 27 rebounds...in a three-point victory Saturday over Purchase, added 32 points, 25 rebounds and six blocked shots while shooting 11-for-14 from the floor and 10-for-10 at the free-throw line...tops the Skyline leaderboard in scoring (19.6 ppg), rebounding (15.7 rpg - No. 4 in Division III) and field-goal percentage (.538), and ranks second in blocked shots (1.9 bpg).
Rookie of the Week
Kelly O'Donnell, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
Freshman, Guard, Brooklyn, NY/St. Edmund Prep
Fourth weekly accolade of the season (Nov. 27, Dec. 4, Jan. 8)...averaged 21 points and 9 rebounds per game for the Bears...opened week Wednesday against Mount Saint Vincent with 10 points and eight boards...added career-best 32 points with 10 rebounds and three steals in an overtime loss Saturday at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy...ranks No. 5 in the Skyline with a 16.5 points per game average on the season.
Honor Roll
Mount Saint Mary continues to lead the conference standings, and received averages of 14 points and 6.5 rebounds per game from senior post player
Jessica Rini in two triumphs last week...Old Westbury junior center
Charlotte Renker picked up 15 points, a career-high 22 rebounds, four assists and as many blocked shots in Wednesday's win over Farmingdale State...speaking of the Rams, senior guard
Kaelyn Ward averaged 19.3 points and 8.3 caroms over three contests, including Sunday's win over Yeshiva -- FSC head coach Chris Mooney's 300th on the sidelines...USMMA's
Tichina Carmon (17 ppg, 10.5 rpg) and Yeshiva's
Michal Alge (11 ppg, 18 rpg) both averaged double-doubles...Mount Saint Vincent got averages of 12.5 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists over two wins from senior guard
Kristen Merrill.
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
Jan. 15 - Tichina Carmon, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Jan. 22 - Kaleigh D'Arcy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
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
Jan. 15 - Katie Smith, Mount Saint Mary
Jan. 22 - Katie Smith, Mount Saint Mary