Player of the Week
Andrea Iavarone, St. Joseph's-Long Island
Senior, Forward, Miller Place, NY/Miller Place
Fourth weekly honor of the campaign (Nov. 20, Dec. 11, Jan. 29)...averaged 22.3 points, 20.3 rebounds and 6.0 blocks over the Golden Eagles' three games played...shot .531 (26-for-49) from the floor during the stretch, and .833 (15-for-18) from the charity stripe...picked up a triple-double (25 points, 24 rebounds, 10 blocks) to start the week Tuesday against St. Joseph's-Brooklyn, becoming the second player to record 1,000 career rebounds in the process...Thursday versus Yeshiva, netted 21 points to set the mark as the program's all-time leading scorer (at week's end: 1,443 points)...Saturday against Old Westbury, set the SJC single-season caroms mark with her 358th board.
Rookie of the Week
Kelly O'Donnell, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
Freshman, Guard, Brooklyn, NY/St. Edmund Prep
Six-time honoree, including the last three awards...registered 24.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.7 steals per game over the Bears' three outings, shooting 23-for-53 (.472) in the process...scored career-best 35 points Tuesday against St. Joseph's-Long Island...wrapped up the week Saturday versus Sarah Lawrence with a near triple-double (22 points, 10 steals, eight rebounds) in 25 minutes of action, with the steals mark setting the program's single-game record.
Honor Roll
In Mount Saint Vincent's lone contest of the week, junior guard
Kelly Oliver went for 26 points and eight rebounds, knocking down 7-of-15 trifectas...Old Westbury junior guard
Monique Joseph shot 25-for-46 from the floor en route to 19 points, 8.7 rebounds and 4.3 steals per game...USMMA sophomore
Kaleigh D'Arcy and Farmingdale State senior
Kaelyn Ward (15.5 ppg) each averaged 15-plus points and eight rebounds per outing for their respective clubs...Yeshiva senior
Michal Alge (10.7 ppg, 14.3 rpg) set the Macs' career rebounds record, and enters the final week of the regular season with 849 caroms in her three seasons on the squad.
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
Jan. 29 - Andrea Iavarone, St. Joseph's-Long Island
Feb. 5 - Amber Jones, Purchase
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
Jan. 29 - Kelly O'Donnell, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
Feb. 5 - Kelly O'Donnell, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn