Amanda Bender Award Player of the Week Week Of 12/19/2011 Sport Women's Basketball School St. Joseph's-Long Island Year Junior Position Forward Hometown East Northport, NY High School Northport Bender stood out in the Golden Eagles’ only game of the week, a 67-62 win over the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy…She tallied 16 points on 7-9 FG shooting and pulled down a game-high 15 boards, while adding 3 assists…She leads the league in scoring (18.2), is 2nd in FG pct. (44.8%), 2nd in 3-pt. pct. (38.3%) and 4th in rebounding (9.6).