Player of the Week
Katie Smith, Mount Saint Mary
Grad Student, Guard; Goshen, N.Y./Goshen Central
For the second straight week, Smith takes home the honor after averaging 17.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.5 assists per game as the Mount pushed its winning streak to seven games with a pair of Skyline victories … Smith (above) opened the week with 22 points, three rebounds, three steals and two assists in a home win against Sarah Lawrence before closing the week with 13 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals at St. Joseph's-Brooklyn … Smith wrapped the two-game stretch shooting 56.5-percent from the floor (13 of 23).
Rookie of the Week
Amanda Orlando, Manhattanville
Freshman, Guard; Putnam Valley, N.Y./Putnam Valley
Orlando (below) made it four straight games in double-figures offensively as the rookie continues to develop into a scoring threat for the Valiants … She put up 26 points in a 2-0 week alongside 14 rebounds and three steals ... Orlando shot 50 percent from the field in a win over Bryant & Stratton, matching her season highs of 13 points and eight rebounds, while recording two steals and an assist ... She scored another 13 on a .462 clip in the team’s Skyline win over St. Joseph's-Long Island, adding six more rebounds and a steal against the Golden Eagles … This is her third Rookie of the Week honor this winter.
Honor Roll
Mount Saint Vincent senior guard
Kira Villegas scored 14 points with eight rebounds, two steals and a block in defeat against St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn before capping the week with 26 points, seven boards, six steals and three assists in a win over Sarah Lawrence … U.S. Merchant Marine Academy senior forward/center
Lauren Hunter scored a cool 31 points in the Mariners' only game of the week, a 77-31 road win over Old Westbury where she connected on 11 of 18 from the field and 9 of 11 at the free-throw line … St. Joseph's-Long Island senior guard
Alyssa Adomaites led the Golden Eagles in scoring with a team-high 19 points in two conference games, totaling 38 points … St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn senior center
Emma Kiley averaged 16.5 points and 13 rebounds in a 1-1 week for the Bears, highlighted by 17 points and 15 rebounds in a road victory over Mount Saint Vincent … Manhattanville junior guard
Jamison Agostino led the Valiant offense in their 2-0 week with 37 points, setting a new career high against St. Joseph's-Long Island with 22 … St. Joseph’s-Long Island freshman guard
Megan Spina averaged 7.5 points for the Golden Eagles on the week, scoring 11 in a win against Farmingdale State.
Previous weekly winners
Player of the Week
November 15 - Amber Been, Mount Saint Vincent
November 22 - Layla Mendoza, Farmingdale State
November 29 - Alyssa Adomaites, St. Joseph's-Long Island
December 6 - Julianna Kascic, Manhattanville
December 13 - Grace Jackson, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
December 20 - Lauren Hunter, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
January 4 - Lanyah Ford, St. Joseph's-Long Island
January 10 - Katie Smith, Mount Saint Mary
Rookie of the Week
November 15 - Julia Angeles, Mount Saint Vincent
November 22 - Colleen Coughlin, Sarah Lawrence
November 29 - Victoria Kantzian, Farmingdale State
December 6 - Amanda Orlando, Manhattanville
December 13 - Amanda Orlando, Manhattanville
January 4 - Victoria Kantzian, Farmingdale State
January 10 - Emma Kelly, St. Joseph's-Long Island