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Women's Basketball Weekly Report - December 5

Player of the Week 

Lanyah Ford, St. Joseph’s-Long Island
Senior, Guard; Copiague, N.Y./Copiague
 
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Ford (above) led the Golden Eagles in a 2-0 week with 40 points, averaging 20 per game and shooting 53.1 percent from the field en route to the honor … She added six rebounds, four steals and three assists on the week ... Ford netted a game-high 21 points with three boards, two assists and two steals in the team’s Skyline opening-win over Yeshiva before turning in a game-best 19 points with three rebounds, two steals and an assist against Old Westbury.
 
Co-Rookie of the Week

Khailand Anderson-Strawder, Sarah Lawrence
Freshman, Forward; Los Angeles, Calif./Calabasas
 
Anderson-Strawder (below) stepped up for Sarah Lawrence, emerging as a true scoring threat from the wing, posting a career-best 17 points against Farmingdale State … She averaged 14.5 points and 7.5 rebounds and shot 80 percent from the stripe through SLC's two conference games.
 
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Ana Ndoci, Mount Saint Mary
Freshman, Forward; Yonkers, N.Y./Yonkers Montessori Academy
 
Ndoci (below) came off the bench and immediately impacted the game against Purchase … In 19 minutes, she lead the offensive effort with a team-high 19 points, shooting an efficient 9 of 13 from the field … She also finished with six rebounds and dished out two assists in the win.
 
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Honor Roll
 
Farmingdale State senior forward Layla Mendoza averaged 18 points per showing over the Rams' two Skyline contests; she tied for the team lead with 14 points at Mount Saint Vincent and led all players with 22 points to go with 11 rebounds and a game-high two blocked shots versus Sarah Lawrence … Manhattanville grad student forward Julianna Kascic dominated the floor in the Valiants' lone outing – a win at Sarah Lawrence; she notched her third-straight double-double as she scored 26 points with 19 rebounds against the Gryphons … Yeshiva grad student guard Yuval Nitzan dropped 33 points, handed out four assists, grabbed six rebounds, swiped three steals and registered two blocks against St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn … St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn sophomore guard Kristen Donovan led the Bears in scoring in each of their first two Skyline games this season; dropping 19 and 23 against USMMA and Yeshiva, respectively … Old Westbury sophomore guard MaLaura Oliver recorded 14 points, five rebounds, two assists and a steal against St. Joseph’s-Long Island … U.S. Merchant Marine Academy sophomore guard Hannah Ramsden led the Mariners with 17.5 points per game over two road wins last week (at St. Joseph's-Brooklyn and at Purchase); she had back-to-back games where she set new career highs for points with 17 against the Bears and 18 against the Panthers … Mount Saint Mary senior guard Charlotte Twohig – in only 15 minutes of action – finished with 13 points, three rebounds and three steals in the first conference win of the season … Sarah Lawrence senior forward Kendall Haymore added two more double-doubles, scoring 17 points and grabbing 16 rebounds along with a block and two steals against top-ranked Manhattanville before a 13-point and 18-rebound effort to lead the Gryphons over Farmingdale … Farmingdale State freshman forward Taneece Wooden averaged 9.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per contest during a two-game Skyline week for the Rams; she contributed nine points and two assists at Mount Saint Vincent and finished one board shy of a double-double in her 10-point afternoon with three steals against Sarah Lawrence … St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn freshman guard Mercedes Perez flirted with a triple-double in the Bears' victory over Yeshiva; she totaled 16 points to go with seven rebounds and as many assists.

Previous Weekly Winners

Player of the Week
 
November 14 - Daniella Bessler, Yeshiva
November 21 - Kendall Haymore, Sarah Lawrence
November 28 - Magan Jackson, Mount Saint Vincent
 
Rookie of the Week
 
November 14 - Mercedes Perez, St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn
November 21 - Taneece Wooden, Farmingdale State
November 28 - Emily Grasseler, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy