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Women's Basketball

Women's Basketball Weekly Report - December 17

Co-Player of the Week  

Carolae Barton, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 
Freshman, Foward; Waldorf, Md./St. John's College 

 
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Barton (above) recorded a pair of double-doubles in the Mariners' two road Skyline wins at St. Joseph's-Long Island and at St. Joseph's-Brooklyn ... She averaged 23 points and 15 rebounds, while also shooting 55.6 percent from the floor ... Against the Golden Eagles, the rookie scored a career-high 31 points and brought down a game-high 15 rebounds ... She followed that up with 15 points and 15 boards.  

Erin Smith, Mount Saint Vincent 
Grad Student, Guard; Goshen, N.Y./Goshen Central 
 
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Smith (above) is currently leading the conference in points per game with 18.6 ... Against Sarah Lawrence, she had 20 points and shot 46 percent from the field, and 50 percent from 3 ... Against St. Joseph's-Long Island, Smith had 25 points and added three steals to share PofW honors with Barton. 

Rookie of the Week 

Jailah Pineda, Old Westbury 
Freshman, Guard; Cyoress, Calif./Fairmont Preparatory Academy  
 
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Against Lehman, Pineda (above) recorded 31 points, six rebounds, five assists and a steal, going 5 of 8 from behind-the-arc ... She finished with 30 points against Purchase, nine rebounds, seven assists and four steals ... Currently, Pineda ranks second overall in scoring in conference as she averages 18.4 points per game. 

Honor Roll 

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy senior guard Grace Jackson notched her 1,000th career point in the Mariners' road win at St. Joseph's-Brooklyn; she nearly averaged a double-double on the week with 11.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game to go along with a team-best eight steals over Merchant Marine's two road games ... Farmingdale State sophomore forward Taneece Wooden led the Rams to a 2-0 Skyline week as FSC rolled to victories in five of its last six; against Yeshiva she registered 10 points and six rebounds before scoring 18 points, pulling down eight rebounds and swiping a game-high three steals against Manhattanville. 

Previous Weekly Winners  

Player of the Week                                              

November 13 - Mercedes Perez, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn                                        
November 19 - Emily Grasseler, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy                          
November 26 - Charlotte Twohig, St. Joseph's-Long Island    
December 3 - Megan Spina, St. Joseph's-Long Island
December 10 - Hannah Ramsden, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 

Rookie of the Week 

November 13 - Nikki Grech, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn                                                
November 19 - Carolae Barton, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy                           
November 26 - Carolae Barton, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy      
December 3 - Madelyn Barone, St. Joseph's-Long Island                      
December 10 - Carolae Barton, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy