Player of the Week
Daniella Bessler, Yeshiva
Grad Student, Guard; Brookline, Mass./Maimonides
At Mount Saint Vincent, Bessler (above) scored 29 points, hauled in four rebounds, made four steals and one assist, while versus Sarah Lawrence, she put up 26 points, 10 rebounds, six steals, five assists and one block in a banner week for YU.
Rookie of the Week
Nikki Grech, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
Freshman, Froward; Northville, Mich./Northville
Grech (above) averaged 20.5 rebounds and 13.5 rebounds in games against Old Westbury and Manhattanville on her way to back-to-back weekly honors ... With 30 rebounds and 14 points, Grech broke the St. Joseph's-Brooklyn single-game rebounding record before posting 13 points and 11 boards in a standout week.
Honor Roll
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy sophomore forward Emily Grasseler led the Mariners by averaging 16.5 points per game over their two Skyline victories, 59-41 at Manhattanville and 86-24 at home over Purchase; she also brought down 9.5 boards per game and notched her 10th double-double of the season against the Valiants with a game-high 21 points to go along with 14 rebounds before netting 12 points in limited action (12 minutes) against the Panthers … Manhattanville junior guard Julie Debrocky piled up 33 points, seven rebounds, four steals and three rebounds across two games for Manhattanville; she scored 13 with four rebounds, two steals and an assist against USMMA and dropped 20 in her 28 minutes in the win over St. Joseph's-Brooklyn, draining four 3-pointers to fuel the Valiants ... U.S. Merchant Marine Academy freshman forward Carolae Barton averaged a double-double for the Mariners in their two Skyline victories, notching her team-leading 12th double-double of the season against Manhattanville with 17 points to go along with a game-high 17 rebounds before following that up with 12 points in just 15 minutes of action against Purchase.
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
December 17 - Carolae Barton, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; Erin Smith, Mount Saint Vincent
January 7 - Mercedes Perez, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
January 14 - Kaira Winston, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and Taylor Malone, Manhattanville
January 22 - Daniella Bessler, Yeshiva
January 28 - Isabella Sierra, St. Joseph's-Long Island
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
December 17 - Jailah Pineda, Old Westbury
January 7 - Carolae Barton, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
January 14 - Carolae Barton, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
January 22 - Carolae Barton, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
January 28 - Nikki Grech, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn