Cooper (Fairfield/DI), Renker (Old West/DII-III) Earn First Weekly Awards of the Season
MBWA Players of the Week (11-27 to 12-3) 2017-18 / Week 1
FFI: Chuck Stogel, MBWA - 914-428-6111, chstogel@aol.com
Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cooper, Renker Top Women's Weekly Accolades
NEW YORK (Dec. 5, 2017) ---
Samantha Cooper of Fairfield in Division I and
Charlotte Renker of Old Westbury in Divisions II-III have been named Women’s Players of the Week by the Met Basketball Writers Assn.
The designations, for games played Nov. 27-Dec. 3, are unique in that they encompass players from 74 Met area schools across Divisions I, II and III.
A 6-3 senior forward from Sudbury, Ontario, Cooper led the Stags (3-5) by averaging 24.0 points in a pair of victories last week, shooting 48.5% from the floor (17-of-35), including 57.1% (8-of-14) from beyond the arc. She set a career high with 24 points in a 78-67 home win over UMass-Lowell, then matched that scoring total while posting a double-double with 10 rebounds on the road in a 66-58 victory at Boston College. She nailed three consecutive 3-pointers at BC to break a 50-50 tie and her 16 second-half points were instrumental in helping Fairfield overcome a 10-point deficit.
A 6-2 junior center from Mineola, NY, Renker --- who also was named the Skyline Conference player of the week --- averaged 18.7 points and had a pair of 20-rebound games in averaging 15.3 boards as the undefeated Panthers (5-0) collared three league victories last week, all on the road.
Renker recorded 18 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the floor in toppling Sarah Lawrence, followed with 22 points and 20 rebounds in beating Farmingdale State, and concluded with another double-double of 16 points and 20 rebounds in a win at St. Joseph’s of Brooklyn.
Players receiving MBWA Women’s Division I Honorable Mention for the week: Bre Cavanaugh, Fordham; Ashunae Durant, Hofstra; Tiana England, St. John’s; Madison Hovren, Army.
Players receiving MBWA Women’s Divisions II-III Honorable Mention for the week: Michal Alge, Yeshiva; Shannon Barrett, Baruch; Jackie DelliSanti, Pace; Jenna Erickson, St. Thomas Aquinas; Nina Vukosavlijec, NYIT.