RU's Guirantes, SJU's Kebbe Share DI; NYIT's Knollmeyer (DII-III) Joins Weekly Winners
MBWA Players of the Week (12-10 to 12-16) 2018-19 / Week 3
FFI: Chuck Stogel, MBWA - 914-428-6111, chstogel@aol.com
Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Guirantes, Kebbe, Knollmeyer Nab Women’s Weekly Awards
NEW YORK (Dec. 18, 2018) ---
Arella Guirantes of Rutgers and
Alisha Kebbe of St. John’s, as co-winners in Division I, and
Meg Knollmeyer of NYIT in Divisions II-III have been named Women’s Players of the Week by the Met Basketball Writers Assn.
The designations, for games played Dec. 10-16, are unique in that they encompass players from 73 Met area schools across Divisions I, II and III.
A 5-11 sophomore guard from Bellport, NY, Guirantes served up an all-around 16 points, five rebounds, four assists and a career-high five steals in leading the Scarlet Knights (7-3) to a 57-43 non-conference victory over LSU in their only game of the week. She scored half her points in the second quarter when Rutgers overcame an eight-point deficit en route to maintaining an unblemished record (5-0) at home this season.
A 5-10 junior guard from Philadelphia, Kebbe posted 19 points and nine rebounds in her hometown as the Red Storm (7-3) took to the road to defeat LaSalle 83-57 in their only game of the week. Kebbe notched a career-high with four steals and added a pair of blocks while shooting 50% (6-of-12) from the floor.
A 6-1 sophomore forward from Hampton, NH, Knollmeyer averaged 19.7 points and 9.0 rebounds while shooting 61.0% (25-of-41) from the field as the Bears (10-2) captured two of three contests last week.
Knollmeyer began the week with 14 points and seven rebounds in a 68-60 win at Southern Connecticut, then erupted for 26 points along with eight rebounds at home in a 60-40 triumph over Roberts Wesleyan. She closed the week by producing 19 points and 12 rebounds at home for her sixth double-double of the season in an 84-46 victory over Daemen.
Players receiving MBWA Women’s Division I Honorable Mention for the week: Bre Cavanaugh, Fordham; Rebekah Hand, Marist.
Players receiving MBWA Women’s Divisions II-III Honorable Mention for the week: Miesha Bacon, NJCU; Nicole Bick, Yeshiva; Amber Brown, Mercy; Katie Foos, NYU; Lauren Hunter, USMMA; Monique Joseph, SUNY Old Westbury; Samantha McClutchy, Dominican; Victoria Porcasi, St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn; Donna Todaro, Staten Island.
Previous MBWA 2018-19 Women’s Players of the Week: Dec. 4, Curteeona Brelove, St. John’s, and Shorty Johnson, Stony Brook, co-winners Div. I; Lauren Hunter, USMMA, Divs. II-III . . . Dec. 11, Madison Hovren, Army, Div. I; Lauren Hunter, USMMA, Divs. II-III.