Red Storm's Correa (DI), Spartans' Sadler (DII-III) Take 2019 Final Weekly Awards
MBWA Players of the Week (12-16 to 12-22) 2019-20 / Week 3
FFI: Chuck Stogel, MBWA - 914-428-6111, chstogel@aol.com
Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association
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Correa, Sadler Corral Women’s Weekly Awards
NEW YORK (Dec. 24, 2019) ---
Leilani Correa of St. John’s in Division I and
Melissa Sadler of St. Thomas Aquinas 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. 16-22, are unique in that they encompass players from 71 Met area schools across Divisions I, II and III.
A 6-foot freshman guard from Manchester, NJ, Correa scored the game-tying bucket at the end of regulation and the game-winning basket at the end of overtime to help the Red Storm (7-4) defeat Fairfield 71-69 in St. John’s only game last week.
Correa notched a game-high 31 points, her second 30-point game of the season --- most in the Big East --- while adding eight rebounds and three steals.
A 6-foot senior forward from Milton, NY, Sadler averaged 13.5 points on 44% shooting from the field as the Spartans (10-2) suffered only their second loss of the season in a 1-1 week on the road.
Sadler registered an all-around eight points, nine rebounds, two steals plus one assist and one block in STAC’s 65-63 loss at Southern Connecticut. She followed with 19 points and five rebounds in a 79-48 romp at Mercy.
Players receiving MBWA Women’s Division I Honorable Mention for the week: Rebekah Hand, Marist; Amari Johnson, Rider; India Pagan, Stony Brook.
Players receiving MBWA Women’s Divisions II-III Honorable Mention for the week: Ketsia Athias, NYIT; Tina Lebron, Caldwell.
Previous MBWA 2019-20 Women’s Players of the Week: Dec. 10, Bre Cavanaugh, Fordham, Div. I; Lauren Schetter, Pace, Divs. II-III . . . Dec. 17, Stella Johnson, Rider, Div. I; Leonie Edringer, Adelphi, and Anna Zaborowska, Farmindale, Divs. II-III.
Previous MBWA 2019-20 Women’s Players of the Week: Dec. 10, Bre Cavanaugh, Fordham, Div. I; Lauren Schetter, Pace, Divs. II-III . . . Dec. 17, Stella Johnson, Rider, Div. I; Leonie Edringer, Adelphi, and Anna Zaborowska, Farmingdale, Divs. II-III.