Marist's Gilmer (DI), Baruch's Dawson (DII-III) Named First Weekly Winners of 2020
MBWA Players of the Week (1-6 to 1-12) 2019-20 / Week 4
FFI: Chuck Stogel, MBWA - 914-428-6111, chstogel@aol.com
Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Gilmer, Dawson Claim Women’s Weekly Awards to Start 2020
NEW YORK (Jan. 14, 2020) ---
Alana Gilmer of Marist in Division I and
Nia Dawson of Baruch in Divisions II-III have been named Women’s Players of the Week by the Met Basketball Writers Assn.
The designations, for games played Jan. 6-12, are unique in that they encompass players from 71 Met area schools across Divisions I, II and III.
A 6-foot senior forward from North Easton, MA, Gilmer --- who also was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference player of the week --- shot an eye-opening 76% from the field to lead Marist (11-2) to a pair of victories on the road last week.
Gilmer dropped a team-best 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting to go with seven rebounds in a 90-59 cruise past Canisius.
She followed with 18 points on a perfect 9-of-9 shooting day in just 15 minutes of action as the Red Foxes soared past Niagara 94-67. That output set a Marist record for best in-game field goal percentage with a minimum of eight makes, surpassing Rachele Fitz's previous mark of 91.7%.
On the year, Gilmer is averaging a career-high 17.3 points per game, which is third in the MAAC, and she leads the conference with 55.0% shooting accuracy from the field.
A 5-9 sophomore guard-forward from Bridgehampton, NY, Dawson --- who also was named the CUNY Athletic Conference player of the week --- averaged 23.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists with three double-doubles as the Bearcats (10-2) won a pair of close games at home and a romp on the road last week.
Dawson began the week by compiling 13 points and 13 rebounds, along with six assists and four steals, in a 69-62 homecourt win over John Jay. Next she posted 32 points and 15 rebounds in a 61-34 victory at Medgar Evers. She finished the week with 24 points and 11 rebounds in a 59-56 triumph at home over York.
Players receiving MBWA Women’s Division I Honorable Mention for the week: Arella Guirantes, Rutgers; Stella Johnson, Rider; Qadasha Hoppie, St. John’s; India Pagan, Stony Brook.
Players receiving MBWA Women’s Divisions II-III Honorable Mention for the week: Ketsia Athias, NYIT; Madison Dulude, Wm. Paterson; Leonie Edinger, Adelphi; Korina Guerra, Dominican; Briana Lee, Felician; Joey Meyers, Drew; Melissa Sadler, St. Thomas Aquinas;
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 . . . Dec. 24, Leilani Correa, St. John's (Div. I); Melissa Sadler, St. Thomas Aquinas (Divs. II-III).