Durant (Hofstra/DI) and Rowland (Queens/DII-III) Earn Final Weekly Awards of the Season
MBWA Players of the Week (2-20 to 2-26) 2016-17 / Week 11
FFI: Chuck Stogel, MBWA - 914-428-6111, chstogel@aol.com
Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Durant, Rowland Snare WBB Weekly Awards
NEW YORK (Feb. 28, 2017) ---
Ashunae Durant of Hofstra in Division I and
Madison Rowland of Queens in Divisions II-III have been named Women’s Players of the Week, respectively, by the Met Basketball Writers Assn.
The designations, for games played Feb. 20-26, are unique in that they encompass players from 74 Met area schools across Divisions I, II and III.
The MBWA selection is the fourth this season for Rowland, who previously was named Divisions II-III Player of the Week on Dec. 6, Jan. 31 and Feb. 21.
A 5-10 junior forward from Newark, NJ, Durant --- who also was named Colonial Athletic Association player of the week --- averaged 21.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in a 1-1 homecourt week for the Pride (12-16). She shot a blistering 70.4% from the field (19-of-27).
Durant put up 18 points and seven rebounds in a 59-56 loss to Towson, then registered 25 points on 10-of-12 shooting along with nine rebounds in a 58-53 triumph over Drexel. The latter performance was her ninth game with 20 or more points this season and third with at least 25.
A 5-10 senior guard/forward from Albany, NY, Rowland --- who also was named East Coast Conference player of the week --- led Queens to an 84-66 road win at Daeman in the only game of the week for the Knights (24-3). She totaled 23 points, 13 rebounds, six assists, two steals and a block in the victory, nailing 2-of-4 from 3-point range. Rowland tied the program’s single season record for steals in the game as her thefts have reached 125 this season.
Players receiving MBWA Women’s Division I Honorable Mention for the week: Kayla Grimme, Manhattan; Alisha Kebbe, St. John’s; Marina Lizarazu, Iona; Camille Zimmerman, Columbia.
Players receiving MBWA Women’s Divisions II-III Honorable Mention for the week: Maura Kelty, Caldwell; Christina Pasaturo, Staten Island; Katie Sire, Montclair; Julia Winnik, St. Thomas Aquinas.
Previous MBWA 2016-17 Women’s Players of the Week: Dec. 6, Madison Hovren, Army, Div. I; Madison Rowland, Queens, Divs. II-III; Dec. 13, Robin Perkins, Rider, Div. I; Calli Balfour, Adelphi, Divs. II-III; Dec. 20, Alexis Lewis, Iona, Div. I; Sierra Clark, Adelphi, and Kristen Drogsler, Caldwell, Divs. II-III; Jan. 10, Jade Walker, St. Jonn’s, Div. I; Katie Sire, Montclair State, Divs. II-III; Jan. 17, Madison Hovren, Army, Div. I; Sierra Clark, Adelphi, and Alyssa McDonough, FDU Florham, Divs. II-III; Jan. 24, Marina Lizarazu, Iona, Div. I; Kaitlyn Astel, Stevens, Divs. II-III; Jan. 31, Camille Zimmerman, Columbia, Div. I; Madison Rowland, Queens, Divs. II-III; Feb. 7, Madison Hovren, Army, Div. I; Maria Simmons, Rutgers-Newark, Divs. II-III; Feb. 14, G’mrice Davis, Fordham, Div. I; Kristen Drogsler, Caldwell, Divs. II-III; Krystal Luciano, Hofstra, and Camille Zimmerman, Columbia, Div. I; Madison Rowland, Queens, Divs. II-III.