Fairfield's Cooper, Caldwell's Drogsler Claim Weekly DI, DII-III Honors
MBWA Players of the Week (2-5 to 2-11) 2017-18 / Week 9
FFI: Chuck Stogel, MBWA - 914-428-6111, chstogel@aol.com
Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cooper, Drogsler Claim Weekly WBB Honors
NEW YORK (Feb. 13, 2018) ---
Samantha Cooper of Fairfield in Division I and
Kristen Drogsler of Caldwell in Divisions II-III have been named Women’s Players of the Week by the Met Basketball Writers Assn.
The designations, for games played Feb. 5-11, 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 --- who also was named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference player of the week --- averaged 24 points and recorded a pair of double-doubles in a 1-1 week on the road for the Stags (10-14).
She poured in a career-high 29 points and posted 12 rebounds in a 78-68 victory at Iona, then registered 19 points and a conference-leading 12th double-double of the season with 10 rebounds in a 55-54 loss at Manhattan. With her totals Cooper moved into fifth place on the all-time Fairfield rebounding list.
A 5-10 senior guard from Middle Village, NY, Drogsler --- who also was named Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference player of the week --- averaged 27 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 3.5 steals in a 2-0 week for the Cougars (20-4). She shot 58.1% (18-of-31) from the field, including 47.1% (8-of-17) from downtown, in leading Caldwell to a 70-44 homecourt romp past Dominican and an 80-68 triumph on the road over Chestnut Hill.
Drogsler tallied 22 points, three rebounds and five steals against Dominican, then netted a season-high 32 points along with two rebounds, four assists and two steals in the win over Chestnut Hill.
Players receiving MBWA Women’s Division I Honorable Mention for the week: Kayla Grimme, Manhattan; Madison Hovren, Army West Point; Shania Johnson, Stony Brook; Candice Leatherwood, Sacred Heart; Maya Singleton, St. John’s; Camille Zimmerman, Columbia.
Players receiving MBWA Women’s Divisions II-III Honorable Mention for the week: Michal Alge, Yeshiva; Samantha Flecker, Staten Island; Gabrielle Harris, FDU-Florham; Andrea Iavarone, St. Joseph’s-LI; Monique Joseph, Old Westbury; Kaitlyn Read, NYU; Taylor Tomlinson, Dominican; Nina Vukosavljevic, NYIT.
Previous MBWA 2017-18 Women’s Players of the Week: Dec. 5, Samantha Cooper, Fairfield, Div. I; Charlotte Renker, Old Westbury, Divs. II-III … Dec. 12, Tyler Scaife, Rutgers, Div. I; Maia Hood, NYIT, Divs. II-III … Dec. 19, Bre Cavanaugh, Fordham, Div. I; Kaitlyn Read, NYU, Divs. II-III . . . Jan. 9, G’mrice Davis, Fordham, Div. I; Gabrielle Harris, FDU-Florham, Divs. II-III . . . Jan. 16, Bre Cavanaugh, Fordham, Div. I; Katie Sire, Montclair State, Divs. II-III . . . Jan. 23, G’mrice Davis, Fordham, Div. I; Zhane Robinson, Bloomfield, Divs. II-III . . . Jan. 30, Alana Gilmer, Marist, Div. I; Andrea Iavarone, St. Joseph’s-LI, Divs. II-III . . . Feb. 6, Shadeen Samuels, Seton Hall, Div. I; Jenna Erickson, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Kaitlyn Read, NYU, co-winners Divs. II-III.