Seton Hall's Samuels (DI), Florham's Croswell (DII-III) Snare Women's Awards
MBWA Players of the Week (1-7 to 1-13) 2018-19 / Week 5
FFI: Chuck Stogel, MBWA - 914-428-6111, chstogel@aol.com
Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Samuels, Croswell Earn Women's Players of the Week Awards
NEW YORK (Jan. 15, 2019) ---
Shadeen Samuels of Seton Hall in Division I and
Kayla Croswell of FDU Florham in Divisions II-III have been named Women’s Players of the Week by the Met Basketball Writers Assn.
The MBWA designations, for games played Jan. 7-13, are unique in that they encompass players from 73 Met area schools across Divisions I, II and III.
A 6-0 junior forward from Ossining, NY, Samuels --- who also was named Big East Conference player of the week --- averaged a double-double with 25.5 points and 10.5 rebounds, plus 4.0 assists and 54.1% shooting (20-of-37) from the floor to propel the Pirates (11-5) to a pair of homecourt victories last week: 82-75 over Creighton and 79-73 over Providence.
Samuels opened the week by registering a career-high 32 points along with 11 rebounds against Creighton. She close the week by totaling 19 points, 10 rebounds and five assists against Providence for her third straight double-double. She currently ranks among the top four in the Big East in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage.
A 5-7 senior guard-forward from Norwalk, CT, Croswell --- who also was named MAC Freedom Conference player of the week --- averaged 24.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.6 steals and 2.3 assists in leading the Devils (6-9) to two victories in three games on the road last week.
Croswell scored a career-high 25 points on a perfect 10-of-10 shooting from the field while adding nine rebounds in an 81-52 triumph over Valley Forge. She recorded 24 points, nine rebounds, five steals and four assists in an 86-77 victory over Eastern. She closed the week with 24 points and seven rebounds in a 94-83 loss to King’s.
Players receiving MBWA Women’s Division I Honorable Mention for the week: Bre Cavanaugh, Fordham; Shania Johnson, Stony Brook; Stella Johnson, Rider.
Players receiving MBWA Women’s Divisions II-III Honorable Mention for the week: Ruth Adams, St. Thomas Aquinas; Marajiah Bacon, NJCU; Katie Foos, NYU; Christina Kiser, Bard; Shannon McCoy, Kean; Kayleah McGuire, Manhattanville; Katie Smith, Mount Saint Mary; Diana 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 ... Dec. 18, Arella Guirantes, Rutgers and Alisha Kebbe, St. John's, Div. I; Meg Knollmeyer, NYIT, Divs. II-III). Jan. 8, Riley Casey, Columbia, and Stella Johnson, Rider, Div. I; Marajiah Bacon, NJCU, Divs. II-III.