NEW YORK (Feb. 1, 2022) ---
Mount Saint Mary College's Morina Bojka has been named Women's Division II/III Player of the Week by the Met Basketball Writers Association.
The designation, for games played Jan. 24-30, is unique in that it encompasses players from 48 Met area schools across Divisions II and III.
A 5-10 graduate guard from Prospect, CT, Bojka --- who also was named the Skyline Conference player of the week --- led league-leading MSMC (14-3, 12-1) to a pair of conference victories on the road, defeating Farmingdale State 82-74 and St. Joseph’s-Long Island 95-64. She averaged a double-double, pouring in 30.0 points and hauling in 12.0 rebounds per game to go along with 3.0 assists per contest.
Bojka opened the week with a 31-point performance at Farmingdale State on Wednesday, adding nine rebounds and four assists.
She closed the week scoring 29 points, including surpassing No. 1,000 for her career, at St. Joseph's. Bojka hit 10-of-19 shots from the floor and a perfect 8-of-8 at the free-throw line, while adding a career-high 15 rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal.
Over the two-game stretch, Bojka shot 52.4% (22-of-42) overall, adding three triples, and 92.9% (13-of-14) at the free throw line. She became the 17th 1,000-point scorer at Mount Saint Mary since the women’s program’s second season in 1991-92 and, going into this week with 1,017 career points, ranks 13th on the scoring list over the same time frame.
Players receiving MBWA Divisions II/III Honorable Mention for the week: Daniella Bessler, Yeshiva; Laney Fox, NJCU; Sarah Gillooly, Vassar; Katie Healy, John Jay; Ty’zhea Hawkins, Adelphi; Ellma Hodzic, York; Grace Jackson, USMMA; Christina Kiser, Bard; Melinda Spahiu, Baruch; Taylor Tomlinson, Dominican.
Previous MBWA 2021-22 Divs. II/III Women’s Players of the Week: Dec. 7,
Briana Lee, Felician; Dec. 14,
Lauren Schetter, Pace; Dec. 21,
Kendrea Williams, Saint Peter's; Jan. 11,
Jenalyse Alarcon, Staten Island; Jan. 18,
Grace Jackson, USMMA; Jan. 25,
Jenny Walker, NYU.
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