NEW YORK (Jan. 28, 2025) ---
Alexa Charles of Hunter College has been named Divisions II/III Women’s Player of the Week by the Met Basketball Writers Association.
The designation, for games played Jan. 20-26, is unique in that it encompasses players from 49 Met area schools across Divisions II and III.
This is the second MBWA weekly honor for Charles, who received a similar designation last season on Feb. 5, 2024.
A 5-8 junior guard from Tarrytown, NY, Charles --- who also was named the CUNY Athletic Conference player of the week --- averaged 29.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 7.0 steals in leading the Hawks (13-4) to a homecourt 82-50 win over Lehman on Wednesday and a 76-49 victory at York on Friday.
In posting a pair of double doubles, and a near triple double, Charles shot 63.4% from the floor (26-of-41) and was 7-of-8 at the free throw line.
She opened the week against Lehman with 33 points on 15-of-18 shooting along with 10 rebounds and nine steals.
Against York she notched 26 points, 11 rebounds and five steals, marking her ninth double double of the season.
In an 88-36 non-conference victory at Sarah Lawrence on Monday, Jan. 27 --- a game that does not factor into the current MBWA award --- Charles continued her hot streak, posting a triple double with 35 points, 12 rebounds and 10 steals.
In just her third season at Hunter, Charles has risen to No. 3 on the program’s all-time scoring list with 1,585 points. For this season, her 27.6 points per game are second-best in the CUNY loop and No. 2 nationally in NCAA Division III while her 9.7 rebounds per game are No. 2 in the conference.
Players receiving MBWA Divisions II/III Honorable Mention for the week: Nkiru Awaka, Queens; Mia Castillo, Baruch; Ahjionae Cobb, Saint Elizabeth; Lucy Coogan, Caldwell; Alicia Gumbs, York; Isabella Sierra, St. Joseph’s Long Island; Maddison Vaughn, Kean; Kaira Winston, USMMA.
Previous MBWA 2024-25 Divisions II/III Women’s Players of the Week: Dec. 10,
Natalie Bruns, NYU; Dec. 17,
Carolae Barton, USMMA; Jan. 7,
Renee Wells, William Paterson; Jan. 14,
Heaven Figueroa, Lehman; Jan. 21,
Mia Castillo of Baruch.
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