St. John's Walker (DI) and Montclair's Sire (DII/III) Take 1st Weekly Honors of '17
MBWA Players of the Week (1-2 to 1-8) 2016-17 / Week 4
FFI: Chuck Stogel, MBWA - 914-428-6111, chstogel@aol.com
Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association
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Walker, Sire Earn WBB Players of the Week
NEW YORK (Jan. 10, 2017) ---
Jade Walker of St. John’s in Division I and
Katie Sire of Montclair State 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 Jan. 2-8, are unique in that they encompass players from 74 Met area schools across Divisions I, II and III.
A 6-2 senior forward from Maplewood, NJ, Walker averaged 20.7 points on 60.9% shooting (28-of-46) from the floor along with pulling down 7.7 rebounds in leading the Red Storm (11-4) to a 3-0 week.
Walker began the week by notching a career-high 24 points in a 65-48 victory at Xavier and closed the trio of games with a new personal best of 32 points to go with nine rebounds in a 70-64 triumph over Marquette. In between she posted six points, two blocks and seven rebounds playing just 24 minutes in a 62-41 road win over Butler.
A 5-10 junior guard from Hazlet, NJ, Sire --- who also was named the New Jersey Athletic Conference player of the week --- averaged 25.5 points on 67.9% shooting (19-of-28) from the field, along with 7.5 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.0 assists as the unbeaten Red Hawks (13-0) posted a 66-49 win over Cortland and a 77-63 victory over NJCU.
Sire began her week with a career-high 29 points to go with six rebounds, five steals and three assists against Cortland. Two nights later she registered 22 points, nine rebounds and two blocks as Montclair pulled away in the second half against New Jersey City with a 25-12 third quarter.
Players receiving MBWA Women’s Division I Honorable Mention for the week: Philecia Atkins-Gilmore, Iona; Samantha Cooper, Fairfield; G’mrice Davis, Fordham; Madison Hovren, Army; Camille Zimmerman, Columbia.
Players receiving MBWA Women’s Divisions II-III Honorable Mention for the week: Megan Brown, Stevens; Kristen Drogsler, Caldwell; Veronica Ganzi, Baruch; Andrea Iavarone, St. Joseph’s-LI; Symone Kelly, Molloy; Christina Pasaturo, Staten Island; Madison Rowland, Queens; Kendrea Williams, FDU Florham.
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.