GNAC Women's Basketball Report: Week 6
Albertus Magnus senior center Rah-Rah Thompson posted an 18-point, 17-rebound double-double in the Falcons' 67-58 win over Mitchell for her second GNAC Player of the Week.
( FOR THE WEEK OF DEC. 16 - 22 )
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PLAYER OF THE WEEK Rah-Rah Thompson, Albertus Magnus (Sr., C - Bridgeport, Conn.) Thompson posted an 18-point, 17-rebound double-double in the Falcons' only game of the week, a 67-58 win over Mitchell. She was 9-of-18 (50%) from the floor and posted three assists while playing all 40 minutes. |
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ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Kyah Nowlin, Albertus Magnus (Fr., G - Stamford, Conn.) Nowlin put up eight points and five rebounds in 24 minutes of action in the Falcons' aforementioned nine-point win over Mitchell last week. She was 3-for-8 from the floor, including 2-of-6 from three-point territory. |
WEEK 6 HONOR ROLL
Shyla Osmond, Albertus Magnus (Sr., G - New Haven, Conn.) - In Albertus' 67-57 home win over Mitchell last Tuesday, Osmond was 6-of-11 (54.5%) from the floor for 14 points to go with 13 rebounds, five assists and just one turnover across 30 minutes of action. It marked her sixth straight double-double.
Tianna Sugars, Colby-Sawyer (Sr, C - Oxford, Maine) - On the team's two-game Puerto Rico trip, Sugars averaged 13.0 points and 8.5 rebounds for the Chargers, who dropped contests against Loras and Oneonta. The senior had 15 points (6-12 FG) and three boards versus Loras before double-doubling (11 PTS, 14 REB) in the Oneonta setback.
GNAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WEEKLY ARCHIVE (2019)
| WEEK | PLAYER | ROOKIE |
| 1 | T. Sugars, CSC & Y. Ramirez-Tejeda, EMM |
Arianna Motivala, RIV |
| 2 | Amanda Ortiz, LAS | Pam Gonzalez, REG |
| 3 | Shyla Osmond, AMC | Jayne Howe, SJC |
| 4 | Rah-Rah Thompson, AMC | Pam Gonzalez, REG (2) |
| 5 | Shyla Osmond, AMC & T. Sugars, CSC |
Kyah Nowlin, AMC |
| 6 | Rah-Rah Thompson, AMC (2) | Kyah Nowlin, AMC (2) |
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