GNAC Women's Basketball Report: Week 2

( FOR THE WEEK OF NOV. 14 - 20 )

PLAYER OF THE WEEK Jakara Murray-Leach, Albertus Magnus (So., G/F - Norwalk, Conn.) - Murray-Leach picked up her first double-double of the season with a 20-point, 13-rebound performance in the Falcons' 73-61 win at Western New England. Along with her double-double, she chipped in two assists, two steals, and two blocks over 36 minutes of play. The sophomore guard also went 8-for-17 (47.1%) from the field and 4-for-6 (66.7%) from the free throw line.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Megan Reilly, Emmanuel (Mass.) (Fr, F - Southbury, Conn.) - Reilly nearly averaged a double-double in a 2-0 week for the Saints, averaging 9.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in wins over Medgar Evers and Brooklyn College in the 39th Annual EC Tip-Off Classic. The first-year added three steals, one blocked shot and one assist over the two games in which she averaged 20.0 minutes of action for Emmanuel.

GNAC HONOR ROLL

Olivia Matela, Emmanuel (Mass.) (Jr, G - Swampscott, Mass.) - Matela paced the Saints in a 2-0 week averaging a team-best 15.0 points in wins over Medgar Evers and Brooklyn College during the 39th Annual EC Tip-Off Classic. Matela netted a career-high 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting vs. Brooklyn in a rematch of last year's NCAA tournament first-round match-up, going 6-for-7 from behind the arc, ending the week with a 70.6% shooting clip while also dishing out seven assists, grabbing six rebounds and collecting five steals for EC.

Juju Nealy, Lasell (Sophomore, G) - Nealy averaged 19.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in a 1-1 week for the Lasers, registering 23 points (8-13 FG) and six assists in a 73-55 win over Maine-Farmington.

Haley Brewster, Norwich (So, G - Virginia Beach, Va.) - Brewster was an offensive stalwart for the Cadets in a 2-1 week, finishing just shy of averaging a double-double with an average of 21.0 points and 9.7 rebounds. Brewster opened up the week with a 16-point showing in a dominant win over Lesley, before posting 18 against NVU-Johnson. She closed the week in dominant fashion in a nail-biting win over NVU-Lyndon, pouring in 29 points, including a 11-13 performance from the charity stripe, to go with 15 rebounds and six steals. For the week, Brewster was 18-22 from the line, while averaging 2.0 assists and 3.0 steals.

Pam Gonzalez, Regis (Mass.) (Sr., G - Revere, Mass.) - Gonzalez averaged 21.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.5 steals in a pair of games last week. She produced one of the top offensive performances in program history last Wednesday at Wheaton, shooting 14-for-27 from the field, including 3-for-6 from behind the three-point line, and 5-for-6 from the FT line to finish with 36 points, the second-highest single-game point total in Regis history by one point. Playing all 45 minutes of the overtime game, she also pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds and earned four steals. On Saturday at UNE, Gonzalez grabbed nine rebounds and earned three steals to go along with six points. 

Lyric Grumblatt, Rivier (Jr., G - Manchester, N.H.) - Grumblatt averaged 25.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 4.3 assists and 2.7 steals in a 1-2 week for the Raiders, shooting 44.8% (26-58) overall and 46.9% (15-32) from three. She totaled 29 points and 33 points against Plymouth State and Fitchburg State, respectively, and also double-doubled (14 PTS, 12 REB) against Worcester State. 

Jordan Ouellette, St. Joseph (Conn.) (Jr., G/F - Bristol, Conn.) - The junior paced USJ to a dominating win over MCLA, dropping 16 points while tallying nine rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal.

Angelica Hurley, Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Junior, G/F - Groveland, Mass.) - Hurley averaged 12.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in a pair of SJC losses last week.