STANDISH, Maine – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) weekly report has been released and Saint Joseph's College freshman forward Quinn Richardson-Newton (Saco, Maine) has been tabbed as the Rookie of the Week.

Richardson-Newton averaged 14.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game while shooting 84.6% (11-13) from the floor and 77.8% (7-9) from the free throw line in a pair of GNAC victories last week. The freshman forward scored a career-high 16 points versus Lasell College on Tuesday and followed up with 13 points, five rebounds and four assists at Emmanuel College on Thursday.

Through six contests, Richardson-Newton averages 8.3 points and 3.8 rebounds while shooting a team-high 61.8% (21-34) from the field and 72.7% (8-11) from the free throw line. He currently ranks second in the conference in field goal percentage and is third on the team in scoring average.

Richardson-Newton is just the fourth Saint Joseph's men's basketball player to earn GNAC Rookie of the Week honors since the College joined the conference in the fall of 2007 and first since Matthew Medeiros '14 collected the award on January 31st, 2011. Alonzo Davis (1/21/2008) and Zach O'Brien '12 (12/1/2008) also claimed the top rookie accolade.

Saint Joseph's (3-3, 2-0 GNAC) is off until the end of the month when the Monks travel to California to face Pomona-Pitzer (12/30) and Occidental College (12/31).

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Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic liberal arts college, providing a supportive, personalized and career-focused education for more than 100 years. From its 430-acre campus on the shores of Sebago Lake, the College offers more than 40 undergraduate programs to a population of approximately 1,000 students. Saint Joseph's College Online provides certificates, undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults through an online learning program. For more, visit www.sjcme.edu.