STANDISH, Maine – The Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association (MWBCA) weekly honors have been released and two Saint Joseph's College hoopsters have received awards.
Senior point guard Sarah Assante (Standish, Maine) has been selected as the MWBCA Co-Player of the Week and freshman forward Norma Waggett (Saugus, Mass.) has been listed on the MWBCA Weekly Honor Roll.
Assante averaged 10.7 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 6.3 APG and 1.7 SPG in a 2-1 week for Saint Joseph's. The senior point guard dealt a career-high 11 assists versus Lasell on Tuesday, netted 18 with eight boards and six assists against Rivier on Thursday, and posted a double-double with 11 points and 11 caroms in a loss to Norwich on Saturday.
Waggett averaged 10.3 PPG and 6.0 RPG last week for the Monks. The freshman forward scored 13 with six boards in the victory over the Lasers on Tuesday and added 10 points and six rebounds against the Cadets on Saturday.
Assante is averaging 9.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.5 steals through 21 games for the 15-6 Monks. She leads Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) in assists and also ranks second in the league in both assist/turnover ratio (1.8) and steals.
The second-year team captain shares this week's honor with University of New England senior Kelly Coleman (Portland, Conn.), who averaged 17 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and three steals in a 2-0 week for UNE. For Assante, the Player of the Week honor is a career-first.
Waggett is enjoying a solid rookie season, averaging 6.0 points and 5.7 rebounds per contest. She ranks second on the team in rebounding and fourth in scoring.
Saint Joseph's is set to host Fisher College tonight in a non-conference contest slated to start at 7:00 PM.
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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.
