RICHMOND, Va. (January 2, 2018) – College of William & Mary center
Abby Rendle was named the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the third time this season while Drexel University guard
Hannah Nihill picked up CAA Rookie of the Week honors for the second time this season.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Abby Rendle | College of William & Mary
Senior | Center | Reston, Va./South Lakes
Senior Abby Rendle helped William & Mary to a 2-0 start in league play for the second time in three seasons as she averaged 21.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks per game. In the CAA opener at Charleston, Rendle scored a career-high 26 points, added seven rebounds, and a block in the victory. On Sunday, Rendle was in double figures as she chipped in 16 points, seven more rebounds, and five rejections. For the week she shot 20-of-26 from the floor, shooting 76.9 percent. She added three assists and three steals as well.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK:
Hannah Nihill | Drexel University
Freshman | Guard | Drexel Hill, Pa. / Cardinal O'Hara
In her first weekend of conference play, Drexel’s Hannah Nihill averaged 8.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. In the league opener against Delaware, Nihill had five points, tied a season high with five assists, grabbed four rebounds, and came away with two steals in the win. In the victory against Hofstra, Nihill scored 11 points one shy of her season high and added a season-best six rebounds, two assists and a block in the game as well.
#CAAHoops – The Week that Was
Conference play got underway last weekend with Drexel, James Madison and William & Mary picking up two wins apiece.
Charleston (5-8; 1-1): The Cougars split games, falling to William & Mary before bouncing back with a victory over Towson. Senior forward
Tanisha Brown had back-to-back double-doubles, averaging 15.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game.
Delaware (7-5; 0-1): The Blue Hens opened league play with a tough 74-53 loss at Drexel.
Nicole Enabosi tallied 18 points and eight rebounds, snapping her streak of eight-straight double-doubles, while
Samone DeFreese added 13 points and eight boards.
Drexel (10-4; 2-0): The Dragons opened CAA play with a 2-0 record, topping Delaware and Hofstra to improve to 6-0 at home this season. With the win against the Pride on Sunday, Head Coach
Denise Dillon became Drexel’s all-time winningest coach, notching her 265th career victory. Senior
Sara Woods averaged 11.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, including his first career double-double (14pts, 10reb) against Hofstra. Rookie
Hannah Nihill averaged 8.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.
Elon (9-3, 1-0): The Phoenix began defense of their CAA title with a 75-67 win over UNCW. Senior
Shay Burnett delivered 24 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, and turned in a 13-for-17 performance from the charity stripe.
Ra’Shika White added 13 points and nine rebounds.
Hofstra (6-7; 0-2): The Pride had a pair of tough losses to James Madison and Drexel to open league play.
Marianne Kalin averaged 10.0 points per game last weekend.
James Madison (6-7; 2-0): The Dukes got off to a 2-0 start in league play with road wins over Hofstra and Northeastern. Sophomore
Kamiah Smalls led JMU in scoring (18.0ppg), rebounding (7.5rpg), steals (3.5spg) and tied for assists (2.5apg). She also extended her double-digit scoring streak to 13 games.
UNCW (7-6; 0-2): The Seahawks opened CAA play with a road loss to Elon before dropping its first home game of the year to William & Mary.
Madison Raque averaged 12.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in the two games.
Northeastern (6-7; 1-1): The Huskies split games to open conference play, topping Towson before falling to James Madison. Junior
Jess Genco averaged 14.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists while playing all 80 minutes.
Towson (5-8; 0-2): The Tigers had a pair of home losses, falling to Northeastern and Charleston to begin league play.
Mary Cuevas averaged 22.0 points and 9.5 rebounds while
Nukiya Mayo averaged a double-double with 13.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.
William & Mary (11-2; 2-0): The Tribe got off to a 2-0 start in league play for the second time in three seasons with road wins at Charleston and UNCW. Senior
Abby Rendle led the charge, averaging 21.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks while going 20-for-26 from the field.