Women's Basketball Weekly Report - Feb. 12
Kelly McCarthy
CAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WEEKLY REPORT - FEBRUARY 12
RICHMOND, Va. (February 12, 2018) – University of Delaware forward
Nicole Enabosi was named the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the fourth time this season while Elon University forward
Jaylin Powell picked up CAA Rookie of the Week honors.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Nicole Enabosi | University of Delaware
Junior | Forward | Gaithersburg, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel
Junior Nicole Enabosi helped Delaware to a pair of key wins over William & Mary and Hofstra by averaging 17.0 points, 17.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 3.5 steals and 2.5 blocked shots per game. Enabosi also went 18-of-22 from the free throw line for the week. Against William & Mary, she tallied 16 points, 17 rebounds, five assists and three blocks, including the 100th of her career. Enabosi then posted her 17th double-double of the season with 17 points and 19 rebounds against Hofstra.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK:
Jaylin Powell | Elon University
Freshman | Forward | Raleigh, N.C./Rolesville
Forward Jaylin Powell helped Elon to a 2-0 week. After playing 11 quality minutes off the bench in the win over Drexel, Powell went off for a career high 15 points in Elon's 97-44 victory over College of Charleston. She shot 5-of-6 from the floor, including 2-of-3 from long distance. She also pulled down three rebounds and had two assists in 18 minutes.
#CAAHoops – The Week that Was
Charleston (6-19; 2-12): The Cougars split a pair of road games, topping UNCW to snap a lengthy skid before falling to Elon.
Deja Ford averaged 14.5 points while
Tanisha Brown averaged a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds per game.
Delaware (15-8; 8-4): The Blue Hens went 2-0 with victories over William & Mary and Hofstra. Junior
Nicole Enabosi averaged 17.0 points, 17.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 3.5 steals and 2.5 blocked shots. Rookie
Lizzie Oleary averaged 5.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game.
Drexel (19-6; 11-2): The Dragons split games on the road. On Friday, Drexel had its eight-game winning streak snapped by Elon. The Dragons responded on Sunday with a win at UNCW.
Aubree Brown turned in a solid week, averaging 12.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game.
Elon (17-7; 9-4): The Phoenix pushed their winning streak to five games and improved to 11-0 at home with wins over Drexel and Charleston. Senior
Malaya Johnson continue her stellar play, averaging 11.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 57.1 percent from the field. Rookie
Jaylin Powell went off for a career high 15 points against CofC, going 5-of-6 from the floor and grabbing three rebounds in 18 minutes.
Hofstra (10-14; 4-9): The Pride had a pair of tough road losses, falling to Towson and Delaware, as their losing skid hit six games
. Boogie Brozoski averaged 18.5 points, going 13-for-18 from the field for the week, and posted a 29-point effort against Towson.
James Madison (16-8; 12-1): The Dukes registered a pair of wins and remained in first place in the standings with a home win over Northeastern and a road win at Towson. Sophomore
Kamiah Smalls averaged 17.0 points per game and has scored in in double figures in 22 of 23 games this season.
UNCW (8-16; 1-12): The Seahawks dropped a pair of home contests to Charleston and Drexel.
Madison Raque averaged 10.5 points and 2.5 steals per game while
Jenny DeGraaf averaged 9.0 points and 4.5 boards.
Northeastern (12-12; 7-6): The Huskies had a pair of road losses, falling at James Madison and William & Mary. Rookie
Stella Clark averaged 8.0 points and 6.0 rebounds while
Loren Lassiter averaged 7.5 rebounds per game.
Towson (9-15; 4-9): The Tigers splits games at home, edging Hofstra by a point before falling to James Madison.
Nukiya Mayo averaged 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals for the week while
Mary Cuevas averaged 14.5 points and 3.0 blocks per game.
William & Mary (16-8; 7-6): The Tribe split games, falling on the road to Delaware before returning home to defeat Northeastern
. Bianca Boggs averaged 16.0 points and 7.0 assists on the week.
Abby Rendle averaged 14.5 points, 12.0 rebounds and 5.0 blocks and netted her 1,000th career point. Rendle’s 10 blocks over the weekend brought her total to 117, breaking the CAA single season record. The previous mark was 110 set by Amy Dorsett of Richmond during the 1996-97 season. Senior
Jenna Green also made her mark in the record books, as she dished out 12 assists on the week to become William & Mary’s career assists leader (508).