NE10 Women's Basketball Report: Week 7

Posted: Jan 02, 2024

Week 7 - January 2, 2024

NE10 Player of the Week

Tatum Forbes, Saint Anselm
Sophomore | Guard | Pawtucket, R.I.

Forbes dropped a career-high 28 points on Saturday against Felician to help the Hawks defeat the Golden Falcons in overtime. She posted four rebounds and an assist in the non-conference tilt and knocked down 3-of-5 shots from behind the arc (60.0%). Forbes currently ranks seventh overall in the league in points per game (14.7) and 10th in field goals per game (5.1-13.8).

NE10 Rookie of the Week

Eveani Okwuosa, New Haven
Freshman | Guard | North Haven, Conn.

Okwuosa, who earned a spot in the starting lineup to start the month of December, closed out the first double-digit performance of her career with 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting with a three pointer and 1-of-2 at the line as the Chargers scored their second-straight win handing UDC its third straight loss after starting the season 11-0. In addition to her scoring, Okwuosa added a pair of steals and a pair of blocks while pulling down a trio of rebounds.

NE10 Weekly Honor Roll

Kaijhe Hall, Assumption (Jr., F - Maplewood, N.J.)
Hall logged her fourth double-double of the year following a 15-point, 14-rebound performance in Assumption's 74-58 win over American International. In 38 minutes of action, she shot 71.4 (5-of-7) from the field and was a perfect 5-for-5 from the line. Hall added five assists, one steal, and one block to her stat line.

Aurora Deshaies, New Haven (Sr., F - Syracuse, N.Y.)
Deshaies led New Haven to its second straight victory with her team and conference leading fifth double-double of the season finishing with 19 points and 13 boards as the Chargers handed UDC its third straight loss. For the game, Deshaies shot 8-of-12 from the field, while also going 3-of-6 at the free throw line. In addition her scoring and rebounding, she also dished out three assists in the game.

Payton Graber, Saint Rose (So., G - Schenectady, N.Y.)
Graber scored a game-high 23 points while also logging six rebounds, six assists, three steals, and two blocks in Saturday's double overtime win at D'Youville. Graber was especially efficient at the free-throw line in the all-around performance, as she finished 13-of-14 from the stripe to help Saint Rose win its eighth game in a row.

Katie Williamson, Southern Conn. St. (Sr., F - Dublin, Ireland)
Williamson led the team with 18 points, as she shot 7-for-10 from the floor. In addition, the forward had a team-best of two blocks, two rebounds and was 100% from the free-throw line in a close loss at Dominican University of New York.

NE10 Weekly Winners

2023-24 NE10 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS

	Conference				Overall
-	GP	W-L	PCT	GP	W-L	PCT
Bentley	22	18-4	0.818	33	27-6	0.818
Assumption	22	18-4	0.818	31	25-6	0.806
Saint Rose	22	17-5	0.773	28	21-7	0.750
So. New Hampshire	22	15-7	0.682	28	17-11	0.607
Franklin Pierce	22	13-9	0.591	31	20-11	0.645
So. Connecticut	22	13-9	0.591	32	19-13	0.594
Pace	22	11-11	0.500	30	18-12	0.600
American Int'l	22	9-13	0.409	30	15-15	0.500
Saint Anselm	22	7-15	0.318	29	10-19	0.345
Adelphi	22	5-17	0.227	29	7-22	0.241
New Haven	22	4-18	0.182	27	8-19	0.296
Saint Michael's	22	2-20	0.091	29	6-23	0.207