NE10 Women's Basketball Report: Week 3

Posted: Nov 28, 2022

Week 3 - November 28, 2022

NE10 Player of the Week

Ty'zhea Hawkins, Adelphi
Graduate Student | Guard | Brentwood, N.Y.

Hawkins moved into the top two leading scorers in the NE10 with a pair of 20-or-better-point games in a 2-0 week for Adelphi. She shot a startling 66.7 percent (22-of-33) from the field and 42.9 percent (3-of-7) from deep, while having the game-high in both contests. Hawkins dropped 24 points in a hard-nosed 70-64 win over Le Moyne at home and then went off for an NCAA-career-high 32-point game (most for a Panther since 2019) in an 86-67 toppling of Bridgeport. For the week, she averaged 28.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.

NE10 Rookie of the Week

Sara Macary, Franklin Pierce
Freshman | Forward/Center | Naugatuck, Conn.

Macary has put together consecutive double-digit performances on the scoreboard for the Ravens, contributing a career-high 17 points in their lone matchup win over Saint Michael's this past week. Additionally, the Raven freshman added in five rebounds off the board, along with one assist and one steal.

NE10 Weekly Honor Roll

Molly Stokes, Assumption (Jr., G - Worcester, Mass.)
Stokes has been lights out from long range. In three games this week, the junior shot 50 percent (10-of-20) from beyond the arc, which included a 6-for-9 performance against Dominican. Stokes set a new career-high for points (24) against Dominican, while she averaged 16.0 points and 2.0 rebounds to help the Greyhounds have their best start of a season since 2012-13 (6-0).

Kari Brekke, Bentley (Gr., G - Appleton, Wisc.)
In three games, Brekke averaged 15.7 points while shooting .548 overall, .533 from deep and .833 from the line. She had 19 points in a win at Southern New Hampshire, eight in a loss to nationally-ranked Eckerd and 20 in a loss to unbeaten Saint Leo.

Leana Heitmann, Franklin Pierce (Fr., G - Pompey, N.Y.)
In the Ravens' lone matchup this past week, Heitmann chalked-up 17 points to help lead the team to a 60-38 victory over Saint Michael's. Along the way, Heitmann matched her totals in assists and rebounds with four each, along with three steals through 35 minutes played.

Gabby Turco, Saint Anselm (Jr., G - Wildwood, N.J.)
Turco scored 22 points in a convincing victory at Pace prior to the Thanksgiving break, shooting 8-for-11 from the floor and adding eight rebounds in a well-rounded effort. She is presently one of three student-athletes from NE10 institutions averaging over 20 points per game.

Anika Kapral, Saint Michael's (Sr., F - Dummerston, Vt.)
Kapral tallied 14 points on 7-of-11 shooting while adding 10 rebounds, including seven offensive, as well as a steal and a block in a 60-38 loss at Franklin Pierce on Tuesday.

Katie Williamson, Southern Conn. (Jr., F - Dublin, Ireland)
Williamson posted back-to-back double-doubles in a pair of wins against Dominican, 68-60, and Caldwell, 70-50. Williamson average 10.5 points and 12.5 rebounds per game. Against Dominican, Williamson had 11 points and 10 rebounds as well as two steals and then followed with a 10 point, 14 rebound outing against Cadwell in which she also blocked three shots.

NE10 Weekly Winners

2022-23 NE10 Women's Basketball Standings

	Conference				Overall
-	GP	W-L	PCT	GP	W-L	PCT
Assumption	20	16-4	0.800	33	27-6	0.818
Le Moyne	20	16-4	0.800	28	21-7	0.750
So. New Hampshire	20	15-5	0.750	30	22-8	0.733
Bentley	20	14-6	0.700	32	22-10	0.688
New Haven	20	12-8	0.600	27	17-10	0.630
So. Connecticut	20	11-9	0.550	28	17-11	0.607
American Int'l	20	11-9	0.550	29	15-14	0.517
Pace	20	9-11	0.450	30	14-16	0.467
Saint Anselm	20	8-12	0.400	27	12-15	0.444
Saint Rose	20	7-13	0.350	27	11-16	0.407
Adelphi	20	7-13	0.350	26	10-16	0.385
Franklin Pierce	20	4-16	0.200	29	9-20	0.310
Saint Michael's	20	0-20	0.000	25	1-24	0.040