NE10 Women's Basketball Report: Week 3

Posted: Nov 27, 2023

Week 3 - November 27, 2023

NE10 Player of the Week

Tower Lorde, Pace
Junior | Center | Saint Michael, Barbados

Lorde turned in a pair of strong offensive performances for Pace to keep the Setters undefeated. She poured in 22 points on 8-12 from the field and 6-8 from the line against New Haven. She also hauled in eight rebounds in the game. Against STAC, Lorde posted a double-double with 13 points and 14 boards, seven of which came of the offensive end. She went 9-13 from the line against STAC to top her stat line off.

NE10 Rookie of the Week

Ruzgar Christina Boyle, American International
Freshman | Guard | Istanbul, Turkey

AIC's star rookie had a big game against No. 8 Bentley, shooting 60 percent to notch 16 points and help AIC edge out the previously-unbeaten Falcons 66-64 in the team's lone game of the week. She also snagged three rebounds and a steal in the victory.

NE10 Weekly Honor Roll

Briana Lee, American International (Sr., G/F - Jersey City, N.J.)
Lee played a critical role in AIC's 66-64 win against No. 8 Bentley on Tuesday, dropping 19 points and snagging nine boards and three steals to lead the Yellow Jackets in the win over the previously-unbeaten Falcons.

Marina Callahan, Assumption (Jr., F - Burlington, Mass.)
The reigning NE10 Player of the Week poured in a game-high 20 points in Assumption's game at Saint Rose. Callahan added six rebounds, two assists, four steals and one block to her stat line.

Ella Thompson, Bentley (Gr., G - Greenwood, Ind.)
In a two-point loss at American International, Thompson scored 18 points (6/13 FG, 4/8 3FG) and also amassed three rebounds, three steals and three assists.

Makayla Blake, Saint Michael's (Sr., F - Colonie, N.Y.)
Blake scored 10 of her 17 points in the fourth quarter during a 58-55 comeback victory over Puerto Rico-Mayagüez on Monday, including seven in the final 3:41 of regulation after her team was down 52-47. Blake added seven rebounds, three offensive boards and two steals while shooting 5-of-9 from the floor and 6-for-7 on free throws.

Payton Graber, Saint Rose (So., G - Schenectady, N.Y.)
Graber averaged 13.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.5 blocks across a 2-0 week for the Golden Knights. Tuesday's victory over No. 4 Assumption saw Graber record 17 points, four rebounds, two assists, three steals, and a block. She followed that effort with nine points, eight boards, two assists, two steals, and two blocks in a Sunday win versus Bridgeport.

Katie Williamson, Southern Conn. St. (Sr., F - Dublin, Ireland)
Williamson had a career-best of 20 points, grabbed a team-best of eight rebounds, dished two assists, shot four-for-four from the free-throw line and had a block in a win against Adelphi. The forward had 12 points, grabbed seven rebounds, had two assists, a block and was 100% from the free-throw line in a loss against the University of the District of Columbia.

Jess Knight, Southern N.H. (Sr., F - Hanover, Mass.)
Knight recorded 16.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.0 blocks, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals per contest in a 1-1 week for SNHU, while hitting on 46.7 percent (14-30) of her shots from the floor and 71.4 percent (5-7) at the stripe. Knight posted 22 points (9-14 FG, 4-5 FT), eight rebounds, five blocks and three assists in a 79-68 triumph at Saint Anselm on Tuesday, and notched 11 points (5-16 FG, 1-2 FT), nine boards, three steals, an assist and a blocks in a 57-51 loss at Post on Sunday.

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