Menty and Flooks Selected as Women's Basketball Players of the Week
MAAC Sports
MAAC Player of the Week
LAURA MENTY, SIENA
Senior, Forward, 6-1, Wilbraham, MA/Minnechaug
Menty had a career day on Saturday against Fairfield, posting a career high 31 points. Menty shot an unbelievable 10-of-12 from the floor and cashed in on 11 of her 12 free throw attempts. She was also strong on the defensive end as well, tallying five rebounds while also tying a season high with two blocked shots. Menty’s 31 point performance was the sixth highest scoring output by a player in Arena at Harbor Yard history, finishing just shy of Fairfield’s Sabra Wrice who scored 36 against the Saints in Bridgeport last season. Following her performance, Menty retook the league lead in scoring average (19.3 ppg) and is looking to become the first Siena player since Melanie Halker in the 1998-99 season to lead the league in scoring. A pillar of consistency, Menty has scored in double figures in all 24 games this season and 27 straight dating back to last year.
MAAC Rookie of the Week
Liz FLOOKS, NIAGARA
Freshman, Forward, 5-10, White Plains, N.Y./White Plains
Flooks had another sensational weekend for the Purple Eagles, scoring 11 points against No.25 Marist and 15 points against Manhattan, leading her team in scoring in both games... Flooks averaged 13 points per game this past weekend, including going a perfect 3-3 from the foul line. Flooks picked up nine boards against Marist and five against Manhattan, good for 14 rebounds on the weekend and an average of 7 boards per game. She had two assists and a steal on the weekend. Flooks has been the leading scorer for the Purple Eagles in five out of the last seven games.