Russell, Linney Selected for Women's Basketball Weekly Awards
MAAC Sports
MAAC Player of the
Week
BRITTANÉ RUSSELL, CANISIUS
Senior, Guard, 5-5, Southfield, MI/Southfield
Russell averaged a team-best
17.5 points per game to go along with 5.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.0 steals
in two Canisius wins last week. In each of the victories, Russell scored the
final eight points of the game for the Griffs. At Detroit, the Southfield,
Mich. native hit the game-winning basket with 4.3 seconds remaining to give
Canisius the 54-52 win. Against Binghamton, Russell made all six of her free
throws in the final 2:11 of the contest to give the Griffs a 49-46 victory.
MAAC Rookie of the
Week
KATELYN LINNEY, FAIRFIELD
Freshman, Guard, 5-8, Freehold, N.J./St. John Vianney
Linney continued her strong
play, despite struggling from the floor early, as she recorded a pair of
career-highs in a victory over St. Francis (NY). Her four assists were a
career-high, while she committed no turnovers, in her 25 minutes of action.
Linney also finished with a career-high five rebounds, three coming on the
offensive glass. The rookie opened 0-8 from the field, but drained her last
three shots, including a pair of three-pointers, to finish with eight points.
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