Flooks, Ruttle Claim Women's Basketball Weekly Awards

Flooks, Ruttle Claim Women's Basketball Weekly Awards

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Women's Basketball Weekly Report (12-6)

MAAC Player of the Week

LIZ FLOOKS, NIAGARA

Senior, Forward, 5-10, White Plains, N.Y./White Plains

Flooks averaged 25.0 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 51.9 percent from the field and 84.6 percent (11-for-13) from the free-throw line in two games last week. Flooks had her first career double-double with a season-high 25 points and 10 rebounds in a comeback victory over Penn on Nov. 30 for Niagara's first win of the season. Flooks followed that performance with 18 points and seven rebounds at home against the Loyola Ramblers on Sunday. Flooks needs 10 more points to join Niagara's 1,000-point club.

MAAC Rookie of the Week

JAMIE RUTTLE, CANISIUS

Freshman, Forward, 6-4, Burlington, Ontario/Notre Dame

Ruttle led Canisius by averaging 8.0 points and 9.5 rebounds in two games last week. The 6-foot-4 forward had nine points and eight rebounds against Buffalo and then had seven points to go along with a career-high 11 rebounds against Duquesne. Ruttle has posted eight or more rebounds in three straight games and scored at least seven points in four straight games.