Fairfield Sweeps Women's Basketball Weekly Awards
MAAC Sports
MAAC Women's Basketball Weekly Report (1-31)
MAAC
Player of the Week
TARYN JOHNSON, FAIRFIELD
Junior, Forward, 5-11, Brockton, Mass./Brockton
Johnson
helped power the Stags to a 2-0 week by doing a little of everything. She
averaged 16.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.0 blocks and 1.5 steals. At
Saint Peter's she handed out a career-high six assists, while just missing out
on a double-double with 17 points and nine rebounds. She followed that up with
a 16-point, 5-rebound effort against Rider. Johnson shot 66.7 percent from the
field for the week, including an impressive 7-8 (87.5%) from the floor at Saint
Peter's. She also was good on 9-12 from the line for the week. Johnson blocked
two shots in each game and had an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.8 for the week.
MAAC
Rookie of the Week
KATIE CIZYNSKI,
FAIRFIELD
Freshman, Center, 6-2, Southbuy, Conn./Pomperaug
Cizynski
continues to work her way into more action for the Stags, playing 49 minutes in
two wins this week. She shot 60 percent from the floor in the two contests,
6-for-10, and averaged 6.5 points and 6.0 rebounds. She led all players on
Sunday with seven boards, a career-high, while tallying nine points and
blocking two shots. Against Saint Peter's she netted four points to go along
with five rebounds.