Gaels Sweep MAAC Women's Basketball Weekly Awards
MAAC Sports
Player
of the Week
Damika Martinez, Iona
Fr., Guard , 5-7, Meriden, CT/Orville H. Platt
Freshman guard Damika Martinez averaged 23 points, 5.3 rebounds and shot 39.7%
from the field to help the Gaels to an 2-1 MAAc record this past week. Against Fairfield, Martinez had 12 points,
two rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals. Against Siena, in their first home game
in over a month, she tied an Iona freshman single game scoring mark with 28 points
on 8-of-21 shooting and a 10-of-14 performance from the free throw line. Martinez also picked up nine rebounds. Against Niagara, Martinez had 29 points to
set a new freshman record, shooting 50% from the field (12-of-24), and added five
rebounds, two assists and one block.
Rookie
of the Week
Aleesha Powell, Iona
Fr., Guard, 5-6, Philadelphia, PA / William Penn Charter School
Freshman guard Aleesha Powell averaged 11.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.3 steals
as the Gaels went 2-1 in her first three starts of the season. Against Fairfield, Powell had 11 points, four
steals and four rebounds in a 62-58 loss.
In an 87-71 win over Siena, Powell had 20 points and four rebounds. Powell got to the foul line ten times and
went 9-of-10 from the charity to help the Gaels break a six game losing
streak. Powell closed out the week with
a four point, six rebound effort in the Gaels' 71-61 win over Niagara.