McKenzie, McGuinness Announced as MAAC Women's Basketball Players of the Week

McKenzie, McGuinness Announced as MAAC Women's Basketball Players of the Week

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Player of the Week

Miriam McKenzie, Loyola
Sr., Guard, 5-10, Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills

McKenzie scored game-highs in a pair of victories over Iona and Fairfield this past weekend, helping the Greyhounds move into third-place in the MAAC standings. The senior averaged 20.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals over the two game span. McKenzie started the weekend by scoring 22 points and grabbing 11 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season while playing all 40 minutes in a come-from-behind win against Iona. She followed that by carrying the Greyhound offense in a win over second-place Fairfield, scoring a game-high 18 points on seven-of-12 shooting to go with six rebounds. McKenzie scored eight of her points in the final 3:20 of the contest and hit four free throws down the stretch to lead Loyola to the win. McKenzie shot 51.9-percent from the floor and 71.4-percent from the free-throw line in the two games.

 

 

Rookie of the Week

Meghan McGuinness, Niagara
Fr., Guard, 5-10, Lincroftt, NJ/Middleton High School South

McGuinness continues to be deadly from three-point range as she finished the weekend shooting 60.0 percent from three-point range in Niagara's wins over Manhattan and Iona last weekend.  The freshman went 4-for-6 from the field and 3-4 from beyond the arc for 13 points on Friday in Niagara's 61-55 win over Manhattan.  Two days later she went 3-for-6 from beyond the arc and scored 11 points while adding a pair of blocks in the 68-55 win over Iona on Sunday.  She finished the weekend shooting 53.8 percent from the floor, a perfect 4-for-4 from the free-throw line, and averaged 12 points per game in just 18.5 minutes of playing time per game.