Ford, McGuinness Earn Final Women's Basketball Weekly Awards
MAAC Sports
Player
of the Week
Kristina Ford, Iona
Sr., Forward, 6-1, Fresh Meadows, NY/Notre Dame Prep
Ford
averaged a double-double for the Gaels this week, averaging 19.5 points and
10.0 rebounds per contest, including 85.7% (12-14) from the foul line and 45.5%
(5-11) from behind the three-point arc. Against Marist, Ford scored 16
points and grabbed six rebounds for the contest. Against Saint
Peter's, Ford scored 23 points and grabbed 14 boards, including six on the
offensive glass, for her fifth double-double of the season.
Rookie
of the Week
Meghan
McGuinness, Niagara
Fr.,
Guard, 5-10, Lincroft, NJ/Middleton High School South
Meghan
McGuinness turned in another stellar week, scoring 26 points, getting eight
rebounds, and going 8-for-13 from three-point range in Niagara's pair of games
over the weekend. On Friday against Siena, the guard went 4-for-6 from
beyond the arc on her way to scoring 14 points and pulling in four rebounds. In Niagara's win over Manhattan, McGuinness went
4-for-7 from three-point range, scoring 12 points overall and recording another five
rebounds. In all, the freshman shot 64.3 percent from the floor and 61.5
percent from beyond the arc to average 13 points per game over the weekend.