Marist’s Hand and Saint Peter’s Richardson Named Pepsi Zero MAAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Award Winners
Marist’s Hand and Saint Peter’s Richardson Named Pepsi Zero MAAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Award Winners
Player of the Week
Rebekah Hand, Marist
Jr., Argyle, TX/Liberty Christian School
Hand shot .568 (21-for-37) from the field, .588 (10-for-17) from three-point range, and 1.000 (3-for-3) from the free-throw line in Marist's three games in the Music City Challenge this past weekend. The Red Foxes went 2-1, recording victories over Stetson and Hofstra. Hand also averaged 18.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. She also had just four turnovers in 96 minutes. In a victory over Stetson on Nov. 23, Hand scored her 1,000th career point as she finished with 15 points, going 5-for-9 from three-point range, to go along with six rebounds and four assists. She followed that performance by shooting 8-for-10 against Hofstra, finishing with 20 points and five rebounds. Hand closed out the weekend by shooting 8-for-12 against Wright State, and accumulating totals of 20 points, four rebounds, two assists, a blocked shot, and a steal.
Rookie of the Week
Briyanah Richardson, Saint Peter’s
Fr., New Brunswick, NJ/Matawan Regional
Freshman point guard, Briyanah Richardson scored a career high 28 points in Saint Peter’s 62-60 win against Lafayette College on Tuesday. She shot 8-17 from the field, 4-6 from three, and 8-10 from the free throw line. Richardson also dished out five assists, and grabbed five rebounds. Richardson averages 17.8 points, 5.0 assists, and 2.4 steals per game, leading the Peacocks in all three categories this season.