Monique McLean Repeats as Winner

PRESTOSPORTS/MBWA WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK
SJU's Monique McLean Repeats as Winner

WHITE PLAINS, NY (12 January 2009) – The St. John’s University women’s basketball team (13-2, 1-1 BIG EAST) won its only game this past week largely due to the play of this week’s PrestoSports/Met Basketball Writers Association Player of th e Week Monique McLean (Newport News, VA/Bruton).

The senior guard scored a season-high 30 points as the Red Storm lost to South Florida 81-71. The only player to play all 45 minutes in the overtime loss, she single-handedly gave the Red Storm a chance to win the game, converting two of her seven free throws with a second left in regulation to send the contest into overtime. The senior shot 47.4% from the field, going 9-of-19. The Newport News, Va., native was even better from downtown, shooting a blistering 62.5% on a five-of-eight effort. Her five treys tied her career high and tied for tenth in the Red Storm single game record books. Also strong defensively, she grabbed seven rebounds to finish second on the team.

A member of the BIG EAST Honor Roll this week, McLean ranks third in the country with a 49.2 three-point field goal percentage and is nineteenth in scoring with 19.4 points per game.
The Red Storm will host Georgetown University on Tuesday night at the Carnesecca Arena. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m.

This Week's Honor Roll
Kalea Davis, Baruch College, Junior, Forward, 5’8”, Bronx, NY/Lehman
Kimberly Blakney, Farmingdale State, Junior, Guard, 5'11", Brooklyn, NY/Benjamin Banneker
Rachele Fitz, Marist College, Junior, Forward, Seven Hills, OH
Jennifer DiChiara, Queens College, Graduate Student, Forward, 6'1", Smithtown, NY/Kings Park
Pamela Robinson, SUNY College at Old Westbury, Senior, Guard, 5’6”, Wheatley Heights, NY/Half Hollow Hills West

About the PrestoSports/MBWA Weekly Player of the Week Award
Celebrating its fifth season, the Player of the Week Award is granted on a weekly basis by the New York Area Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association. Each week, each of the nearly 75 schools that play college basketball in the Tri-state area have the ability to nominate one male and one female student-athlete, based upon their on-court accomplishments over the previous seven days. An esteemed panel of media members votes to select the winners from the nominations. All players who receive votes, but are not named the Player of the Week, are then named to the Honor Roll.

About PrestoSports
PrestoSports is proud to sponsor the college basketball in the New York area, and specifically the MBWA. We are pleased to recognize the best athletic achievements in the Tri-state area. A Maryland-based company, PrestoSports is a leading provider of athletic content management software to colleges and conference offices used for designing, building and maintaining official athletic websites. With clients across the country, PrestoSports focuses on smaller schools and conferences in NCAA Divisions II and III.

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Home About Men's Nomination Form Women's Nomination Form 2004-05 Winners 2005-06 Winners 2006-07 Winners 2007-08 Winners 2008-09 Winners	Monique McLean Repeats as Winner PRESTOSPORTS/MBWA WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK SJU's Monique McLean Repeats as Winner WHITE PLAINS, NY (12 January 2009) – The St. John’s University women’s basketball team (13-2, 1-1 BIG EAST) won its only game this past week largely due to the play of this week’s PrestoSports/Met Basketball Writers Association Player of th e Week Monique McLean (Newport News, VA/Bruton). The senior guard scored a season-high 30 points as the Red Storm lost to South Florida 81-71. The only player to play all 45 minutes in the overtime loss, she single-handedly gave the Red Storm a chance to win the game, converting two of her seven free throws with a second left in regulation to send the contest into overtime. The senior shot 47.4% from the field, going 9-of-19. The Newport News, Va., native was even better from downtown, shooting a blistering 62.5% on a five-of-eight effort. Her five treys tied her career high and tied for tenth in the Red Storm single game record books. Also strong defensively, she grabbed seven rebounds to finish second on the team. A member of the BIG EAST Honor Roll this week, McLean ranks third in the country with a 49.2 three-point field goal percentage and is nineteenth in scoring with 19.4 points per game. The Red Storm will host Georgetown University on Tuesday night at the Carnesecca Arena. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. This Week's Honor Roll Kalea Davis, Baruch College, Junior, Forward, 5’8”, Bronx, NY/Lehman Kimberly Blakney, Farmingdale State, Junior, Guard, 5'11", Brooklyn, NY/Benjamin Banneker Rachele Fitz, Marist College, Junior, Forward, Seven Hills, OH Jennifer DiChiara, Queens College, Graduate Student, Forward, 6'1", Smithtown, NY/Kings Park Pamela Robinson, SUNY College at Old Westbury, Senior, Guard, 5’6”, Wheatley Heights, NY/Half Hollow Hills West About the PrestoSports/MBWA Weekly Player of the Week Award Celebrating its fifth season, the Player of the Week Award is granted on a weekly basis by the New York Area Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association. Each week, each of the nearly 75 schools that play college basketball in the Tri-state area have the ability to nominate one male and one female student-athlete, based upon their on-court accomplishments over the previous seven days. An esteemed panel of media members votes to select the winners from the nominations. All players who receive votes, but are not named the Player of the Week, are then named to the Honor Roll. About PrestoSports PrestoSports is proud to sponsor the college basketball in the New York area, and specifically the MBWA. We are pleased to recognize the best athletic achievements in the Tri-state area. A Maryland-based company, PrestoSports is a leading provider of athletic content management software to colleges and conference offices used for designing, building and maintaining official athletic websites. With clients across the country, PrestoSports focuses on smaller schools and conferences in NCAA Divisions II and III. --MBWA--