Week Six Women's Release

PRESTOSPORTS/MBWA WOMEN'S PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Baruch’s Davis and DiChiara of Queens Share Top Honors

WHITE PLAINS, NY (19 January 2009) – This week we have a tie for the women’s PrestoSports/Met Basketball Writers Association Player of the Week with Kalea Davis (Bronx, NY/Lehman HS) of Baruch College and Jennifer DiChiara (Smithtown, NY/Kings Park) of Queens College sharing the honors.

Davis led Baruch College (12-4, 6-0 CUNYAC North) to two wins in their three games, defeating CCNY 71-37 and Lehman 68-53. The Bearcats lost at #17 Messiah 81-67.
Davis recorded double-doubles in all three games. Amazingly, of her 39 rebounds, 19 came off the offensive glass.
The junior forward shot made 11 of her 19 shots from the floor, scoring a career-high 27 points, and grabbed 12 rebounds at Messiah. At CCNY, she picked up 17 points and 13 rebounds.
But the biggest stars shine bright on the biggest of stages. At Lehman, with the top spot in the CUNYAC North division at stake, the Bronx native scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds extend her double-double streak to six games. She now has posted thirteen double-doubles for the season.
Baruch hosts to regional rival Kean University on Monday night before returning to conference play Wednesday by hosting Brooklyn College.

DiChara led Queens (10-4, 4-1 East Coast Conference) to a sweep last week, as Queens defeated Concordia 87-67 and Bridgeport 73-63.
The graduate student from Smithtown, N.Y. scored 31 points, grabbed 23 rebounds and blocked 7 shots in the win over Concordia College on Wednesday. On Saturday, she had 12 points and six rebounds in the Lady Knights ninth straight win.

Queens hosts Mercy College tonight before heading out to NYIT on Wednesday.

This Week's Honor Roll
Serita Lee, Adelphi University, Senior, Forward, 5’8”, Freeport, NY/Malverne
Baendu Lowenthal, Fairfield University, Senior, Forward, 5’11”, Riverside, NJ/Riverside
Jess Fuller, Hofstra University, Junior, Center, 6’4”, Queens, NY/Francis Lewis/Monroe CC
Julianne Viani, Marist College, Senior, Guard, 5”7”, Poughkeepsie, NY/Our Lady of Lourdes
Jessica McEntee, New York University, Senior, Forward, 5’11”, Flushing, NY/Archbishop Molloy
Jessie Domes, Purchase College, Junior, Guard, 5’3”, Glenwood, NY/Springville

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	Week Six Women's Release PRESTOSPORTS/MBWA WOMEN'S PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Baruch’s Davis and DiChiara of Queens Share Top Honors WHITE PLAINS, NY (19 January 2009) – This week we have a tie for the women’s PrestoSports/Met Basketball Writers Association Player of the Week with Kalea Davis (Bronx, NY/Lehman HS) of Baruch College and Jennifer DiChiara (Smithtown, NY/Kings Park) of Queens College sharing the honors. Davis led Baruch College (12-4, 6-0 CUNYAC North) to two wins in their three games, defeating CCNY 71-37 and Lehman 68-53. The Bearcats lost at #17 Messiah 81-67. Davis recorded double-doubles in all three games. Amazingly, of her 39 rebounds, 19 came off the offensive glass. The junior forward shot made 11 of her 19 shots from the floor, scoring a career-high 27 points, and grabbed 12 rebounds at Messiah. At CCNY, she picked up 17 points and 13 rebounds. But the biggest stars shine bright on the biggest of stages. At Lehman, with the top spot in the CUNYAC North division at stake, the Bronx native scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds extend her double-double streak to six games. She now has posted thirteen double-doubles for the season. Baruch hosts to regional rival Kean University on Monday night before returning to conference play Wednesday by hosting Brooklyn College. DiChara led Queens (10-4, 4-1 East Coast Conference) to a sweep last week, as Queens defeated Concordia 87-67 and Bridgeport 73-63. The graduate student from Smithtown, N.Y. scored 31 points, grabbed 23 rebounds and blocked 7 shots in the win over Concordia College on Wednesday. On Saturday, she had 12 points and six rebounds in the Lady Knights ninth straight win. Queens hosts Mercy College tonight before heading out to NYIT on Wednesday. This Week's Honor Roll Serita Lee, Adelphi University, Senior, Forward, 5’8”, Freeport, NY/Malverne Baendu Lowenthal, Fairfield University, Senior, Forward, 5’11”, Riverside, NJ/Riverside Jess Fuller, Hofstra University, Junior, Center, 6’4”, Queens, NY/Francis Lewis/Monroe CC Julianne Viani, Marist College, Senior, Guard, 5”7”, Poughkeepsie, NY/Our Lady of Lourdes Jessica McEntee, New York University, Senior, Forward, 5’11”, Flushing, NY/Archbishop Molloy Jessie Domes, Purchase College, Junior, Guard, 5’3”, Glenwood, NY/Springville 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--