For the week ending February 5, 2007

Division III - New England

Co-Players of the Week

Lauren O'Connor - Springfield College
Sophomore, Center, Valhalla, N.Y.

In a 2-0 week for Springfield, O'Connor played as well as she has all season. She averaged 21.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.5 steals, and 1.0 assists, while shooting .682 from the floor (15-of-22) and .929 from the free throw line (13-of-14). In a big 75-68 overtime victory over Mount Holyoke last Wednesday she scored 22 points and added 14 rebounds, three steals, and one assist. She was 5-of-10 from the floor, and 12-of-12 from the line (including 6-of-6 in overtime). In a 74-54 win over Wellesley last Saturday, she scored 21 points and added five rebounds, two steals, and one assist.
 
Ashley Marble - University of Southern Maine
Senior, Forward, Topsfield, Maine

Marble became the first Southern Maine women's basketball player to eclipse the 1,000 career point and 1,000 career rebound benchmark on Jan. 31 against Husson. She is currently second all-time in the program's history in rebounds (1,020), while ranking third in scoring (1,725). Marble registered 14 points and 14 rebounds, while redirecting a season-high three shots in a victory over the Eagles, 70-57. Three days later, she scored 22 points and collected 15 caroms, recording her 12th consecutive double-double, in a Little East Conference win over Western Connecticut. Marble averaged 18 points and 14.5 rebounds per game, as well as, 2.0 assists, 2.0 blocks, and 1.5 steals in a 2-0 week for the Huskies.
 
Honor Roll

Valerie Krah - Tufts University
Catie Furtado - Bridgewater State College
Jamie Capra - Brandeis University
 
Division III - Upstate

Co-Players of the Week

Amanda Baker - Medaille College
Junior, Forward, Lyons, N.Y.

Baker stepped up against two strong AMCC opponents to post some big numbers and help keep the Mavs in contention for the regular season conference title. She put in a 20 point, 8 rebound, 3 steal effort on the road against Lake Erie, and then was a perfect 13-13 from the floor en route to a 29-point, 11-rebound performance versus Pitt-Greensburg. The AMCC scoring leader averaged 24.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals on the week.
 
Ava Thomas - Utica College
Senior, Forward, Bronx, N.Y.

Thomas averaged 23.3 points, 16.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals, and 3.3 blocks in three games and eclipsed the 1,000-point career scoring mark in her third season. Thomas totaled 27 points, 19 rebounds, eight steals, and five blocks in a victory over second-place Ithaca on Friday. She scored 26 points- including her 1,000th- and grabbed 14 rebounds in a loss to first-place Elmira on Saturday.
 
Honor Roll

Katie Palmer - St. Lawrence University
Ashley Broadhurst - Brockport State
Jessica Kobesky - Keystone College
 
Division III - Metro

Player of the Week

Stephanie Machin - Montclair State University
Senior, Forward, New Providence, N.J.

Machin averaged 20.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game while shooting .579 from the field in a 2-0 week for Montclair State. She tallied 16 points, including 8-of-9 shooting from the free throw line as the Red Hawks snapped William Paterson's 16-game winning streak with a 72-61 victory over their NJAC rivals. She wrapped up the week by registering a season-high 25 points along with nine rebounds, four assists, and three steals in the Red Hawks' 72-59 conference road win at Rowan.
 
Honor Roll

Kathy Santiago - Lehman College
Ashley Carlisle - U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Stephanie Ryba - New York University
 
Division III - South

Player of the Week

Taryn Mellody - The University of Scranton
Senior, Guard, Dunmore, Pa.

Mellody averaged 26 points and 7.5 rebounds in two games as the 5th-ranked Lady Royals took a three-game lead in the Freedom Conference with victories over King's College and FDU-Florham during the period. She scored 20 of her game-high 32 points in the second-half as Scranton snapped King's College's season-long nine-game winning streak with a 78-73 victory on Wednesday. She also added 10 rebounds to post her first double-double of the season. On Friday she connected on 8 of 13 shots from the field (61.5 percent) to finish with a game-high 20 points as the Lady Royals defeated FDU-Florham, 78-63. Against King's she went over the 1700-point mark for her career and now has 1747.

Honor Roll

Desiree Sterling - Westminster College
Kristin Phillips - Johns Hopkins University
Meghan Courtney - Muhlenberg College.