WASHINGTON — The Atlantic 10 Conference has named Davidson junior Katie Donovan as the Under Armour Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. Saint Louis freshman Jahda Denis was chosen as the league’s Rookie of the Week. The awards were announced on Monday for games played from Dec. 1-7.

Donovan led the Wildcats with a spectacular week, averaging 23.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 4.0 steals per game across two contests. The guard from Queensland, Australia put together an extremely efficient stretch, shooting 60.7 percent from the field, 70.6 percent from behind the arc, and 100 percent from the free throw line across the two matchups. Donovan led the Wildcats to a conference-opening victory over Duquesne on Wednesday, 72-55, tallying 19 points, three rebounds, and three steals with five 3-pointers. She pushed Davidson to a crucial 87-65 nonconference victory over Ball State on Sunday, knocking down 7-of-8 3-point attempts to pour in a career-high 28 points. Donovan also dominated on the defensive end, recording five steals against the Cardinals.

Denis enjoyed a breakthrough week, leading Saint Louis to a pair of victories. The guard from Montreal, Canada averaged 18.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.5 steals, and 1.0 assists per game across both games, shooting 53.8 percent from the field and 100 percent at the charity stripe. Denis guided the Billikens to a 76-70 win over St. Bonaventure in the team’s league opener, scoring a career high 24 points while recording four rebounds, four assists, and four steals. She kept the momentum going in Saint Louis’ 72-55 triumph against Evansville on Sunday, posting 12 points and four assists.

HONOR ROLL
Dayton’s Nayo Lear scored a career-high 24 points and hit nine free throws while adding seven rebounds and six assists in a win over LIU on Sunday … Flyers freshman MG Talle scored 10 points in her collegiate debut at George Washington, before tallying eight points, four rebounds, and two assists in the win over LIU … Duquesne guard Gabby Grahm-Medley led the Dukes with 14 points in their Atlantic 10 opener, adding six rebounds and four assists … George Mason’s MJ Johnson averaged 16.5 points across two games while shooting 56.5 percent from the floor, exploding for a career-high 25 points against Liberty … George Washington guard Gabby Reynolds led the Revolutionaries to a pair of key victories, averaging 19.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 2.0 steals per game including a 20-point outing to fuel a comeback win over Brown … Rhode Island freshman Vanessa Harris delivered another standout week, pouring in 18 points in the Rams’ road victory over Maine on Sunday … Richmond’s Maggie Doogan turned in another dominant two-game stretch, averaging 22.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 6.0 assists while shooting 47.1 percent from behind the arc and 80.0 percent at the free throw line … Spiders rookie Ava Persichetti tallied 11 points and three rebounds against Fairfield, shooting 5-of-6 from the field … St. Bonaventure’s Laycee Drake averaged 18.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 2.0 steals per game across two matchups, including a 21-point performance at Le Moyne.
 

DATE		OFFENSIVE	ROOKIE
Nov. 10	Zahirah Walton, GM Maggie Doogan, UR		Alexis Bordas, DUQ
Nov. 17	Maggie Doogan, UR		Patricia Augustin, VCU
Nov. 24	Maggie Doogan, UR Alexis Black, FOR		Vanessa Harris, URI
Dec. 1	Zahirah Walton, GM		Alexis Bordas, DUQ
Dec. 8	Katie Donovan, DAV		Jahda Denis, SLU