WASHINGTON -- The Atlantic 10 Conference has named Richmond junior forward Maggie Doogan as its Under Armour Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the third time this season. Saint Joseph's freshman Rhian Stokes was named the Under Armour Rookie of the Week. The awards were announced Monday and are for games played on February 17 - 23.
Doogan delivered a dominant performance in two crucial victories this week, leading Richmond to its 14th straight win and clinching the program’s second consecutive Atlantic 10 regular-season title for the first time in program history. The junior was unstoppable in Richmond’s 67-57 win over George Washington on Wednesday, pacing the Spiders with 26 points while shooting an efficient 9-of-12 (75%) from the field, while knocking down 4-of-6 (66.7%) from beyond the arc and was perfect from the free-throw line (4-of-4). The Broomall, Pa. native also contributed 11 rebounds for her 10th career double-double, three assists and a block. In Sunday’s 68-55 road win at VCU, Doogan tallied 33 points on 12-of-16 (75%) shooting, going 3-of-5 (60%) from three and a perfect 6-of-6 from the line. The now three-time Player of the Week, Doogan also grabbed six rebounds, dished out four assists, and blocked two shots. For the week, Doogan averaged an A-10 best 29.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting a blistering 75% from the field to lead the A-10, 63.6% from three, and 100% from the free-throw line.
Stokes averaged 12.0 points on the week with 2.0 assists per game and 1.5 rebounds, matching a career-high with 15 points at Rhode Island, while adding two assists and a steal. The Ewing, NJ native finished with nine points against George Mason with a pair of assists ...
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Charlise Dunn average 14.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game with a total of five blocks, four steals and three assists in a 2-0 week for the Wildcats ... Dayton's
Arianna Smith broke the Dayton all-time record for offensive rebounds in her career with 17 of her 21 rebounds in the win over Fordham Saturday coming on the offensive end ... Duquesne's
Megan McConnell registered a pair of double-doubles while helping the Dukes go 1-1 on the week, averaging 19.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists, and 3.0 steals while shooting 46.2 percent from the field and 83.3 percent from the foul line ... Fordham's
Chaé Harris averaged 11.0 ppg, with .409% FG, 800% FT, three steals, one block and eight rebounds ... Rams rookie
Anastasia Veljovic averaged five points ... George Mason's
Zahirah Walton averaged 24.0 points at a 44.4% clip over two games this week with two 20+ point performances, leading the Patriots in scoring in both games ... Massachusetts'
Megan Olbrys tallied a career-high 23 points, and tied career-high 13 reb in 87-62 win over Loyola Chicago, averaging 17 points per game on the week ... Minutewomen rookie
Yahmani McKayle had 15 points, 8 assists, 1 steal on 60% FG in 87-62 win over Loyola Chicago, averaging 12 points per game on the week ... St. Bonaventure's
Dani Haskell averaged 10.5 points and 4.0 rebounds over two games last week, helping the Bonnies to a win over La Salle Saturday afternoon ... Bonnies rookie
Caitlin Frost averaged 10.0 points and 9.5 rebounds over two games last week, helping the Bonnie to a win over La Salle Saturday ... Saint Joseph's
Laura Ziegler averaged 19.0 points per game on the week with seven rebounds and seven assists per game ... Saint Louis rookie
Shun'teria Anumele averaged 11.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, two steals, and one assist per game.