Women's Basketball

NESCAC Women's Basketball Weekly Release - Dec. 2, 2024

NESCAC Player of the Week
Olivia Quinn - Wesleyan - Jr. - G - Franklin, Mass.
Quinn filled the stat sheet with 19 points (on 7-for-11 FG), 10 rebounds, three assists, and a career-high six blocks in a 69-64 win over previously undefeated Clark on Tuesday night in the lone game of the week for the Cardinals. Quinn’s free throws with 18 seconds left gave Wesleyan a three-point cushion en route to the five-point victory. Quinn finished 7-for-11 shooting while recording her first double-double of the season and seventh of her career. 

NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Amherst – In the Mammoths' only game of the week, senior Kori Barach (Concord, Mass.) scored 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor, including 4-of-7 from beyond the arc, and grabbed five rebounds and had five steals in an 88-47 win over John Jay.

Bates Sarah Hughes (Rumson, N.J.) led the Bobcats in scoring in both games last week, recording her first career double-double on Tuesday with a game-high 18 points and a career-high 10 rebounds in an 80-58 win over Southern Maine. The sophomore shot 7-for-12 from the field and dished out three assists against the Huskies. On Sunday, Hughes scored a game-high 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting and grabbed five rebounds in a 65-36 win over the University of New England. The Bates defense held UNE to 17.2 percent shooting, the lowest shooting percentage by a Bates opponent in a game since 2010.
 
Bowdoin – Senior Sydney Jones (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) led the Polar Bears to a Monday win at Maine Maritime, scoring 15 points in 11 minutes of action. The Polar Bears held the Mariners to 20 percent shooting in the game and single digits in each quarter.

Colby – Kate Olenik (Medfield, Mass.) connected for a season-high 24 points in a two-point setback against the University of New England. The sophomore played all 40 minutes and tallied eight points in the final four minutes as the Mules worked to erase a six-point fourth-quarter deficit to tie the game with 20 seconds to go. 
 
Conn. College – Addi Hunter (Saint George, Vt.) averaged 12.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game last week as the Camels earned a split in non-conference action. The sophomore filled the stat sheet with 12 points, six rebounds, two assists, two steals, and a block in an overtime win over Eastern Connecticut. Hunter also finished with 12 points, five boards, and three assists in a loss to Middlebury at a neutral site non-conference game in Albany, N.Y. 
 
Hamilton – Senior Sam Glickman (Tiburon, Calif.) tied a career-high with 10 points off the bench in the Continentals' 74-42 win at SUNY Polytechnic. Sophomore Kendall Harris (Chapel Hill, N.C.) filled the stat sheet with 14 points, eight rebounds, four steals, and three assists.
 
Middlebury – Senior August Dixon (Charleston, S.C.) led Middlebury to a 2-0 week against Vermont State Castleton and Connecticut College. The Panther nearly averaged a double-double, opening the week with 12 rebounds and eight points in a 75-47 win against the Spartans. On Sunday, Dixon helped Middlebury come from behind, trailing by as many as 16 points, to top the Camels, 62-51. The guard grabbed 13 boards and scored 10 points for her 18th career double-double and third of the season. Dixon also averaged 2.5 blocks per game and leads the conference averaging 11.0 rebounds per game.

Tufts – Senior Sofia Gonzalez (Glendale, Calif.) averaged 13.5 points per game for the Jumbos last week, helping Tufts to a 1-1 week with a narrow three-point loss to No. 3 Scranton while defeating Rhode Island College, 62-47, on Sunday. Gonzalez posted 15 points against Scranton on Tuesday and followed up with 12 points against RIC. 

Williams – Senior Arianna Gerig (Westport, Conn.) posted game highs of 20 points and 10 rebounds, shooting 8-for-8 from the free-throw line, to go along with five assists and one steal, in a one-point loss, 72-71, to Springfield.