NESCAC Player of the Week
Kate Olenik - Colby - Fy. - G - Medfield, Mass.
Olenik averaged 21.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in a 2-0 NESCAC weekend for the Mules. Olenik extended a streak of reaching double-digits in the scoring column to 20 straight games, the guard tallied 24 points on Friday in Colby's first victory over Tufts since 2011 and 19 points on Saturday as the Mules knocked off Bates to hand the Bobcats their first conference loss of the season. The first-year point guard played 78 out of 80 minutes combined in the two road games.

NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Amherst – Kori Barach (Carlisle, Mass.) averaged 14.0 points and 8.0 rebounds in a 2-0 week for the Mammoths. In a conference win over Conn. College, Barach led Amherst with 16 points on 5-of-10 shooting and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds. In a victory over Colby-Sawyer, the junior netted 12 points with seven rebounds, six assists, two steals, and a block. Amherst Head Coach G.P. Gromacki earned his 600th career victory against Conn. College. Gromacki reached the 600-win milestone in fewer games (686) than any NCAA basketball coach (men or women) in any division.

Bates – Senior Morgan Kennedy (Oklahoma City, Okla.) scored a game-high 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting in a 72-57 win Friday over Bowdoin. The Bobcats handed the Polar Bears their second loss of the season and snapped Bowdoin's 16-game winning streak. Kennedy also scored a game-high 25 points on Saturday against Colby, making three clutch free throws late in the game to keep the Bobcats within striking distance in a close loss to the Mules.

Bowdoin – Junior Sydney Jones (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) paced the Polar Bears with 20 points and eight rebounds in a 77-63 win at Tufts on Saturday, as Bowdoin (20-2) reached the 20-win plateau for the 19th time in the last 22 seasons.  

Conn. College – Mia Xerras (Charlotte, N.C.) averaged 11.0 points per game last week for the Camels in a pair of conference road games. The first year was a perfect 6-for-6 from beyond the arc for the week and shot 8-for-12 from the floor, finishing with 12 points at Amherst and 10 at Hamilton. 

Hamilton – Kendall Harris (Chapel Hill, N.C.) registered 23 points, 12 rebounds, two assists, two blocked shots, and a steal in the Continentals' lone game last week – a 69-63 win against Connecticut College. Harris was 9-of-16 from the floor including 5-of-9 from 3-point range. The double-double is the eighth this season for the first year.

Middlebury – Junior Alexa Mustafaj (Yonkers, N.Y.) tallied a career-high 43 points at MIT to open the week with a 65-51 victory for the Panthers. Mustafaj's point total is tied for the most scored by a NESCAC player this season, ranks fifth all-time in the program record books, and tied the facility record at MIT. The junior closed out the week by moving into fifth place in single-season scoring (525 points) and second in career points (1,564), which puts the forward just 39 points shy of the all-time leading scorer at Middlebury. Mustafaj’s points (525) and points per game (23.9) pace the NESCAC and rank fifth and seventh in the country, respectively. 

Trinity – Senior Reilly Campbell (Wallingford, Conn.) paced the Bantams offense to a pair of conference victories, averaging 13.5 points and 6.5 rebounds. In a battle with Middlebury, Campbell registered her eighth double-double of the season with 21 points and 11 rebounds and knocked down a buzzer-beating jumper with 0.6 seconds to play to lift Trinity to the 46-44 victory.

Williams – Arianna Gerig (Westport, N.Y.) averaged 16.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 3.0 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game during a 1-1 NESCAC weekend for the Ephs. The junior led all players with 20 points and six assists, to go along with eight rebounds, four steals, and two blocks in a 73-62 win at Wesleyan on Saturday. Gerig led all players with 13 points and seven rebounds at Trinity on Friday.