NESCAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Sarah Hughes – Bates – Jr. – G – Rumson, N.J.
Hughes tallied 21 points on 7-for-12 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds Saturday in an 80-68 win over Amherst in the NESCAC Semifinal. The junior followed up with a season and game-high 24 points on 7-for-9 shooting, securing seven rebounds and recording two steals in Sunday's 61-56 victory over Bowdoin in the NESCAC Championship Game. Hughes matched her season-high with four made 3-pointers in five attempts as the Bobcats shot 60 percent from long range in the game. With the pair of wins, Bates clinches its second NESCAC title in program history.