Canisius Sweeps Women's Basketball Weekly Awards
MAAC Sports
MAAC Player
of the Week
BRITTAN? RUSSELL, CANISIUS
Junior, Guard,
5-5, Southfield, MI/Southfield Lathrup
Russell averaged 14.0 points, 7.5 assists and 3.0
steals in the two Canisius victories last week. The 5-foot-5 guard shot 50
percent from the field, including 45.5 percent from behind the arc while
committing only four turnovers in the two games for an assist-turnover ratio of
3.75. Russell had 17 points in the 68-67 overtime win at Rhode Island,
including seven points in the final 70 seconds to force overtime. In the 80-59 win over Detroit, Russell had eight assists and
zero turnovers to go along with four steals, the 16th time in the last 18 games Russell recorded two
or more steals.
MAAC Rookie
of the Week
STEPHANIE
MACDONALD, CANISIUS
Freshman,
Guard, Ottawa, Ontario/St. Peter Catholic
MacDonald
averaged 6.5 points while shooting 75 percent from the field in the two
Canisius victories last week. The freshman was 3-for-3 from the field in the
win at Rhode Island and then had six points to go with three assists in the win
over Detroit.