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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

WINTER 2004-05
WEEK ENDING 1/16/05

PLAYER OF THE WEEK  

 

Jaime McCormack, Rowan University
Senior, Guard
Trenton, NJ/Hamilton West

McCormack earns NJAC Player of the Week honors for the second time this season after averaging 24.3 points and 4.3 steals per game during the week for Rowan. She first tallied 25 points, seven rebounds and five steals in the Profs' 69-50 loss to Montclair State. She then notched a season-high 26 points in Rowan's 66-59 defeat to Richard Stockton. She wrapped up the week with 22 points and five steals in the Profs' 71-66 NJAC overtime road victory at Ramapo McCormack currently leads the NJAC in scoring with an average of 19.2 points per game.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK  

Chari' Cooper, Kean University
Freshman, Forward
Paulsboro, NJ/Paulsboro

Cooper earns NJAC Rookie honors for the fourth time this season after averaging 23.0 points and 21.0 rebounds per game for the Cougars. She first tallied a double-double 17 points and 16 rebounds in Kean's 69-63 NJAC road loss to Rutgers-Newark. She wrapped up the week by notching 25 points, a  school-record 30 rebounds, and four blocks in the Cougars' 69-62 conference win over Rutgers-Camden. Her efforts in the Camden win marked her sixth game this season with 20 or more rebounds and her 11th double-double of the season. Cooper leads the NJAC and all of NCAA Division III in rebounding with an average of 16.8 boards per game.

PREVIOUS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - WINTER 2004-05

 Player Rookie

Week 1

Stephanie Finke
Rowan
Jessica Rainey
Richard Stockton

Week 2

Jaime McCormack
Rowan
Chari' Cooper
Kean

Week 3

Theresa DiMedio
TCNJ
Chari' Cooper
Kean

Week 4

Janine Cappadona
Ramapo
Jessica Garrabrant
Montclair State

Week 5

Stephanie Machin
Montclair State
Chari' Cooper
Kean

Week 6

Alexa Shields
TCNJ
No Nominations

Week 7

Erin Frank
TCNJ
Sheakia Jackson
William Paterson

Week 8

Jaime McCormack
Rowan
Chari' Cooper
Kean

* Indicates ECAC Player of the Week selection as well