NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

WINTER 2004-05
WEEK ENDING 2/13/05

PLAYER OF THE WEEK  

 

Erin Frank, The College of New Jersey
Junior, Forward
Oakhurst, NJ/Wall

Frank earns NJAC Player of the Week honors for the second time this season after averaging a double-double 15.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per game in a 2-0 week in which TCNJ clinched the top-seed in the upcoming NJAC Women's Basketball Championship Tournament. She first tallied 14 points and 13 rebounds in the Lions' 74-71 NJAC win over Rowan. She wrapped up the week by notching a career-high 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field, while adding nine rebounds in TCNJ's 61-32 NJAC road victory at Rutgers-Newark. Frank currently ranks second in the NJAC in field goal percentage with a mark of .483.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK  

Kim Smith, Kean University
Freshman, Forward
Burlington, NJ/Burlington

Smith becomes the second different Cougar to earn NJAC Rookie honors after averaging 15.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game while shooting .577 from the field during the week for Kean. She first notched 12 points in only 15 minutes of action during Kean's 64-50 NJAC road loss to William Paterson. She wrapped up the week by tallying career-highs of 18 points and nine rebounds, including 9-of-14 shooting from the field in the Cougars' 79-70 NJAC road loss to Rutgers-Camden. Smith, who missed the first 11 games of the season due to injury, is averaging 4.8 points per game her last 12 contests played for Kean.

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

Week 9

Stephanie Machin
Montclair State
Jessica Rainey
Richard Stockton

Week 10

*Sheakia Jackson
William Paterson
Eni Fageyinbo
Rutgers-Newark

Week 11

Jaime McCormack
Rowan
Michelle Pellichero
William Paterson

Week 12

Erin Frank
TCNJ
Kim Smith
Kean

* Indicates ECAC Player of the Week selection as well