Melissa Beyruti, Kean University
Junior, Guard
Union City, NJ/Union Hill

Beyruti earns NJAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week honors after averaging 19.5 points and 3.0 rebounds per game in a pair of non-conference wins that improved the Cougars to 5-0 overall on the season. She opened the week by tallying 16 points on 4-of-5 shooting from three-point range while adding four assists and three blocks in Kean’s 110-36 non-conference win over John Jay. Two nights later, she registered 23 points, four rebounds, and two steals in a 95-72 non-conference victory over Baruch. Beyruti, who led the Cougars in scoring and three-point field goals made in both games, currently leads the NJAC in both free throw percentage (.917) and three-point field goals made per game (3.00).

Angela Fitzgerald, New Jersey City University
Freshman, Guard
Jersey City, NJ/Marist

Fitzgerald earns NJAC Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Week honors for the third consecutive week after averaging a double-double 26.0 points and 13.0 rebounds in a pair of contests for the Gothic Knights. She opened the week by tallying career highs of 28 points and 18 rebounds during 48 minutes of played in NJCU’s 85-77 double-overtime non-conference loss to Farmingdale State - the first double-overtime game in program history. Three days later in the first conference contest of her career, she tallied a game-high 24 points while adding eight rebounds and six assists in a 70-67 defeat to Rowan. Fitzgerald currently leads the NJAC in both scoring (19.7 points per game) and minutes played (37.33 per game).