PRESTOSPORTS/MBWA WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE
WEEK
Michele Gage Leads Columbia University to Historic
Weekend
WHITE PLAINS, NY (11 February 2008) - Earning this week's
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Writers Association Player of the Week award is Columbia
University's Michele Gage (San Rafael, Calif./Marin
Catholic). Gage led the Lions (7-13 overall, 4-2 Ivy
League) to a winning weekend, as CU won at Penn 70-61 and at
Princeton 78-64, the first Ivy League road sweep in program
history.
The senior had a huge weekend with back-to-back 20+ point games.
The 5-11 guard averaged 22.0 points and 9.5 rebounds in Columbia's
two wins, punctuating her weekend with a 24-point, 13-rebound
effort at Princeton on Saturday. Eight of Gage's 12 first-half
points came during a decisive 18-0 run during a six minute span in
the first half. Gage finished the game having made 9-of-16 from the
floor, 3-of-5 from three-point range, and had three steals in
addition to her seventh career double-double. Her 24 points and 13
rebounds were season highs. A night earlier at Penn, Gage scored 14
of her 20 points in the first half and helped Columbia defeat the
Quakers. Gage made 8-of-15 from the field, including a pair of
three-pointers. She added six rebounds, two steals, an assist and a
blocked shot in a team-high 36 minutes, all while committing zero
turnovers.
This Week's Honor Roll
Dominique McClendon, Baruch College,
Senior, Center, 5'11", Chicago, IL/Seaside (CA)
Kimberly Kelly, Lehman College, Senior, Guard,
5'7", Brooklyn, NY/Paul Robeson
Valerie Nainima, Long Island University,
Sophomore, Guard, 5'5", Suva, Fiji/St. Joseph's Secondary
Christina Baxter, Mercy College, Senior, Guard,
5'6", Greenwood Lake, NY/Tuxedo HS
Courtney Heesemann, Mount Saint Vincent,
Sophomore, Forward, 5'11", New Hyde Park, NY/New Hyde Park
Jessica McEntee, New York University, Junior,
Forward, 5'11", Flushing, NY/Archbishop Molloy
Amanda Bartlett, Queens College, Freshman, Guard,
5'6", Mesa, AZ/Red Mountain
Monique McLean, St. John's University, Junior,
Guard, 5'11", Newport News, VA/ Bruton HS
Dana Carney, St. Joseph's College (LI), Sophomore,
Forward, 5'11", Patchogue, NY/Patchogue-Medford HS
About the PrestoSports/MBWA Weekly Player of the Week
Award
Founded for the 2004-05 season, the Player of the Week
Award is granted on a weekly basis by the New York Area
Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association. Each week, each of the
nearly 75 schools that play college basketball in the Tri-state
area have the ability to nominate one male and one female
student-athlete, based upon their on-court accomplishments over the
previous seven days. An esteemed panel of eight media members votes
to select from the nominations the most outstanding player. Any
player who receives any votes, but are not named the Player of the
Week, are then named to the Honor Roll.
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