2000-01 Women's Basketball Players of the Week

March 5, 2001
Kristi Royer, Bowdoin
(Sophomore, Forward - Lewiston, Maine)
Royer averaged 22.5 points and 13.0 rebounds in two NCAA road wins as Bowdoin advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history. She scored 23 points and grabbed a career-high 17 boards in a 61-53 win over Eastern Connecticut in the first round. Royer scored 22 points and pulled down nine rebounds in a 72-65 overtime win at Salem State in the second round. In the two games, she finished 18-of-18 from the free throw line and has made 27 consecutive free throws, dating back to the NESCAC Championship game.

Sarah Walsh, Colby
(Sophomore, Forward - Cantonsville, Md.)
Walsh was named the Most Valuable Player in leading Colby to the ECAC New England Championship title. She scored 14 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in a 62-58 title game win over Wellesley. She scored 12 points, grabbed nine rebounds, and recorded four steals in an 80-64 semifinal win over host Amherst. Walsh scored 15 points and grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds in a 75-60 win over Bates in the first round.

February 26, 2001
Lora Trenkle, Bowdoin
(Freshman, Guard - Surry, Maine)
Trenkle averaged 17.3 points per game to lead Bowdoin to the NESCAC title. She scored a game-high 15 points in a 58-47 first-round win over Middlebury, and tallied a game-high 22 points in a 63-51 semifinal win over Colby. In a 54-41 championship game victory over host Amherst, Trenkle scored a game-high 15 points, including 10 in the second half.

February 19, 2001
Shannon Russell, Amherst
(Freshman, Guard - Shrewsbury, Mass.)
Russell led Amherst to the top seed in the NESCAC tournament, averaging 21.5 points in two wins. She scored a team-high 15 points, including two key free throws with 29.8 seconds left, in a 50-44 win over Bowdoin. Russell scored a career-high 28 points, hitting six of nine 3-pointers, and recorded five steals in a 71-59 victory over Colby to clinch the top seed.

February 12, 2001
Kristin Hanley, Middlebury
(Sophomore, Forward - Seattle, Wash.)
Hanley averaged 21.6 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game as Middlebury won two of three games. She scored 24 points in an 82-70 win over Hamilton, scored 21 points in a one-point loss to Bates, and finished with 20 points in a 69-67 road win over Tufts.

Kate McCloskey, Trinity
(Sophomore, Center - Uxbridge, Mass.)
McCloskey averaged 21.0 points and 8.7 rebounds as Trinity won two of three games, posting back-to-back NESCAC wins over Connecticut College and Wesleyan. She shot 70 percent from the field and 78 percent from the free throw line.

February 5, 2001
Sarah Bergman, Amherst
(Freshman, Forward - Shaftsbury, Vt.)
Bergman averaged 21.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in two Amherst wins, shooting 75 percent from the field. She scored 20 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and blocked three shots in a win over New England College. Bergman scored a career-high 23 points, pulled down 12 rebounds, and blocked three shots in a victory over Trinity.

January 29, 2001
Sarah Walsh, Colby
(Sophomore, Forward - Catonsville, Md.)
Walsh averaged 18.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game as Colby posted wins over Williams and Middlebury. She scored 24 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, handed out five assists, and shot 57.1 percent from the field in an 84-70 win over Williams. She finished with 13 points, five rebounds, and four assists in a 71-63 victory over Williams.

January 22, 2001
Kristi Royer, Bowdoin
(Sophomore, Forward - Lewiston, Maine)
Royer averaged 19.3 points and 12.3 rebounds in three road wins for Bowdoin. She shot 69 percent from the field (18-of-26) and connected on four of five 3-pointers. She scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in a 68-65 win over Colby, finished with 19 points and 14 boards in an 88-67 victory over Wesleyan, and scored 20 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in an 85-41 win over Connecticut College.

Liz Tilley, Williams
(Senior, Point Guard - Queens, N.Y.)
Tilley led Williams to a 3-0 week, including two NESCAC victories. She scored a game-high 26 points and handed out three assists in an 81-79 win at Amherst. Tilley finished with 20 points, seven assists, and two steals in a 75-56 win over Trinity.

January 15, 2001
Kate McLaughlin, Bates
(Senior, Forward - Laconia, N.H.)
McLaughlin averaged 24.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per game as Bates knocked off two teams ranked in the NEWBA Top 10, fourth-ranked Colby and top-ranked Babson. She scored 26 points in a 75-74 overtime win over Colby, including the team's last four points of regulation and six of the team's eight points in overtime. McLaughlin scored a team-high 22 points, including seven points in the final three minutes, in a 69-58 victory over Babson.

January 8, 2001
Liz Tilley, Williams
(Senior, Point Guard - Queens, N.Y.)
Tilley was named the Most Valuable Player of the Williams Winter Classic as the Ephs defeated WPI and previously undefeated Babson, the top-ranked team in the NEWBA poll. She scored a career-high 30 points in the 67-59 title game win over Babson. She scored 12 points and handed out six assists in the first-round win over WPI.

December 11, 2000
Emily Goodman, Tufts
(Sophomore, Center - Briarcliff, N.Y.)
Goodman averaged 22.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in two Tufts wins. She scored 29 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a 67-59 win over Regis, and finished with 16 points and nine boards in a 63-50 road win over Wheaton. She made nine of 10 free throws in the two games.

December 4, 2000
Lora Trenkle, Bowdoin
(Freshman, Guard - Surry, Maine)
Trenkle averaged 19.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.5 steals in two games for Bowdoin. She scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the Polar Bears defeated Southern Maine for the first time since 1981. In a road loss to undefeated Babson, she hit five of seven 3-pointers. For the week, she made 13 of 22 field goal attempts (59.1 percent), including 7-of-10 from three-point range.

November 27, 2000
Emily Goodman, Tufts
(Sophomore, Forward - Briarcliff, N.Y.)
With Tufts down to eight players because of injuries, Goodman carried the load with 31 points on 14 of 20 shooting and nine rebounds. She helped the Jumbos shoot 52 percent from the field for the game, a season-opening 70-62 victory over Johnson & Wales.

November 20, 2000
Kate McCloskey, Trinity
(Sophomore, Center - Uxbridge, Mass.)