2001-02 Women's Basketball Players of the Week

February 25, 2002
Jessie Mayol, Bowdoin
(Senior,Guard - Westbrook, Maine)
Senior captain Jessie Mayol led the Polar Bears to the NESCAC title. She led the team in scoring with 13 points in a 56-40 semifinal win over Williams, and finished with 11 points and four assists in a 68-57 title game win over Middlebury.

February 18, 2002
Sarah Walsh, Colby
(Junior, Forward - Catonsville, Md.)
Walsh averaged 23.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 5.0 steals, and 2.0 blocks in two Colby wins. She scored 21 points with seven rebounds, four steals, four assists, and three blocks in a 56-53 win over Trinity. She finished with 25 points, 10 rebounds, and six steals in a 65-44 victory over Amherst.

February 11, 2002
Lora Trenkle, Bowdoin
(Sophomore, Guard - Surry, Maine)
Trenkle averaged 21.5 points and 3.5 assists per game in two victories for the sixth-ranked Polar Bears, who moved into sole possession of first place in the conference entering the final weekend of regular season play.

February 4, 2002
Carla Flaherty, Bates
(Junior, Forward - Gorham, Maine)
Flaherty averaged 15.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists in a 3-0 week for Bates, which included a sweep of CBB rivals Bowdoin and Colby. She scored a season-high 21 points, grabbed five rebounds, and added three assists in a 56-54 win over Bowdoin, handing the nation's second-ranked team its first loss of the season. She scored a game-high 19 points, and added four rebounds and four assists, in a 63-43 victory over Colby.

January 28, 2002
Kate McCloskey, Trinity
(Junior, Center - Uxbridge, Mass.)
McCloskey averaged 21.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks in three road wins. She shot 60.5 percent from the field (26-for-43) and 78.6 percent from the line (11-for-14). McCloskey scored 32 points, hitting 12 of 15 field goals and all eight free throw attempts, and grabbed 11 rebounds in 28 minutes in a 73-65 win at Bates.

January 21, 2002
Kate Stumpo, Williams
(Junior, Guard - Walpole, Mass.)
Stumpo averaged 15.3 points and 3.0 assists as Williams won three games to extend its winning streak to seven games. She scored 21 points and handed out three assists in a 73-59 road win over Trinity. She averaged 12.5 points in home wins over Hamilton and the Ephs' conference opener against Amherst.

January 14, 2002
Abi Jackson, Williams
(Junior, Center - Jamaica Plain, Mass.)
Jackson led Williams to decisive wins over Springfield and at NESCAC rival Amherst. She averaged 12.5 points and 8.5 rebounds as the Ephs increased their winning streak to four games.

January 7, 2002
Jessie Mayol, Bowdoin
(Senior, Guard - Westbrook, Maine)
Mayol averaged 13.0 points per game in two non-conference road wins as Bowdoin remained undefeated. Mayol hit five of seven 3-pointers in the two games for the eighth-ranked Polar Bears.

December 16, 2002
Shannon Russell, Amherst
(Junior, Guard - Shrewsbury, Mass.)
Junior guard Shannon Russell drained five of seven three-point attempts and led the Jeffs in scoring for the third straight game with 23 points as Amherst improved to 6-0 with a 68-52 victory over visiting Coast Guard.

December 10, 2001
Kate Dockery, Bates
(Senior, Guard - New York, N.Y.)
Dockery averaged 24.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1.5 assists in a 2-0 week for Bates. She shot 57.1 percent from the field (20-for-35) and 75 percent from three-point range (6-for-8). She tied school records with 37 points and five 3-pointers in a 74-70 win over Maine-Farmington, and sealed the win by scoring Bates' final six points after UMF cut the lead to one. She scored 11 points in limited minutes in a 94-38 win over Thomas.

December 3, 2001
Kristin Hanley, Middlebury
(Senior, Forward - Seattle, Wash.)
Hanley averaged 24.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists in two games as Middlebury remained undefeated, opening the season 6-0 for the first time in school history. She scored 30 points, hitting 10 of 17 field goals, and pulled down 10 boards in a 77-47 win over Green Mountain.

November 26, 2001
Kristi Royer, Bowdoin
(Junior, Forward - Lewiston, Maine)
Royer scored 20 of her 26 points in the second half as Bowdoin defeated the University of New England 80-66. She added eight rebounds for the 16th-ranked Polar Bears.

November 19, 2001
Kate McCloskey, Trinity
(Junior, Center - Uxbridge, Mass.)
McCloskey set the Trinity single-game record with 44 points in a 91-90 win over Juniata in the consolation of the Swarthmore Tip-Off Tournament. She hit 13 of 18 field goals, and 18 of 21 free throws, while adding 18 rebounds and three assists. In an opening-round 86-77 overtime loss to Plymouth State, she scored 18 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. She was named to the all-tournament team.