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Haverford's Berkel Named Player of the Week

Haverford's Berkel Named Player of the Week

Sierra Berkel, Haverford
Freshman, Forward, 5-10
Flushing, N.Y. / Townsend Harris

Berkel recorded her second straight double-double with her 10 point, 11 rebound performance in the Fords' 53-52 win over Immaculata on Saturday. In 19 minutes, the freshman grabbed a season-high six offensive rebounds. Berkel made five of her seven attempts during the game and is now shooting 75.0 percent from the floor this season.  She currently leads the Conference in field goal percentage.

 

Notebook:

Franklin & Marshall freshman Erica Brown led the Diplomats to a 2-0 week, including a 59-43 win against Cedar Crest and a 82-67 victory over Alvernia. Against the Falcons, Brown tallied a career-high 17 points and was 7-for-8 line from the charity stripe. In the win over the Crusaders, the freshman was again in double digits in points with 13 and was 5-for-5 from the free throw line. For the week, she averaged 15 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.

Gettysburg freshman Annie Reilly helped the Bullets pick up a 52-34 non-conference win over Shenandoah on December 8th. In just 15 minutes of action, the freshman center posted eight points, five rebounds, three assists, and five blocked shots. She finished 4-of-5 from the floor, while her defensive effort helped the Bullets hold the Hornets to just 17.5 percent shooting from the floor. Her five blocked shots were part of a school-record 13 for Gettysburg.

 

Previous Weekly Award Winners:


Lindsey Nichols, McDaniel
Junior, Guard, 5-9
Wilmington, Del. / St. Mark's

Nichols led the Green Terror to a 3-0 week in Conference play by averaging a team-best 19.3 points per game. She reached double figures in all three games, including scoring no fewer than 22 in two of the three games. She also added five total steals and five assists while pulling down eight rebounds and shooting 46.5 percent from the floor.


Elle Larsen, Swarthmore
Senior, Forward, 6-0
Lancaster, Pa. / Hempfield

Larsen recorded a double-double by scoring a career-high 30 points and grabbing 14 rebounds at Ursinus on Tuesday. She ended the week leading the Conference in
scoring (21.6 ppg) and rebounding (9.8 pg) while also ranking among the league leaders in field goal percentage by shooting 51.0 percent from the floor.

 

November 24, 2014
Jacquelyne Pizzuto, Haverford
Senior, Guard, 5-3
Belle Mead, N.J. / Rutgers Preparatory School

As the Fords trailed the No. 8 Scranton Royals by 20 points with 12:46 remaining, Pizzuto scored 10 of her 16 points down the stretch as Haverford cut its deficit to five in the waning moments of a close loss. She finished the night with six assists, four rebounds and a steal while also becoming the program's all-time record holder in assists. In Haverford's Centennial Conference win over Dickinson, Pizzuto was all over the stat sheet. She registered 14 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals against the Red Devils.

 

November 17, 2014
Lindsey Nichols, McDaniel
Junior, Guard, 5-9
Wilmington, Del. / St. Mark's

Nichols led the Green Terror to the McDaniel Tipoff Tournament championship. She averaged 22.0 points per game and shot 45.5 percent from the field and 62.5 from beyond the arc. Nichols tallied a then-career best 19 points in Saturday's 79-47 win over Penn State-Harrisburg before bettering that total with 25 points in a 74-59 win over Mount St. Vincent on Sunday. She added 11 rebounds on Sunday for her first collegiate double-double.