Jessica Porter, Gettysburg
Senior, Guard, 5-11
Narberth, Pa. / Lower Merion
Porter picked up MVP honors after averaging 18.5 points and 10 rebounds per game at the Frostburg State Tip-off Tournament. She posted eight points and seven rebounds and connected on the game-winning three-pointer with three seconds left as the Bullets took down 20th-ranked Geneseo State 50-47 in the opening game. In the title game, the senior forward topped her personal high with 29 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Gettysburg past the host Bobcats 83-53.
Brandi Vallely, Muhlenberg
Sophomore, Guard, 5-7
Oley Valley, Pa. / Oley Valley
Vallely was named MVP of the Scotty Wood Tournament after averaging 15.0 points, 10.5 assists, 9.0 rebounds, and 4.5 steals to lead the Mules to the championship. She recorded her second straight triple-double with 14 points, 12 assists, and 11 rebounds in only 24 minutes against Hood, becoming the first women's basketball player in Centennial Conference history with more than one triple-double. Vallely, who shot 63.2 percent from the field in the two games, scored a career-high 16 points against SUNY Cortland in the championship game.
Notebook:
Franklin & Marshall sophomore G Anajha Burnett (Ewing, N.J.) opened the week with a huge game against York, scoring 27 points (the highest by a Diplomat since 2010) and leading F&M in rebounds with eight. Her big week continued at the Terry Green Tip-Off Classic, where she was named to the all-tournament team after averaging 12 points in the two weekend contests.
Haverford sophomore F Sierra Berkel (Flushing, N.Y.) registered her eighth career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 13 rebounds in the Fords' 72-47 win over Medaille on Friday night. Berkel made four of her seven shots (57.1 percent) and added two steals. In the championship game of the Vassar Invitational, the forward scored 16 points, snagged eight rebounds, and dished out two assists. For her performance, Berkel was named the Vassar Invitational MVP.
McDaniel senior G Lindsey Nichols (Wilmington, Del.) led the Green Terror to a 1-1 weekend at the York (Pa.) Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament. She averaged 19.5 points per game to earn a spot on the all-tournament team. Nichols made six 3-pointers and recorded 13 rebounds, 10 steals, and five assists on the weekend.
Previous Weekly Award Winners:
November 16, 2015
Brandi Vallely, Muhlenberg
Sophomore, Guard, 5-7
Oley Valley, Pa. / Oley Valley
Vallely made her first career start a memorable one, recording the seventh triple-double in Centennial Conference history with 13 points, 10 rebounds, and a CC-record 15 assists in a 77-74 win at Moravian. Vallely scored or assisted on the Mules' last 12 field goals and had two points, two assists, and a steal in a game-ending 10-3 run.