- Sadie DiPierro, University of New England (Jr., G,
South Portland, Maine) - DiPierro scored a team
high 15 points in a win over Wellesley. Exceeded her previous
career-high (16) by six in an overtime win at in-state rival
Southern Maine. All 22 points were scored in regulation; she went
2-2 from inside the arc and 6-9 from deep. Also had 4 rebounds and
3 steals. For the period, the guard connected on 59 percent (16-27)
from the field and 56 percent (10-18) from long range.
- Angelica Ariola, Roger Williams University (Jr., G,
Prospect, Conn.) - Ariola led the Hawks to a 2-2
start by scoring at least 20 points in three of the four games.
She started the year by scoring 22 points on 7-for-15
shooting with three three pointers in a one point win over Bowdoin,
then added 22 more in a two point loss to Brandeis, and poured in
20 more against Connecticut College. In the opening week of
the season, she shot 45% from three point range and 76% from from
the free throw line.
- Megan Pelletier, University of Southern Maine (Jr., F,
Winslow, Maine) - Pelletier had a strong
start in the Huskies' first three games helping USM to a 2-1 start.
Pelletier is averaging 17.7 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 3.0
blocked shots and 1.0 steals per game while shooting a solid 56.8
percent (21-for-37) from the field. Pelletier had 10 points,
12 rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots in an 81-42 win
over UMF. In a 67-49 win over Bridgewater State, Pelletier had a
game-high 21 points, nine rebounds, four assists, three blocks and
a steal on 10-for-18 shooting. In a 77-73 OT loss to No. 16/20 UNE,
Pelletier equaled her USM career-high with 22 points. Pelletier
added eight boards and three blocks, two steals and an assist while
shooting 9-for-12.
- Caitlyn Nolan, Colby College (So., G, Barrington,
R.I.) - Nolan, who scored just 47 points
in 24 games last year, has 70 points and is averaging 17.5 points
per game after four contests. She is shooting 50 percent
(13-for-26) from 3-point range and has just three total turnovers
while playing a team-best 33.0 minutes per game. Nolan scored 48
percent of her team's points with a collegiate-high 26 in a 54-53
win over Wellesley to help the Mules go 2-0 and win the Colby
Classic (games predetermined, no all-tournament). Nolan shot
5-for-11 from 3-point range and was the lone Mule in double figures
scoring.
- Giovanna Pickering, Babson College (So., G, Hull,
Mass.) - Pickering opened with 10 points,
seven assists and five boards in a season-opening 66-55 win over
Vassar on November 15. She followed it up with seven points, 10
rebounds, six assists and three steals in just 23 minutes as the
Green and White defeated Rhode Island College, 95-56, on November
16. After scoring seven points and dishing out five assists in a
77-51 triumph over Misericordia on Friday, she produced her first
double-double and matched her career highs with 24 points and 10
rebounds to go along with four steals in a 61-49 loss to
17th-ranked Williams on Saturday.
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Jill Ritrosky
Dorothy O'Neill
