Dubois Takes Home NEWBA and NEWMAC Weekly Honors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) Player of the Week
Serena Dubois, WPI • Junior • Forward • Bangor, Maine
WPI junior forward Serena Dubois has been named New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) Player of the Week for the week of January 19-25. In a 2-0 week for the Engineers, Dubois averaged 23.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per outing and shot 63.6% (21-33) from the field. The forward erupted for a career high 29 points in WPI's thrilling 72-66 overtime triumph over Springfield College on Saturday. After her team rallied from a 12 point deficit with less then three minutes remaining in regulation, Dubois set the tone in overtime, collecting the first two baskets. She added 11 rebounds in the contest to complete her seventh double-double of the season. On Wednesday, Dubois tallied team highs of 18 points and eight rebounds, as the Engineers picked up a 59-39 road victory over the Massachusetts Institute of Technolgy.
See http://www.mtholyoke.edu/athletics/varsity/basketball/21732.shtml for full release and other NEWBA awards from the week of January 19-25.
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NEWMAC Women's Basketball Player of the
Week
Serena Dubois, WPI, F, 2010 (Bangor,
Maine)
Dubois erupted for a career-high 29 points in WPI's thrilling 72-66
overtime win against Springfield. After the Engineers rallied from
a 12 point deficit with less then three minutes to go in
regulation, Dubois set the tone in overtime, collecting the first
two baskets to help WPI grab a lead they would not relinquish. She
added 11 rebounds to help notch her seventh double-double of the
season. Earlier in the week, the junior tallied team-bests of 18
points and eight rebounds to help pace the Crimson and Gray to a
59-39 road victory MIT. Over the two games, Dubois connected on
63.6% of her shots en route to averaging 23.5 points and 9.5
rebounds.
Release courtesy NEWMACsports.com
NEWMAC Standings (As of January 25)
| Conference | Overall | |||||
| GP | Record | Win % | GP | Record | Win % | |
| WPI | 6 | 6-0-0 | 1.000 | 18 | 14-4-0 | 0.778 |
| Wheaton | 5 | 4-1-0 | 0.800 | 17 | 10-7-0 | 0.588 |
| Springfield | 5 | 4-1-0 | 0.800 | 17 | 9-8-0 | 0.529 |
| Babson | 5 | 3-2-0 | 0.600 | 17 | 10-7-0 | 0.588 |
| Clark | 5 | 3-2-0 | 0.600 | 17 | 7-10-0 | 0.412 |
| Mount Holyoke | 5 | 2-3-0 | 0.400 | 17 | 5-12-0 | 0.294 |
| Wellesley | 6 | 2-4-0 | 0.333 | 13 | 7-6-0 | 0.538 |
| Smith | 6 | 2-4-0 | 0.333 | 16 | 8-8-0 | 0.500 |
| Coast Guard | 6 | 1-5-0 | 0.167 | 14 | 1-13-0 | 0.071 |
| MIT | 5 | 0-5-0 | 0.000 | 15 | 4-11-0 | 0.267 |
Recent
Results
Jan. 20
Wheaton 71
at Tufts 79
Jan. 21
Wellesley 44
at Babson 78*
WPI
59 at MIT
39*
Mount Holyoke 47 at Coast
Guard 36*
Smith 58
at Springfield 65*
Jan. 22
Eastern Conn. St. 72 at Clark
57
Jan. 24
Smith 65
at Babson 58*
Wellesley 49
at Wheaton 64*
Coast Guard 51 at
Clark 59*
Springfield 66
at WPI 72*
MIT 54
at Mount Holyoke 64*
Upcoming
Schedule
Jan. 27
7:00 PM Coast Guard
at Salve Regina
Jan. 28
5:30 PM Clark
at Springfield*
7:00 PM WPI
at Babson*
7:00 PM Smith
at Mount Holyoke*
7:00 PM MIT
at Wheaton*
7:00 PM Lasell
at Wellesley
Jan. 29
7:00 PM Coast Guard
at East. Conn. St.
Jan. 31
1:00 PM Wheaton
at Springfield*
1:00 PM MIT
at Coast Guard*
2:00 PM Babson at
Wellesley*
2:00 PM Clark
at Smith*
3:00 PM Mount
Holyoke at WPI*
*NEWMAC Contest