#CAAHoops WBB Notebook - Dec. 12

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Dec 16, 2022

WEEKLY HONORS:
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Gigi Gonzalez, Stony Brook
Senior | Guard | Miramar, Fla. / Nova
Gonzalez averaged 20.5 points per game on 51.6 percent shooting (16-31) with 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game in a pair of contests for Stony Brook. The senior guard tallied a career-high 28 points, shooting 11-of-19 (57.8%) from the floor, and added three rebounds, three assists and two steals despite a setback against Columbia. In a victory over St. Francis Brooklyn, Gonzalez contributed 13 points with a season-high seven assists and matched a career-high with seven rebounds, adding a pair of steals in the effort.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Chaniya Clark, North Carolina A&T
R-Freshman | Center | Fort Myers, Fla. / Ft. Myers HS
Clark recorded her second double-double this season, helping North Carolina A&T to a 110-40 win over Johnson & Wales. The redshirt freshman center recorded career highs with 13 points and 12 rebounds in 18 minutes of action. Clark added a season-best two assists and one block to round out her performance.

CONFERENCE NOTES:
NON-CONFERENCE PARITY: Eleven CAA teams have collected at least four non-conference wins, with six squads recording a league-best five non-conference victories. Drexel and North Carolina A&T have five wins compared to three losses, while Delaware and Towson each have five tallies in the win column and four setbacks. Monmouth and Stony Brook also have five wins, maintaining a .500 record. Charleston (4-3), Elon (4-3), Hofstra (4-5), Northeastern (4-6) and William & Mary (4-5) make up the teams with four non-conference wins.

SEEING DOUBLE: North Carolina A&T had five players score in double figures for the second time this season in its win over Johnson & Wales. The only other team to accomplish this feat in the conference this season is Delaware in its win over Illinois. All three performances came with impressive double-doubles as well. Three Aggies tallied double-doubles in the most recent victory, including Chaniya Clark with career highs of 13 points and 12 rebounds. Jazmin Harris recorded a double-double for the Aggies on both occasions setting her season-high in points (22) against Johnson & Wales and season-high in rebounds (15) versus St. Andrews. For the Blue Hens, Makayla Pippen recorded career highs with 18 points and 18 rebounds.

30 FOR 30: Drexel has had at least one 30-point scorer in five games this season, which accounts for more than half of the conference's nine 30-point performances. Keishana Washington has four 30-plus efforts with the top two scoring outputs from any player in the CAA. She scored 34 points in the season opener and netted a season-high 37 this past week. Additionally, Kylie Lavelle tallied a Drexel freshman record with a season-best 31 points in just her second career game.

CAA IN THE COLLEGE INSIDER MID-MAJOR TOP 25: Two CAA teams were recognized in the latest edition of the College Insider Mid-Major top 25 poll. Drexel remained ranked, coming in at number eight, while Stony Brook received votes for the fifth consecutive week. At least two conference teams have been recognized in the poll each week this season.

NOTHING BUT NET: Drexel and Delaware remained the highest-ranked conference teams in the NCAA NET rankings through December 11. Both teams cracked the top 150 as the Dragons ranked 128, followed closely by the Blue Hens at 130.

HOME SWEET HOME: Home-court advantage has proved to be a factor in the CAA early this season as league teams have gone 33-15 in their home gyms over the first five weeks of the year. Four teams are unbeaten at home, with all 13 having at least one win. Eight teams have at least three wins on their home court, and Hofstra has a league-high four victories.

TOP TIER WINS: Four CAA teams have picked up wins over opponents ranked in the top 150 of the NCAA NET rankings, including a pair of victories over the top 50 teams. Delaware handed Illinois its first defeat this season at the Daytona Beach Invitational, which is the highest-ranked opponent for the conference as the Fighting Illini sit 27th. Additionally, Towson defeated DePaul (48th) at the Fort Meyers Tip-Off, Elon topped Old Dominion (110th) on Nov. 22, and Northeastern knocked off local rival Harvard (131st) last week.

TEAM NOTES:
Charleston (4-3, 0-0 CAA)
Last Week: N/A
• Charleston has won three games in a row after dropping three of its first four.
• Jada Logan has reached double-figures scoring in all seven games this season, including a career-high 33 on Dec. 2. She is pacing the Cougars with 19.4 points per game, which ranks second in the CAA.
• Jazmyn Stone has scored at least 20 points in four straight games, becoming the first freshman in program history to compete the feat. The span includes a career-high 32 points in her most recent outing, increasing her scoring average to 15.4 points per game.

Delaware (5-4, 0-0 CAA)
Last Week: 0-1; L, 62-47 at Princeton
• Kharis Idom paced Delaware with a season-high 18 points in her first game off the bench this year. It marks her fifth performance with at least 10 points this season.
• Makayla Pippin grabbed a team-high eight rebounds in the effort. She has at least five rebounds in every game this season, leading the CAA with 9.4 rebounds per game.

Drexel (5-3, 0-0 CAA)
Last Week: 0-1; L, 60-58 (OT) at Yale
• Keishana Washington recorded her fourth 30-point performance this season, netting a game-high 33 in the effort. She has scored over 20 points in six games this season and reached double figures in 42 straight.
• Jasmine Valentine tallied a career-high eight points and posted a season-high 12 rebounds while recording her first-ever multi-steal game.
• Grace O'Neill continued her streak on the defensive end of the court, recording a game-high four steals. She has 17 steals in the past five games (3.4 per game), including at least two in each game during that span. O'Neill has at least one steal in seven games this season and three or more four times.

Elon (4-3, 0-0 CAA)
Last Week: N/A
• Elon has won four of its past five games after dropping its first two of the season.
• Lenaejha Evans has reached double figures in five consecutive games, and the Phoenix is 4-1 this season when Evans scores at least 10 points.
• Evonna McGill leads the CAA and ranks eighth in the NCAA in field goal percentage, shooting 67.3 percent from the floor. McGill is averaging 11.8 points and 5.0 rebounds per game this season. She has at least 10 points and five rebounds in five of her six games this season.

Hampton (3-5, 0-0 CAA
Last Week: 1-1; W, 66-57 at Saint Peter's; L, 76-68 at Rutgers
• The victory over Saint Peter's was Hampton's first road win this season and snapped a four-game skid for the Lady Pirates.
• Nylah Young had back-to-back 20-point performances, averaging 22.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. She matched her season-high with 24 points and added nine rebounds in the victory while tallying a game-high 21 points with six rebounds in the setback.
• Madison Buford reached double figures in both contests, marking her second and third consecutive games with at least 10 points. She added 16 points off the bench against Saint Peter's before 12 points in her first start this season.

Hofstra (4-5, 0-0 CAA)
Last Week: 1-1; W, 56-53 vs Army; L, 62-61 (OT) at Loyola (Md.)
• The win improved Hofstra to 4-0 in Hempstead this season, marking the Pride's best start at home since 2016-17.
• Brandy Thomas led Hofstra with 17 points in the victory. Eight came during the Pride's fourth-quarter comeback. It marks her sixth game with at least 10 points this season.
• Rosi Nicholson scored a season-high 17 points in the setback. She was a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor and 4-for-4 from the free throw line to match her career-high.

Monmouth (5-5, 0-0 CAA)
Last Week: 0-2; L, 66-60 at La Salle; L, 71-56 vs Dartmouth
• Bri Tinsley averaged 20.0 points per game, scoring a game-high 21 points against La Salle before leading the Hawks with 19 points versus Dartmouth. She has two 20-point performances this season and has scored at least 10 points on six occasions.
• Ariana Vanderhoop reached double-figures in back-to-back games, contributing 13.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. She has scored in double figures three times this season, all coming in the past four games.

North Carolina A&T (5-3, 0-0)
Last Week: 1-0; W, 110-40 vs Johnson & Wales
• North Carolina A&T had five players reach double figures en route to a season-high 110 points as the Aggies eclipsed the century mark for the second time this season.
• Maleia Bracone scored a season-high 25 points to lead the Aggies in the victory. It's her second 20-point performance this season, and she has reached double figures in all eight games.
• Jazmin Harris added a season-high 22 points and 12 rebounds for her second double-double of the year. It marks the second straight game she has reset her season-best point total, and Harris now has at least 15 points in six games this season.

UNCW (2-6, 0-0 CAA)
Last Week: 0-1; L, 64-42 at #8 North Carolina
• It is the second straight season UNCW has faced a top-10 opponent.
• Lexi Jackson posted her first career double-double in the contest with 11 points and a career-best 11 rebounds. Jackson added a career-high six blocks in the effort, marking her third straight game with at least three blocks.
• Jayde Gamble was the second Seahawk in double figures, adding 10 points with a team-best three assists and three rebounds. Gamble shot 5-of-7 (71.4%) from the floor, marking her third game this season with a shooting percentage of 66.7 or better and at least 10 points.

Northeastern (4-6, 0-0 CAA)
Last Week: 1-0; W, 73-64 vs Harvard
• Northeastern shot a season-best 64.4 percent from the floor, including 50.0 percent from three-point range to down its local rival for the first time in three seasons.
• Derin Erdogan paced Northeastern with 21 points, shooting 9-of-13 (69.2%) from the floor. Additionally, she matched a career-best with six assists while contributing three rebounds and one steal. It marks her second 20-point performance this season, and she has reached double figures in eight games.
• Camille Clement reset her career-high in scoring for the second time in the past three games. Clement tallied 12 points, marking her second double-figure scoring performance this season and second in her career.

Stony Brook (5-5, 0-0 CAA)
Last Week: 1-1; L, 84-68 vs Columbia; W, 75-59 vs St. Francis Brooklyn
• The win snapped a four-game skid for the Seawolves as they improved to 3-3 against teams from the state of New York.
• Gigi Gonzalez poured in a career-high 28 points to lead all scorers against Columbia before adding 13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in the victory. She has two games with at least 20 points this season and five in double figures.
• Sherese Pittman reached double figures in both games, adding 16 points with five rebounds on Monday and 10 points with eight rebounds on Saturday. It marks her sixth and seventh double-digit scoring outing this season.

Towson (5-4, 0-0 CAA)
Last Week: 1-1; L, 71-54 vs Princeton; W, 68-58 at Howard
• Kylie Kornegay-Lucas continued to stuff the stat sheet, averaging 15.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 3.0 steals and 1.5 blocks per game. Kornegay-Lucas led all scorers with 20 points on Monday before flirting with a triple-double, adding 11 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in the victory. She has at least 10 points in all nine games this season.
• Quinzia Fulmore contributed 11.5 points per game and 6.0 rebounds per contest, impacting the victory with 14 points and nine rebounds. It marks a career-high in points for the sophomore, who has reached double figures on three occasions.

William & Mary (4-5, 0-0 CAA)
Last Week: 0-2; L, 83-54 vs Virginia; L, 75-60 vs James Madison
• Caitlin Wingertzahn recorded a career-high 18 points and matched her previous career-best with seven rebounds against JMU. Wingertzahn went 6-of-9 from the field and 5-of-6 from the free throw line in a career-high 26 minutes. It marks her second double-figure scoring effort this season.
• Madison McGee matched a career-high with 11 points against Virginia. It marks the third game in double figures for McGee this season. The sophomore had zero such performances in her career entering the year.