Kierra McCarthy of Westfield State and Sarah Blomgren of Worcester State take home the MASCAC Women's Basketball Player and Rookie of the Week awards brought to you by GEICO.
January 21, 2019
Player of the Week
Kierra McCarthy
Westfield State
Senior • Guard • Ludlow, Mass.
Averaged 27 points, six rebounds and 3.5 steals and shot 58.3% (21-36), including fom the floor, 66.7% (8-12) from three-point range. Scored 26 points, including a game-winning drive with two seconds left as Westfield rallied from an 11-point deficit to top Framingham, 80-78 on the road. Netted her 1000th career point early in the second half of that game. Added 28 points on Saturday as the Owls spotted Salem State a 17-0 lead to start the game, before roaring back to win 93-69. Shot 10-19 from the floor, and 5-7 from three point range in the contest. She also had seven steals and seven rebounds.
Sarah Blomgren
Worcester State
Freshman • Forward • Lunenburg, Mass.
Averaged 7.3 points and 2.7 rebounds per game whlie shooting 52.9% (9-17) from the field in three games as the Lancers went 2-1.Her biggest game of the week was a 10-point performance in just 12 minutes in a conference win over Fitchburg State on Saturday.