Women's Basketball

February 4, 2008

NEW HAVEN, Conn.-Freshman Mallorie Michalak (Meriden, Conn./Platt) was named Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Basketball Rookie of the Week, after helping lead the Post University women's basketball team in a pair of games last week. Michalak averaged 15.0 points, 4.5 assists, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.5 steals for the Eagles.

Michalak recorded a career-high 18 points in an 80-65 win at home against Nyack College on January 31. She scored nine points on 6-of-6 free throw shooting in the second half, and tied a career-high for assists with seven, while playing the entire 40 minutes for the third game in a row, and fifth time this season. She also had two three pointers, two rebounds, and two steals in the contest.

The freshman guard also scored 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting against Bloomfield on January 29.

This is the first CACC honor for the freshman, who has recorded 10 double-digits point efforts this season. She is third on the team in scoring with 9.5 points per game, and leads the team with 2.9 assists a contest.

Junior Stephanie Goss (Manchester, Conn./Manchester) was named to the CACC Honorable Mention, after averaging 17.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 3.0 assists in two games last week.

In the win against Nyack, Goss had a season-high 25 points and 12 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season, and second in as many games. She had a solid night shooting the ball, connecting on 12-of-19 from the field. Against Bloomfield, Goss recorded 10 points and 13 rebounds.

She leads the team in scoring and rebounding with 10.3 points per game and 7.3 rebounds per contest this season. Goss has scored double-digits in 10 games, and is shooting 50 percent (73-146) from the field this season.

The Eagles are in the midst of a five-game homestand, hosting Caldwell College on Tuesday, Feb. 5. Tip-off at the Drubner Center is slated for 6 p.m.