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The College of New Rochelle's Jah-Leah Ellis Earns Trio of Player of the Week Awards
Jah-Leah Ellis has earned the MBWA, HVIAC and ECAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week Honors
Jah-Leah Ellis (Harlem, NY/Hun School of Princeton) of The College of New Rochelle has been named Women’s Divisions II-III Player of the Week by the Met Basketball Writers Association (MBWA). This comes in addition to Ellis being named Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (HVIAC) and ECAC DIII Metro Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.
The MBWA designations, for games played Jan. 19-25, are unique in that they encompass players from 74 Met area schools across Divisions I, II and III. Army’s Kelsey Minato was named the DI recipient.
This honor marks the first time since Ruchelle Austin on December 18, 2007, and just the second time ever, that a Blue Angel has been recognized with this honor.
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The HVIAC has selected Ellis for its Player of the Week accolade six times this season. This is the second time she has received the ECAC DIII Metro honor.
Ellis averaged 25 points on 50% shooting from the floor, plus 20 rebounds, 6 assists and 1.5 blocks per game in leading CNR (9-5) to a 2-0 week.
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She poured in a career-high 35 points to complement 18 rebounds, three assists and three blocks in a come-from-behind 64-62 win at Purchase College, totaling 22 points and 10 boards in the second half when the Blue Angels overcame a nine-point deficit with four minutes to play.
Then, in a 68-37 conference victory over Vaughn College, she nearly posted a triple-double while notching her 13th double-double of the season with 15 points, 22 rebounds and nine assists. Leading the NCAA with 15.8 rebounds per game, Ellis is fourth in Division III in points per game (22.3) and tied for seventh in double-doubles.
The College of New Rochelle and Ellis will next play on Thursday, January 29, hosting Albertus Magnus College at 7:00 PM in CNR’s Wellness Center.
Players receiving MBWA Women’s Divisions II-III Honorable Mention for the week: Kaitlyn Aster, Stevens; Kaitlyn Read, NYU; Ashley Morris, Felician; Sheridan Taylor, Baruch; Melissa Tobie, Montclair State.
Previous MBWA 2014-15 Women’s Players of the Week: Dec. 9, Betnijah Laney, Rutgers; Dec. 16, Kelsey Minato, Army; Dec. 23, Aliyyah Handford, St. John’s, and Alyson Caiazzo, Manhattanville (co-winners); Jan. 13, Ka-Deidre Simmons, Seton Hall, Div. I . . . Madison Rowland, Queens, Divs. II-III; Jan. 20, Ka-Deidre Simmons, Seton Hall, Div. I . . . Bria Smith, NJCU, Divs. II-III.
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