Curry Takes Home NJCAA Player of the Week Distinction
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - After being selected as the FCSAA/NJCAA Region 8 Player of the Week on Monday, Aleisha Curry of Santa Fe Women's Basketball stood out above the rest to claim NJCAA Division I Player of the Week honors as well.
The FCSAA/NJCAA Region 8 swept the national awards on Tuesday, with Bendji Pierre of Indian River State College also taking home recognition.
Curry joins Cydnee Eubanks of Santa Fe Volleyball as Saints to have won National Player of the Week honors so far in the 2021-2022 seasons.
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Aleisha Curry averaged a double-double this week for the @santafesaints, earning the #NJCAAwbb DI Player of the Week honor. The sophomore has now amassed a double-double so far through the Saints' first nine games.#NJCAAPOTW pic.twitter.com/anqPI3yJlh
SF won all three games last week, and Curry played a key role in the victories to help the Saints extend their winning streak to five games.
The 2019-2020 Honorable Mention All-American from Lehigh Acres, Fla. averaged 16.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, three blocks, and 2.3 steals per game while shooting just over 53 percent from the floor on the week. She has now amassed five double-doubles on the season, and double-doubled in both the 77-62 win at Tallahassee and the 65-57 win over Indian River State College.
Against the Pioneers, she was particularly superb, compiling 21 points and 14 rebounds.
No. 32 is especially difficult to handle on the glass, where she ranks No. 4 in the NJCAA with 53 offensive rebounds and No. 16 in rebounds per game (11.5).
Curry's success on the week was not unusual, and she has averaged a double-double so far through the Saints' first nine games with 17.1 points and 11.5 rebounds per game.