Staten Island, NY – Junior guard
Jasmine Nwajei (Rockaway Park, NY/Murry Bergtraum) has been named Player of the Week by both the
Northeast Conference (NEC) and
College Sports Madness.
Nwajei, the nation's second-leading scorer a year ago at 24.8 points per game, had her full arsenal on display in the Seahawks' two games this past week. On December 2, she recorded a triple-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in leading Wagner to a convincing 76-53 victory over Atlantic Sun member NJIT.
In addition, Nwajei earned Honorable Mention Player of the Week honors by the
Met Basketball Writers Association.
One of seven NCAA Division I players to record a triple-double this season, Nwajei followed that effort with a season-high 32-point outing at Yale on Sunday (12/8), in a game that saw the Ivy League team pull away late for a 78-60 win over the shorthanded Seahawks.
With Wagner minus guards
Jordyn Peck,
Alexis Smith and
Julia McClure, who were all sidelined with injury, Nwajei went 14-of-29 from the floor while grabbing six rebounds and dishing out three assists vs. Yale. For the 5-8 Nwajei, the 32-point outburst was a season high and marked the 11th time in her career that she has hit for 30 or more points in a game.
In the two games, the New York City guard, who has now earned five NEC Player of the Week and three College Sports Madness honors in her career, averaged 24.2 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 6.5 assists. Nwajei's big week also allowed her to crack into the all-time top 10 scoring list at Wagner. Entering the week at No. 11, Nwajei has now vaulted into No. 9 on the Wagner career list with 1,348 points. Meredith Kerns (1998-2002) is in eighth place at 1,397.
The 1-5 Seahawks return to the friendly confines of the Spiro Center to meet the Lafayette Leopards of the Patriot League on Wednesday, December 9 in a 5:00 p.m. tip. After opening the season 0-5, Lafayette has won its last two games in improving to 2-5, with the most recent win coming by a 77-59 count over NEC-member St. Francis Brooklyn.
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