By NoontimeSports.com | @NoontimeNation & @WACBAHoops
Another week of college basketball in the Worcester area is in the books, which means it is time to unveil our tenth Worcester Area College Basketball Association (WACBA) Women’s Honor Roll for the 2019-20 season.
Noontime Sports is proud to partner with WACBA for the seventh consecutive season to host the weekly honor roll, which will be seen every Tuesday throughout the current college basketball season. Each week, we will select a player and rookie of the week, as well as highlight various milestones, too.
Fans of Worcester college basketball are encouraged to follow @WACBAHoops on Twitter for scores, news and more.
Worcester State’s Mya Mosley was a player to watch for the Lancers this past week against Framingham State and Westfield State. (PHOTO COURTESY: Worcester State University Athletics)
Women’s Player of the Week: Mya Mosley (Worcester State | Sr. | Worcester, Mass.): Despite a pair of narrow conference setbacks, Worcester State senior Mya Mosley was a player to watch on the Lancers, averaging 26.5 points per game. Mosley began the week with 23 points, eight rebounds, and four assists against Westfield State last Wednesday, before putting up 30 points, seven rebounds, three steals, and two assists against Framingham State on Saturday.
Nichols College first-year Alexis Finnerty averaged 16 points in a pair of games last week for the Bison. (PHOTO COURTESY: Brian Foley)
Women’s Rookie of the Week: Alexis Finnerty (Nichols College | Fr. | Chester, Conn.): Finnerty averaged 16 points per game for the Bison, who went 1-1 last week. She dropped in 25 points on 7-of-11 shooting in a one-point loss to Salve Regina on Saturday. She went 8-of-9 from the charity stripe and also knocked down three trifectas, falling one-point shy of her career-high. She also averaged one steal per game, too.
Women’s WACBA Honor Roll | Tuesday, February 11th, 2020
Sienna Johnson (Anna Maria College | Sr. | Brockton, Mass.): In her team’s lone outing of the week against Norwich University, Johnson scored a team-high (and season-high) 21 points on 9 of 14 shooting to go with six rebounds (two offensive caroms), one steal, and one assist in 34 minutes.
Brianna Capacchione (Assumption College | Sr.| Washington Township, N.J.): Capacchione led the Hounds to a 1-1 week, averaging 16.0 points and 4.5 rebounds while shooting 34.4 percent from the floor, 38.5 percent from three and 100.0 percent from the foul line. Against Saint Anselm, Capacchione put up eight points with four rebounds, two assists, and one steal. In Assumption’s thrilling overtime win over Southern New Hampshire, Capacchione led the Hounds with 24 points and five rebounds while going 5-for-10 from three-point land and 8-for-19 from the floor.
Angelina Marazzi (Fitchburg State | Sr. | Manchester, N.H.): Marazzi averaged 17.5 points, nine rebounds, 3.5 assists and two steals per contest for the Falcons last week. She posted a game-best 23 points, nine rebounds, three assists, and two steals in a 56-41 triumph over MCLA last Wednesday before adding 12 points, nine boards, four assists, and two steals in a 92-64 setback to Westfield State on Saturday.
Avery LaBarbera (Holy Cross | So. | Harrison, N.Y.): LaBarbera led the Crusaders against Boston University this past Saturday with a team-high 17 points to go with seven rebounds, four assists, and two steals. She has recorded double-figure points in each of the last seven games.
Maddie Blake (WPI | Jr. | Bedford, NH): Blake delivered her first double-double of 14-point, 10-rebound effort in WPI’s 59-50 loss to MIT last Wednesday.
Fans of Worcester college basketball are encouraged to follow @WACBAHoops on Twitter for scores, news and more.
