NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Atlantic 10 Conference announced Davidson redshirt sophomore Elle Sutphin as the league’s Player of the Week while George Washington freshman Maxine Engel garnered her first-ever Rookie of the Week honors. The awards were announced Monday following the conclusion of the seventh week of contests played Dec. 20-26.
 
Sutphin, a forward out of Pilot Mountain, N.C., guided the Wildcats solidly back into the win column as Davidson racked up a pair of road victories over in-state adversaries Western Carolina and Charlotte. The forward registered 14 points and a game-high eight rebounds in a dominant win against the Catamounts on Monday before scoring a team-best 20 points with five boards during Wednesday afternoon’s victory over the 49ers. For the week, Sutphin averaged 17.0 points on a 63.2 (12-of-19) shooting performance from the field along with a perfect 10-of-10 showing at the charity stripe, tacking on 6.5 boards and 2.0 assists per contest across the two-game stretch as well.
 
A product of Memphis, Tenn., Engel opened up her collegiate career with a memorable performance in George Washington’s pre-Holiday clash against Lehigh on Tuesday, logging 21 minutes with eight points and one block against the Mountain Hawks. Earning her collegiate debut due to a short bench, the freshman forward closed out the game shooting a balanced 50 percent (4-of-8) from the floor to help GW consistently keep Lehigh within striking distance throughout the matchup.
 
HONOR ROLL
Erin Whalen racked up 18.5 points and 5.5 boards per game across a perfect 2-0 week for Dayton, claiming victory in the West Palm Beach Invitational over both High Point and Clemson en route to eventual All-Tournament selection honors; notably, the senior forward garnered a season-high 26 points in the opener against the Panthers, drilling eight total triples in a program-second best single-game mark … Davidson freshman Issy Morgan averaged 3.5 points and 3.0 rebounds as the ‘Cats collected two more wins out on the road, dishing out five total assists with one block as well … George Mason’s Amaya Scott posted 19 points and seven boards in a back-and-forth home clash against James Madison, good for her 11th double-digit scoring outing of the season … La Salle junior Gabby Crawford composed a pair of clean performances as the Explorers finished 1-1 for the week versus Sacred Heart and Villanova, dropping 17 points and grabbing five boards in each contest while averaging one block and one steal … Sydney Taylor proved key for Massachusetts in a dominant road victory at Hartford, recording 18 points with two rebounds, two assists and a steal as the Minutewomen improved to a league-best 12-2 … Richmond’s Siobhan Ryan notched a career-high 25 points as the Spiders snapped Southern Miss' five-game win streak in their FAU Holiday Classic finale; notably, the sophomore guard logged seven points as part of UR’s 20-0 run in the first quarter against the Golden Eagles … St. Bonaventure senior Asianae Johnson racked up 16 points, six steals, five boards and five assists as the Bonnies concluded their pre-Holiday slate with a win at ETSU.


PREVIOUS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
 

DATE	PLAYER	ROOKIE
Nov. 15	Asiah Dingle, FOR	Emmi Rinat, URI
Nov. 22	Kaitlyn Downey, FOR	Issy Morgan, DAV
Nov. 29	Sam Breen, UM	Issy Morgan, DAV
Dec. 6	Anna DeWolfe, FOR	Brynn Shoup-Hill, UD
Dec. 13	Katie Jekot, SJU	Laila Fair, SJU
Dec. 20	Emma Squires, UR	Issy Morgan, DAV
Dec. 27	Elle Sutphin, DAV	Maxine Engel, GW