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CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Bucknell sophomore Jacquie Klotz and Navy freshman Christina Potts were named the Lids Team Sports Patriot League Women’s Basketball Player and Rookie of the Week following their performances during the 15th week (Feb. 15-21) of the 2015-16 season. Klotz earns her second-straight honor, becoming the second player to do so this season, and fifth overall to tie Army West Point’s Kelsey Minato for the most this season. Potts collects her first weekly award of her career and second for Navy this season.
LIDS TEAM SPORTS PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JACQUIE KLOTZ, BUCKNELL So., 6-0, G, West Windsor, N.J.
Klotz recorded her 11th double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds in the Bison’s 64-42 win over Loyola Maryland on Wednesday night, going 6-of-11 from the floor and 3-of-4 from the charity stripe. The sophomore then hit 5-of-7 three-pointers at Boston University on Saturday and scored 18 of her game-high 25 points in the first half in the 72-59 win. Klotz’s performance this week helped the Bison stay tied atop of the standings with Army West Point at 14-1, as she finished the week averaging 21.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.5 apg, 3.5 spg, with a .583 FG%, .583 3P%, and .700 FT%.
LIDS TEAM SPORTS PATRIOT LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
CHRISTINA POTTS, NAVY Fr., 5-7, G, Orlando, Fla.
Potts earns her first weekly award of her collegiate career after scoring in double figures in two-straight games to help the Mids secure a first round bye and spot in the top six for the Patriot League Tournament. The rookie led Navy and set personal single-game highs, in the 62-54 win at Lehigh, in points (14), rebounds (6), and assists (5) during her 22 minutes on the court. She then led the Mids again in scoring against rival Army West Point with 10 points. Potts finished the week averaging 12 ppg, 6 rpg, 2.5 apg, with a .444 FG% (8-of-18), and .1000 FT% (6-of-6).
HONORABLE MENTION
LEXI MARTINS, LEHIGH Jr., 6-0, F, Irvington, N.Y.
Martins broke Lehigh’s single-season rebound record on Wednesday night when she hauled in her 345th board of the year to best her own school record of 344 she set last year. She totaled 14 boards and 15 points against the Mids and then posted 23 points and 10 rebounds in the Mountain Hawks’ 80-65 win over rival Lafayette on Saturday. Martins now has 20 double-doubles this season.
LAUREN CRISLER, AMERICAN Jr., 6-2, F, North Wales, Pa.
Crisler recorded her first career double-double against Lafayette with 17 points and a personal-best 10 rebounds then followed up with a second-straight double-double against Holy Cross with 15 points and a new personal-best 14 rebounds. She is the first AU player to tally back-to-back double-doubles since Michelle Holmes did so last season.
KAITLYN SLAGUS, BUCKNELL Fr., 6-2, F, Belle Vernon, Pa.
Slagus averaged 11 points and 6.5 rebounds after helping the Bison to a pair of road wins at Loyola Maryland and Boston University. The freshman tallied eight points and eight rebounds against the Greyhounds then notched 14 points and five rebounds against the Terriers.
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