Patriot League Announces Lids Team Sports Women's Basketball Weekly Awards 12.21

PATRIOTLEAGUEDOTORG Quinci Mann, Lehigh
PATRIOTLEAGUEDOTORG
Quinci Mann, Lehigh
PATRIOTLEAGUEDOTORG
Dec. 21, 2015

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Bucknell sophomore Jacquie Klotz and American freshman Kaitlyn Lewis were named the Lids Team Sports Patriot League Women's Basketball Player and Rookie of the Week for their performances during the sixth week of the 2015-16 season. Klotz helped the Bison to their sixth win of the season, while Lewis led the Eagles to their first victory of the 2015-16 season.

LIDS TEAM SPORTS PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK 
JACQUIE KLOTZ, BUCKNELL So., 6-0, G, West Windsor, N.J.
Playing just one game over the weekend, Klotz tallied a team-best 25 points in Bucknell's 80-51 home victory over Delaware on Sunday and also led a defensive effort that held the Blue Hens' shooting to under 30 percent. The sophomore was 9-for-14 from the field, including 5-of-8 from downtown, and was just shy of a double-double as she also collected nine rebounds. Klotz also finished with one block, two steals, and a career-high five assists in the game, despite sitting out for a majority of the second half as the Bison held a steady lead. This is Klotz's second weekly honor of the season, as she also earned the award on Nov. 23.

LIDS TEAM SPORTS PATRIOT LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
KAITLYN LEWIS, AMERICAN Fr., 5-7, G, Scranton, Pa.
Lewis helped American to its first victory of the season on the road Thursday at Ivy foe Dartmouth, 45-41, leading the Eagles with a career-high 14 points and was 6-for-9 from the field, which included a 2-of-3 mark from beyond the arc. Three days later, Lewis then helped her team to its second-straight victory, a home win at Bender Arena over Manhattan, 52-48. She netted seven points, five of which were from the line, in addition to contributing four rebounds and a team-best four assists. Across the two games, the rookie guard averaged 10.5 points per game, 3.0 rebounds per game, and 2.5 assists per game.

HONORABLE MENTION

MICHELLE HOLMES, AMERICAN Sr., 6-1, F, Toledo, Ohio
Holmes helped American to back-to-back victories, including the Eagles' first win of the season, averaging 8.5 points per game and 12.0 rebounds per game. The senior was two points shy from a double-double in AU's 45-41 win over Dartmouth (8 points, 11 rebounds) and came up just short once again in American's 52-48 win over Manhattan (9 points, 13 rebounds). Her 13 boards matched a career high.

QUINCI MANN, LEHIGH So., 5-10, G, Oakland, Calif.
Mann averaged 19 points per game as the Mountain Hawks went 1-1 after returning from the final-exam break. The sophomore pitched in 17 points, three rebounds and four assists in Lehigh's 61-60 overtime loss to Rider, and then posted a team-best 21 points during the team's road win over Hampton, 63-56. Mann also had four helpers and was 7-for-12 from the field.

KELSEY MINATO, ARMY WEST POINT Sr., 5-8, G, Huntington Beach, Calif.
Minato made 50 percent of her field goals for a third-consecutive game, making 10-for-20 in Army West Point's 86-47 win over Emerson. The senior scored 18 of her 23 points in the second half and also posted three rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Minato now holds a double-digit scoring streak of 90 games.