Melissa Gray Named MASCAC Player of the Week
Westfield State junior forward Melissa Gray (Peabody, Mass.) was named the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference women's basketball player of the week, as sponsored by GEICO, after a school-record performance, the league announced on Monday.
Westfield State junior forward Melissa Gray (Peabody, Mass.) was named the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference women's basketball player of the week, as sponsored by GEICO, after a school-record performance, the league announced on Monday.
Gray broke the Owls' school record with a 14-steal performance in Westfield's 87-84 loss to the Sage (N.Y.) Colleges on Saturday. Gray helped the Owls to force 51 turnovers from the Gators, as the Westfield attempted to rally from a 17-point second half deficit, which they trimmed down to a single point, 85-84 on Gray's three-pointer with three seconds left in regulation.
Gray finished with 22 points, 14 steals and five rebounds, and added a 12-point, 5-steal performance in a 99-90 loss at Albertus Magnus College earlier in the week.
For the season Gray averages 16.3 points per game, 5.5 steals and 4.5 rebounds per game.
Westfield is 3-5 overall this season. The Owls will play at local rival Smith College on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.