FULL AMERICA EAST RELEASE 

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Junior guard Daphne Elliott scored the first weekly honor of the season on Monday when she was named the America East Player of the Week as announced by the league office. Elliott helped lead the Hawks to a pair of victories over Hofstra (61-59) and Boston College (54-45) at the Chase Family Arena at the Reich Family Pavilion.

Elliott finished both games with double figures in the scoring column, her second and third straight games with double digit points. Elliott opened the week with 11 points in the win over the Pride and finished with a game-high 20 points in the win over Boston College. Her 20 points was the second time this season she has finished with 20-plus points and was one shy of her career-high.

Overall for the week, Elliott put up impressive numbers on all ends of the floor averaging 15.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.5 steals-per-game. In the win over Hofstra, Elliott led the Hawks with nine rebounds, five assists and four steals, all of which tied career bests for the Fairfield, Conn. native. In the win over BC, Elliott finished with four assists and three steals.

Against the Eagles, Elliott scored 12 of her 20 points in the final 10 minutes of the game, while during that same stretch the Hawks outscored Boston College by an 18-3 margin.

For the season, Elliott is second on the team with an average of 11.5 points-per-game. She also leads the team in assists with 36 and steals with 29. Elliott is averaging 4.3 rebounds-per-game, third most on the team. Her 3.3 assists-per-game average is third best in the league, while she is sixth in the conference in steals-per-contest at 2.5.

Elliott and the women's basketball team will return to action on Thursday, December 22 when they travel to Richmond, Va. for a date with the Richmond Spiders. The Hawks and Spiders are scheduled for a 2:00 p.m. tip in both teams final game before the holiday break.