Moose and Dumas Tabbed Athletes of the Week
Houghton junior Kristen Moose and Hartwick freshman Brittney Dumas have been named the Empire 8 Women's Basketball Player and Rookie of the Week, for the week of Jan. 7-13. The award is the second for Moose this season, while Dumas earns the honor for the third time.
Moose averaged a double-double as she carried Houghton College to two wins this past weekend verse Utica College and Elmira College. In her game against Utica on Friday night she had 25 points, 12 rebounds, and seven assists; she went 3-5 from three-point range and 8-of-8 from the line. On Saturday, she finished with 22 points and 15 boards.
Dumas shot an astounding 82% from the field (18-of-22) in two Hartwick wins over St. John Fisher and Alfred this weekend. On Friday in a 65-52 win over Fisher, she made eight of her ten shots to tie for a team-high 18 points, went 1-for-2 from three-point range, and added five rebounds, one assist, one steal, and one block. The next day in a 68-42 win over Alfred, she made 10-of-12 shots for a game-high 22 points. She scored 14 of Hartwick's 21 points in a big 21-1 five-minute run early in the second half to put the game away. She added six rebounds versus the Saxons and finished the week with averages of 20.0 points per game and 5.5 rebounds per game.
Moose and Dumas will square off on Friday, January 18 at 6pm when the Hawks host the Highlanders. The game will be webcast live on
Empire8.tv and feature
live stats.