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CARR NAMED CACC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

January 21, 2008

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NEW HAVEN, CT - Catherine Carr, a freshman at Holy Family University, has been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, January 20. Caldwell freshman Kirsty Leedham garnered Rookie of the Week accolades.

Carr, a 6-0 freshman forward from Bernardsville, NJ, led Holy Family to a 3-0 week with averages of 22.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists while shooting 46.0-percent (23-50) from the field and 90-percent (18-20) from the free-throw line. She scored a CACC season-high and school-record 38 points in a win over Wilmington. She shot 13-for-26 from the field against the Wildcats and added eight rebounds and two assists. Later in the week, she tallied 23 points (9-for-13 from the field), three rebounds and three assists in a win over Caldwell. This is Carr's first CACC Player of the Week award after being named Rookie of the Week three times this season.

Leedham, a 5-9 freshman guard from Ellesmere, England, posted averages of 19.5 points, 1.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals in a 1-1 week. She poured in 23 points on 8-for-12 shooting, including 6-for-8 from behind the arc, in a win over Bloomfield. She followed with 16 points, two rebounds and three steals in a loss at Holy Family. This is the second Rookie of the Week award for Leedham this season.

Honorable Mention

Jessica Romano, Philadelphia (So., C, 6-0, Horsham, PA) - Registered averages of 19.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per-game in a 2-1 week.

Tara Walsh, Chestnut Hill (Sr., F, 5-11, Woodbine, NJ) - Averaged 17.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per-game in a 1-2 week.

Dana Rotio, Dominican (Sr., G, 5-5, Garfield, NJ) - Averaged 19.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists in a 2-0 week. Scored 29 points vs. Philadelphia.

Dee Dee Smith, Felician (Sr., F, 5-9, Monticello, NY) - Recorded averages of 15.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per-game in two contests.

CACC Notes

Caldwell - The Cougars ended a four-game losing streak with a 76-57 victory over Bloomfield College on Jan. 16. Freshman guard Kirsty Leedham made 6-of-8 from three-point range en route to a career-high 23 points to lead Caldwell. The win also snapped an eight-game skid against Bloomfield for Caldwell, which hadn't beaten the rival Lady Deacons since Feb. 21, 2004.

Chestnut Hill - Chestnut Hill picked up its first-ever CACC victory with a 75-63 triumph at Post University on Saturday. Senior forward Tara Walsh led the way with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman guard/forward Jessica Pruiti added 15 points and five rebounds.

Felician - Senior forward Dee Dee Smith is riding an eight-game double-figure scoring streak (not counting a game missed due to injury). She averaged 7.3 points and 4.7 rebounds in her first six games of the season, as compared to 15.9 points and 7.8 rebounds in the last eight.

Georgian Court - Freshman Lauren Staats went 4-for-6 from behind the 3-point line and tallied a team-high 18 points in a loss to Philadelphia on Thursday. Senior Steph Longdo had her second straight terrific Tuesday on the 15th, leading the club with 14 points in just 22 minutes off the bench in a loss to USP. Last Tuesday (1/8), Longdo collected 18 points off the bench in a win at Felician.

Holy Family - Holy Family improved to 15-0 and 7-0 in the CACC after a 3-0 week. Forward Catherine Carr scored a school-record 38 points in a 75-68 win over Wilmington. Carr was 13 of 26 from the field and 11 of 11 from the line. The Tigers defeated Goldey-Beacom on January 17, 70-47. Center Christine McCollum recorded her sixth double-double of the year with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Holy Family ended the week with a 71-60 win against Caldwell. Carr and McCollum led the way with 23 and 19 points, respectively. Holy Family is one of four team still undefeated and is ranked 11th in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll. This week, the Tigers host USP in a battle for first place in the Southern Division on Wednesday and Bentley on Saturday.

Philadelphia - Senior forward Ashley Webster needs just nine points to become the 23rd player in Lady Rams' history to reach the 1,000-point milestone.

USP - USP has outrebounded its opponent in nine straight games, posting a 7-2 record during this stretch. In the last NCAA statistics report, Erin Chesnavich is ranked 7th nationally in field goal percentage (61.7%); 49th in blocked shots (1.6/gm); 58th in free throw percentage (82.0%) and 71st in scoring (16.5 ppg.). Allison Weiss is ranked 50th nationally in rebounds (9.0) and 71st in free throw percentage (82.0%). Caitlin Shaw is ranked 76th nationally in free throw percentage (81.6%). USP as a team is ranked 12th nationally in free throw percentage (76.6%); 3rd in fewest personal fouls committed per game (13.5) and 74th in field goal percentage (42.9%). Erin Chesnavich recorded the 500th point of her career in the first half against Georgian Court and with 530 for her career moved up to 23rd on the Devils all-time list. Erin also moved into eighth place on the Devils all-time blocked shot list, recording seven this week to bring her career total to 59. Allison Weiss is 11th on the all-time blocked shots list with 49 career blocks.