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JONES SELECTED CACC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

December 17, 2007

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NEW HAVEN, CT - Toni Jones of Goldey-Beacom College has been selected the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, December 16. Catherine Carr of Holy Family University was named the Rookie of the Week.

Jones, a 5-9 senior forward from Lewes, DE, registered 29 points, seven rebounds, seven steals and two assists in a road loss at Saint Michael's College on Saturday. She shot 12-for-23 (.522) from the field in the game. Jones has picked up Player of the Week accolades twice this season.

Carr, a 6-0 freshman forward from Bernardsville, NJ, posted 25 points, five rebounds and two steals in a 66-49 victory at NYIT. She shot 8-for-16 from the field, 2-for-4 from long range and 7-for-8 from the charity stripe. Carr has earned Rookie of the Week honors for two consecutive weeks, and three total times this year.

Honorable Mention

Amelia Simmons, Wilmington (So., F, 5-11, Wilmington, DE) - Recorded 25 points, nine rebounds and one steal in a win over St. Thomas Aquinas.

Jessica Romano, Philadelphia (So., C, 6-0, Horsham, PA) - Notched a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds in a win at Molloy.

Dee Dee Smith, Felician (Sr., F, 5-9, Monticello, NY) - In a 1-1 week, averaged 20.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per-game.

Khaliqa Davis, Caldwell (Sr., G, 5-2, Newark, NJ) - Had 20 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals in a win at Adelphi.

CACC Notes

Caldwell - The Cougars continued their hot start with an 86-73 non-conference triumph at Adelphi University on Saturday. Senior guard Khaliqa Davis scored a season-high 20 points in the win, which gives Caldwell a 6-1 record, including a 2-0 mark in the CACC. Junior forward Mackenzie Lynch recorded her third double-double of the season with 13 points and 14 rebounds. The Cougars have won four straight, the team's longest winning streak since the 2003-04 season, when the Cougars won five in a row from Jan. 15-29, 2004.

Felician - Felician snapped a 16-game home losing streak with Saturday's win over Mercy. Transfer Phylicia Daniels grabbed a team season high 15 rebounds in 23 minutes in that game. Daniels was making her first start of the year.

Holy Family - Holy Family remained perfect after defeating NYIT, 66-49, on Saturday. Forward Catherine Carr had 25 points, five rebounds and two steals. She has led the team in scoring four times in seven games. Center Christine McCollum recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 boards. The Tigers are 7-0 overall and ranked 16th in the USA Today/ESPN poll and is the only undefeated team in the Northeast Region. Holy Family takes on the University of New Haven on Friday, December 21 at 6 p.m.

Philadelphia - The Lady Rams host Wilmington in CACC play this Friday, December 21, 2007 at the Gallagher Center at 5:00 p.m. On Saturday, December 22, Philadelphia hosts the inaugural Quaker City Tournament featuring a quadruple-header of matchups pitting top girls' high-school teams in the Philadelphia area. Among competing squads, several have ties to the Lady Rams program, including senior forward Ashley Webster's father Keith, who is head coach of the Norristown High School girls' team; while current Lady Rams assistant Jim Munn is the former head coach at Cardinal Dougherty. Speaking of Webster, she's now in eighth place all-time in Lady Rams' history with 194 steals, having just passed assistant coach Melissa (Kelly) Storm, who had 193 from 1998-2002. Webster is also now tied for sixth place in blocked shots in school history with Kelly Lorenz who had 77 from 1990-'94. On the rebounds list, Webster's 708 at the moment place her eighth in that category, just ahead of former great Tammy Greene who grabbed 706 boards from 1990-?94.