COLONIA, N.J. – On the thirteen East Coast Conference women's basketball weekly report sheet released Monday afternoon, Queens College women's basketball junior forward Nkiru Awaka (Hyde Park, N.Y.) was named Defensive Player of the Week.
 
The selection marks the fourth time this season Awaka has earned Defensive Player of the Week honors,
 
Awaka paced the Knights during a 1-1 week, averaging 15.5 points on 56.0 percent shooting, 10.0 rebounds, and 4.0 steals per game. The Hyde Park native opened the week with 10 points, nine rebounds, five steals, and one block against the Post University Eagles on Wednesday evening. On Sunday, in her 75th career appearance, Awaka delivered a career-best and ECC-leading 15th double-double of the season, recording a game-high 21 points on 69.2 percent shooting, 11 rebounds, and three steals as Queens completed the conference series sweep over the Roberts Wesleyan University Redhawks. Awaka also reached a major milestone in the third quarter, scoring her 1,000th career point and securing her place in the program record book.

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Head coach Travis Ponton and the Knights return home on Wednesday, February 18, as they welcome Mercy University Mavericks to Fitzgerald Gymnasium. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

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