LAST WEEK: 23.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 7.5 apg, .556 FG pct.
Nwajei entered last week as the top rookie scorer in the NEC, and she doesn’t appear willing to relinquish that title anytime soon. The first-year Seahawk used her two latest efforts to widen her lead over her fellow freshmen. Nwajei averaged 23.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game as Wagner hosted the NEC’s Constitution State contingent. She shot 55.6 percent from the floor over the two-game span, and had an especially hot hand during an upset of Sacred Heart. Nwajei set her career high by pouring in 28 points, on 13-for-20 shooting, during a 79-70 triumph over a team that was picked to finish second in the NEC this season. Helping Wagner deal SHU its first league loss, Nwajei also dished out nine assists and made four steals. In an 80-71 setback to Central Connecticut, the 5-foot-8 guard tallied 18 points, seven boards and six assists.