Carruthers, the NEC’s top-scoring rookie, tacked two more high-scoring affairs on to her resumé to push her season average above 13.0 ppg for the first time since early December. In Saint Francis U’s 1-1 week, the 5-foot-7 guard put up a stellar stat line consisting of 17.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Carruthers got her week going with a strong outing against Central Connecticut on Thursday. She knocked down four three-pointers to finish with 16 points in a 64-58 defeat. Two days later, Carruthers poured in 19 points behind a 9-of-11 effort from the free throw line, including a key three-point play and 3-of-4 makes from the charity stripe in crunch time, to help lead the Red Flash to a 61-56 win over visiting LIU. In addition, she dished out a career-best six dimes in the triumph. The Buckeye State native has put up double figures in scoring in eight of 10 conference games this season to rank third amongst league leaders with 15.7 points per contest. With this week’s honor, Carruthers has taken home the NEC Rookie of the Week award a league-best four times in 2023-24.