NEC/ATLANTIC TOMORROW'S OFFICE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Teneisia Brown, FDU
Forward/Center, Graduate Student, 6-2, Montego Bay, Jamaica/Mount Vernon/St. Andrew’s (Merrimack)
Brown averaged a double-double to lead the Knights to a two-game sweep at the FDU Christmas Classic last week. The Jamaican-born forward/center strung together consecutive double-digit scoring games against Maine on Wednesday and Bryant on Thursday to extend her twin figure streak to six-straight games. Brown was a beast on the boards in her first game back from FDU’s holiday break, hauling in a game-high 15 rebounds while contributing 13 points. The double-double marked her fifth of the season, which leads all NEC players. The graduate student had another impressive outing on Thursday against the Bulldogs. Coming one board shy of her sixth double-double, she dropped 16 points to extend FDU’s win streak to three games. Thanks in part to Brown’s dominance in the post, the Knights concluded non-conference play with a league-best 10-3 record. Leading the NEC in rebounding with 9.6 boards per game, she is fifth in the circuit in scoring with 13.3 points per contest. With this week’s honor, Brown pushed her league-leading NEC/Atlantic Tomorrow’s Office Player of the Week award count to three.

NEC/ATLANTIC TOMORROW'S OFFICE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Ava Renninger, FDU
Guard, Freshman, 5-6, Yardley, PA/Archbishop Wood
Renninger led the Knights to a pair of victories at their host tournament, the FDU Christmas Classic, last week. Averaging 16.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists during that stretch, the rookie guard helped FDU conclude its non-conference slate with a 10-3 mark, which includes a perfect 8-0 record against fellow mid-major opponents. The league’s top-scoring rookie got her week going with a 14-point effort in Wednesday’s 66-48 win over America East foe Maine. Dishing out four assists against the Black Bears, Renninger added five boards and a block in the triumph. One day later, the Keystone State product had another impressive outing against another America East member in Bryant. Draining four three-pointers, including three in a pivotal second quarter that saw the Knights outscore the Bulldogs by a 17-5 margin, she led all scorers with 18 points in the dominant 63-49 victory. With nine double-figure scoring games, Renninger leads FDU in scoring and is fourth in the league with 13.6 points per contest. This is Renninger’s fifth NEC/Atlantic Tomorrow’s Office Rookie of the Week honor, which leads all NEC first-year players.


NEC PRIME PERFORMERS

Teneisia Brown, FDU (F/C, Gr.)
Brown averaged 14.5 points and 12.0 rebounds in FDU’s wins against America East opponents Maine and Bryant at the FDU Christmas Classic. The forward/center netted her NEC-leading fifth double-double of the season (13 points, 15 rebounds) in Wednesday’s win over the Black Bears before she contributed 16 points in Thursday’s victory against the Bulldogs. Brown added NEC/Atlantic Tomorrow’s Office Player of the Week accolades to her résumé.
 
Ava Renninger, FDU (G, Fr.)
Finishing as FDU’s top scorer twice last week, Renninger helped the Knights conclude the non-conference slate with a sweep at the FDU Christmas Classic. Following Wednesday’s 14-point effort in a 66-48 win over Maine with 18 points in Thursday’s 63-49 defeat of Bryant, the rookie guard averaged 16.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists during that stretch. Renninger was also named the NEC/Atlantic Tomorrow’s Office Rookie of the Week.
 
Eli Clark, LEM (G, Fr.)
Clark had a hot hand from three-point range on Saturday against Buffalo. Going 66.6 percent from distance after making 4-of-6, the rookie guard led Le Moyne with 14 points and five assists.
 
Sirviva Legions, LIU (G, Jr.)
Turning in a 10-of-16 effort from the field (62.5 percent), Legions put up a game-high 24 points against NJIT on Monday to improve upon her previous career high of 21 points, set earlier this month against Northeastern (Dec. 1). In her past four outings, the junior guard is netting 17.3 points per contest.
 
Jenna Van Schaik, MU (G, Jr.)
Van Shaik matched a season high in scoring on Monday after she dropped 22 points in Mercyhurst’s 71-52 win over visiting Allegheny. Going 58.3 percent from the field (7-of-12) and 87.5 percent from the free throw line (7-of-8), the junior guard added a season-best eight rebounds in the Lakers’ non-conference finale.
 
Sharn Hayward, STO (G, Sr.)
Hayward scored in double figures for the fifth-straight game on Monday in Stonehill’s non-conference finale against New Hampshire. Converting on 50.0 percent of her shots from the field (7-of-14), the senior guard finished with a game-high 16 points for her 10th game in twin figures of 2024-25.
 
Julia Fabozzi, WC (G, Gr.)
Fabozzi shot a sizzling 72.7 percent after going 16-of-22 from the field in Wagner’s 133-34 win over SUNY Old Westbury on Monday. Corralling 15 rebounds, the graduate guard registered a career-high 38 points — the 10th-highest point total in a game in program history — in the victory. 
 
Taleah Washington, WC (G, Gr.)
Washington, a graduate guard, delivered a standout performance in Wagner’s 133-34 win over SUNY Old Westbury on Monday. Draining four three-pointers while shooting 53.3 percent from the field (8-of-15), the Maryland product was one of two Seahawks to notch a double-double after she finished with 20 points and a program-record 22 assists. 
 
 
2024-25 NEC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nov. 11: Teneisia Brown (FDU)
Nov. 18: Sharn Hayward (Stonehill)
Nov. 25: Ava Renninger (FDU)
Dec. 2: Sirviva Legions (LIU) & Bailey Kuhns (MU)
Dec. 9: Teneisia Brown (FDU)
Dec. 16: Sharn Hayward (STO)
Dec. 23: Belle Lanpher (CCSU)
Dec. 31: Teneisia Brown (FDU)
Jan. 6: 

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Nov. 11: Ava Renninger (FDU)
Nov. 18: Ava Renninger (FDU)
Nov. 25: Ava Renninger (FDU)
Dec. 2: Megan Sias (STO)
Dec. 9: Ava Renninger (FDU)
Dec. 16: Keana Foz (WC)
Dec. 23: Megan Sians (STO)
Dec. 31: Ava Renninger (FDU)
Jan. 6: