Feb 2, 2010

Colleen Clarke Named ECAC Division III Upstate Player of the Week


Cazenovia, NY - COLLEEN CLARKE (Johnson City, NY) was selected as the ECAC Division III Upstate Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. Clarke, a senior guard for the Cazenovia College Wildcats, led her team to a perfect 3-0 week against NEAC opponents and helped extend the Wildcats conference winning streak to five games.

She finished the week with 89 points (29.7/game), 21 rebounds (7.0/game), 13 steals (4.3/game), 8 assists, 9-for-16 from beyond the arc (.563 percentage from 3-point range), 10-for-13 from the charity stripe (.769 percentage from the free throw line), and a .583 shooting percentage. She began the week with a tremendous effort against SUNY Cobleskill, pouring in 28 points and adding 5 rebounds and 4 steals. She continued in impressive style with 23 points, 7 steals and 5 assists in a 94-65 win over Penn State Berks. In the final game of the week, an 80-50 win over Penn State Abington, Clarke had 38 points and 12 rebounds.


Currently, Clarke ranks 8th in Division III in scoring, averaging 22.4 points per game and is 2nd in steals, averaging 4.9 per game.