St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Basketball athlete Erin Leary was named both the East Coast Conference Player of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, following the Spartans sweep of contests against the University of the District of Columbia (62-53) and the College of Staten Island (70-46).
Leary (Carle Place, N.Y.) averaged 17.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.5 blocks in two contests last week. The sophomore forward recorded 25 points, 10 rebounds, two assists, and two blocks against the Firebirds, before posting a 10-point, seven-rebound, two-assist, three-steal, one-block effort at the Dolphins
STAC (16-5, 8-2 ECC) heads to Rochester for another ECC matchup, this time with Roberts Wesleyan University, on Wednesday, February 1. Tip-off between the Spartans and Redhawks is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the Voller Athletic Center.