Offensive Player of the Week
Jordan Carpenter / Gr / Penn State Harrisburg / Chester, Va. / Matoaca HS / University of Mary Washington
Jordan Carpenter had another big week in leading Penn State Harrisburg to a 2-1 record. The graduate student posted a pair of double-doubles and averaged 21.3 points and 13.3 rebounds per game. She netted 26 points in a win over Gwynedd Mercy on Monday night, including the game-clinching free throws with two seconds remaining. She followed it up with a 16-point, 11-rebound double-double in a win at Delaware Valley on Thursday before capping off the week with 22 points and 20 rebounds in a setback at Salisbury on Saturday afternoon.
This is the fifth United East Player of the Week award for Carpenter this season, who has previously won for the weeks of December 9, 2024, December 2, 2024, November 25, 2024, and November 18, 2024. This season, Carpenter leads the United East averaging 21.8 points per game, 12.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 64.5 % from the field. Nationally, Carpenter ranks 2nd in double-doubles with eight, 3rd in total points (240), 3rd in total rebounds (137), 5th in offensive rebounds per game (5.5), and 6th in free throws made (62).