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United East Athletes of the Week - November 11, 2024

LATHAM, N.Y. - The United East conference has announced its Athletes of the Week for November 11, 2024.  Today will include Athletes of the Week for Men’s and Women’s Basketball.  This is the first Athlete of the Week in 2024-25 as basketball season began this weekend.

This week’s selections included contests from Friday, November 8 through Sunday, November 10. A total of 4 student athletes were recognized for their performances.

  • Offensive Player of the Week

    Gigi Parlante / FY / Penn College / Williamsport, Pa. / St. John Neumann 

    Parlante shined in her collegiate debut weekend against Chatham and Susquehanna. The Wildcat freshman dropped a team-best 15 points while grabbing two boards, adding two assists and coming away with a steal in the season-opener at Chatham. Against the River Hawks, Parlante recorded her first career double-double when she finished with 16 points and 13 boards.

    This is the first Player of the Week for Parlante.

     

    Defensive Player of the Week

    Rayna Miller / So / St. Mary’s College of Maryland / Westminster, Md. / Francis Scott Key HS

    Miller grabbed a career-best 11 rebounds, including six defensive boards, while adding six points, four assists, and one block. This is the first Player of the Week for Miller, who played in all 26 games last season off the bench tallying eight blocks and seven steals.

  • Offensive Player of the Week

    Amari Little / Jr / Penn State Brandywine / Ellicott City, Md. / Marriott Ridge HS / Neumann University

    In his debut at Brandywine, Amari Little scored a team-high 30 points Friday night. He shot 10-of-11 from the field, 4-of-5 from three-point range and made all six of his free throw attempts. Little scored 15 points in the first half on 6-for-6 shooting and netted Brandywine's final six points of the night from the free throw line to secure a season-opening 80-69 win at Penn State Schuylkill.

    This is the first Player of the Week for Little, and first United East Conference weekly award for Penn State Brandywine’s men’s basketball team. This season, Penn State Brandywine joined the United East Conference and is in Year One of Reclassifying into the NCAA.

     

    Defensive Player of the Week

    Livingston Cross / Sr / Penn College / Union, N.J. / Union HS

    Cross averaged a double-double with 22 points and 11 boards in a 1-1 week against Elmira and Keuka. In the Wildcats' season-opener against Elmira, Cross led the team with 24 points and grabbed 14 rebounds while also dishing out five assists and adding two blocks and two steals. Cross followed with 20 points and eight rebounds while shooting 54.5% (6-for-11) against Keuka. 

    This is the first Player of the Week award for Cross, who was a First Team All-Conference selection last season after posting 15 double-doubles and finishing in the nation’s top-25 in double-doubles, field goals made, points, rebounds, and rebounds per game.

 

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