Freeman Collects NEWBA and MWBCA Honors

STANDISH, ME - Saint Joseph's senior guard Carolyn Freeman (Scarborough, ME/McAuley) has been listed on the New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) and Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association (MWBCA) Weekly Honor Rolls.

Freeman averaged 15 points, 8 rebounds and 3.7 assists in a 3-0 week for Saint Joseph's. The senior sharpshooter was 5-8 from three-point distance and registered 19 points in the Merry Monk Tournament Championship victory over Green Mountain College on December 5th and received tourney MVP honors. Freeman shot 8-8 from the FT line and netted 13 points and 9 boards against Maine-Presque on December 4^th, and tallied 13 points, 7 boards and 5 assists against Thomas College on December 2nd. For the week, Freeman converted 47% (8-17) of her attempts from beyond the arc.

Through eight games for the 5-3 Monks, Freeman ranks as the team leader in scoring (12.4 PPG), three-point efficiency (.548, 17-31) and free throw efficiency (.762, 16-21) and is second on squad with 6.8 rebounds per game.

In their final game of the 2009 calendar year, Saint Joseph's will play at Husson University on Saturday, December 12^th at 2:00 PM.