Makayla Abram, La Roche University, Women's Basketball
Abram had a dominant week for the Redhawks, helping them go 2-0 and improve to 4-0 before AMCC play resumes in the New Year. In Wednesday's AMCC Game of the Week against Penn State-Behrend, Abram scored 22 points to go alongside 14 rebounds, 10 of which were on the offensive side. She followed that performance on Saturday with a stat-filled line of 28 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, four steals and a pair of blocks, while shooting 61.1% from the floor. For the week, Abram averaged 25.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.5 steals, and 1.5 blocks per game.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: La Roche G/F Makayla Abram had a dominant week for the Redhawks, helping them go 2-0 and improve to 4-0 before AMCC play resumes in the New Year. In Wednesday's AMCC Game of the Week against Penn State-Behrend, Abram scored 22 points to go alongside 14 rebounds, 10 of which were on the offensive side. She followed that performance on Saturday with a stat-filled line of 28 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, four steals and a pair of blocks, while shooting 61.1% from the floor. For the week, Abram averaged 25.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.5 steals, and 1.5 blocks per game.
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