Alaina Fabin, Penn State Behrend, Women's Basketball
Fabin averaged a double-double (14.5 ppg, 10.5 rpg) in her first two collegiate games, helping the Lions to a 1-1 record for the week. She recorded a team-best 16 points and 13 rebounds, while scoring the game-winning layup at the buzzer to lead the Lions past Case Western. Fabin then added 13 points and eight rebounds against Carnegie Mellon.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: PS-Behrend F Alaina Fabin averaged a double-double (14.5 ppg, 10.5 rpg) in her first two collegiate games, helping the Lions to a 1-1 record for the week. She recorded a team-best 16 points and 13 rebounds, while scoring the game-winning layup at the buzzer to lead the Lions past Case Western. Fabin then added 13 points and eight rebounds against Carnegie Mellon.
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