POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (January 18, 2010) – After strong performances on the court and in the pool, four Vassar athletes representing the women's basketball and women's and men's swimming and diving team earned weekly Liberty League honors. Senior
Emily Haeuser and freshman
Tori Chaltain were recognized for their roles in a historic weekend for women’s basketball that saw the Brewers jump out to the first 2-0 league start in program history. And representing the swimming and diving program were freshman
Mathue Duhaney and
Shannon Sara, both earning Rookie of the Week honors in their respective sports.
Emily Haeuser, Senior, Women’s Basketball Forward of the Week
Haeuser, a senior co-captain, averaged 14.0 points and 8.3 rebounds as Vassar went 3-0 this week. Haeuser notched an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double to go with three assists as the Brewers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 65-52 win against John Jay last Monday. In Vassar's 69-63 win over Clarkson on Friday, Haeuser added ten points and five rebounds. On Saturday, Haeuser led the Brewers to their first ever 2-0 league start and their first win over St. Lawrence since 2001 with a 21-point, 10-board double-double, her sixth of the season, as Vassar won, 50-46.
Haeuser is Vassar’s leading scorer (14.6 points per game) and rebounder (9.0 rebounds per game) and currently stands sixth on Vassar’s all-time scoring list with 1,055 points and second on the all-time rebound list with 753 boards. This is Haeuser’s second Forward of the Week honor, and the fourth of her career.
Tori Chaltain, Freshman, Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Week
In Vassar's 3-0 week, Chaltain averaged 10.0 points and 9.3 rebounds per game as she set career highs in both categories on two occasions, in the process recording her first two career double-doubles. In a 65-52 win over John Jay on Monday, Chaltain had 14 points and 10 rebounds on 4-for-9 shooting from the field and 6-for-7 shooting from the line, helping the Brewers snap a four-game losing streak. She followed that with a 15-point, 11-rebound, three assist performance, while shooting 7-for-9 from the floor in Vassar's 69-63 road victory over Clarkson on Friday. Chaltain added seven rebounds on Saturday as the Brewers defeated St. Lawrence, 50-46, for the program's first ever 2-0 start to league play and its first win over the Saints since 2001. This is the second Rookie of the Week award for Chaltain, who is averaging 9.0 ppg and 6.2 rpg.
Mathue Duhaney, Freshman, Men’s Swimming and Diving Rookie of the Week
Against Trinity on Wednesday, a narrow 160-132 loss for the Brewers, Duhaney won the 50 Free with a time of 23.31, and swam on the winning 200 Medley Relay team (1:44.24). At the Kumpf Invitational on Saturday, Duhaney turned in an impressive performance in the 50 Free, placing third (22.46). This is the first career award for Duhaney.
Shannon Sara, Freshman, Women’s Swimming and Diving Rookie of the Week
Sara took home three individual wins for Vassar against Trinity on Wednesday. The freshman picked up victories in the 200 Free (2:01.55), 500 Free (5:29.03) and 200 IM (2:19.71). In her impressive freshman season, Sara has now been named Rookie of the Week on three occasions.