POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (January 9, 2017) —
Sophie Nick of the Vassar College women's basketball team was named the Liberty League Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this season, while teammate
Isa Peczuh and men's basketball player
Mason Dyslin were tabbed to the Honor Roll, as announced Monday afternoon.
Nick matched her career-high with 18 points against RIT on Friday before setting a new personal best with 19 points against William Smith the next day. In Vassar's 83-72 win over RIT, the freshman notched her third straight double-double (18p, 12r, 3a) to lead the Brewers to victory. Nick scored back-to-back buckets as part of a 7-3 run in the second quarter and scored the only field goals over the final minute of play to secure the win. Against William Smith on Saturday, Nick added five boards and a block to go along with her new career-high. In the second half, Nick capped a 10-2 run with a pair of buckets to give the Brewers their largest lead of the game, 52-44. Through 13 games, Nick is second on the team in scoring (12.4ppg) and first in rebounding (8.7rpg).
To earn her first Liberty League honor, Peczuh poured in 25 points with five triples over Vassar's back-to-back, scoring one shy of her season-high with 15 points against RIT on Friday and adding 10 points against William Smith the next day. In Vassar's 83-72 win over RIT, Peczuh hit a pair of triples over a 3:27 span to jumpstart the second half. Against William Smith the next day, Peczuh capped a 7-2 run with a triple to give the Brewers their largest lead of the game, 22-18. Through 13 games, Peczuh leads the team with 20 treys, sporting a 39 percent clip from deep.
To earn his third Liberty League honor this season, Dyslin registered double figures in the scoring column for the third and fourth straight game, totaling 10 points against RIT on Friday and 12 against Hobart the next day. The sophomore also grabbed 12 boards and dished out five assists over those two games to boot. Dyslin highlighted the game against the Tigers with a layup in transition to pull the Brewers within three, 36-33. Against the Statesmen, Dyslin sparked a 7-0 surge to help the Brewers take a three-point advantage, 12-9, finding teammate
Chris Gallivan for a layup before draining a three-pointer himself. Dyslin has registered double-digit scoring nine times in the past 10 games, putting together a 12.6ppg average on 50 percent shooting.
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