NEGRI RECEIVES 3RD ROOKIE OF THE WEEK HONOR

Feb. 21, 2012

Emmanuel freshman Lena Negri has been named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week for the week ending on February 18th. This is Negri's third Rookie of the Week recognition this season. Her most recent honor came after the Arlington, Virginia native led the Saints to 2-0 week with wins over Saint Joseph's College and Mount Ida College.

During the two-game stretch last week, Negri averaged a near double-double of 18.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. Her 18.5 points per game came off of 52% shooting, as the rookie connected on 13 of her 25 shots from the floor.

In addition to being garnered the conference's Rookie of the Week three times this season, the freshman forward has also been named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll twice. Negri is currently Emmanuel's second leading rebounder and third leading scorer.

Negri and the Saints have just completed a perfect 13-0 run in regular season conference play and earned the No. 1 seed for the upcoming GNAC Tournament. Emmanuel will host the 8th-seeded Cadets of Norwich University on Tuesday night (2/21) in a GNAC Quarterfinal game