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University of New Hampshire Athletics
Kari Brekke pulled down America East Rookie of the Week honors for the third time Monday.
2/11/2019 1:52:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BOSTON, Mass. – Freshman guard Kari Brekke (Appleton, Wis.) of the University of New Hampshire women's basketball team has been named America East Rookie of the Week for her performances last week, the league announced Monday.
She earned the award for the second time in the last three weeks and third time overall this season.
Brekke averaged 15 points on 47 percent shooting and had 4.5 rebounds a game to lead the Wildcats to a pair of America East Conference contests. She made five of her 11 three-point shots in the two games.
UNH looks for its third straight victory in its America East Spread Respect game against Vermont at home in Lundholm Gymnasium on Wednesday night at 7 p.m.
Brekke led the team with 16 points in a 54-46 win over UMass Lowell on Wednesday night and followed that with a team-best 14 in a 54-53 win at Binghamton on Saturday.
She is the only Wildcat who has started and played in each of the team's 24 games this season. She leads America East freshmen in scoring at 10.4 points per game.
Brekke has made 43 of her 129 three-point field goal attempts (33.3 percent) and leads the team in three-pointers. She has made 40 of her 50 free throws (80 percent) and also leads the team in assists with 2.5 per game.
This is the fourth time a Wildcat has won the Rookie of the Week award.
Brekke also won the award on Jan. 28 and Dec. 11. Freshman guard Kali Grimm (Norwood Young America, Minn.) was named the league's top rookie on Jan. 14.
NEXT UP
WILDCAT NOTES
She earned the award for the second time in the last three weeks and third time overall this season.
Brekke averaged 15 points on 47 percent shooting and had 4.5 rebounds a game to lead the Wildcats to a pair of America East Conference contests. She made five of her 11 three-point shots in the two games.
UNH looks for its third straight victory in its America East Spread Respect game against Vermont at home in Lundholm Gymnasium on Wednesday night at 7 p.m.
Brekke led the team with 16 points in a 54-46 win over UMass Lowell on Wednesday night and followed that with a team-best 14 in a 54-53 win at Binghamton on Saturday.
She is the only Wildcat who has started and played in each of the team's 24 games this season. She leads America East freshmen in scoring at 10.4 points per game.
Brekke has made 43 of her 129 three-point field goal attempts (33.3 percent) and leads the team in three-pointers. She has made 40 of her 50 free throws (80 percent) and also leads the team in assists with 2.5 per game.
This is the fourth time a Wildcat has won the Rookie of the Week award.
Brekke also won the award on Jan. 28 and Dec. 11. Freshman guard Kali Grimm (Norwood Young America, Minn.) was named the league's top rookie on Jan. 14.
NEXT UP
- The Wildcats have five regular season games remaining, starting with Wednesday's home game against Vermont.
- After Vermont, UNH hits the road for games at Stony Brook on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. and at Hartford on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at Hartford at 7 p.m.
- The Wildcats close out the regular season with a pair of home games.
- They play Albany at home on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at noon in their Girls & Women in Sports Day/Play4Kay game.
- They play UMBC on Senior Day in Lundholm Gymnasium on Saturday, March 2 at noon.
- Individual and group tickets for all UNH home games are available at or by calling 603-862-4000.
WILDCAT NOTES
- The Wildcats are 6-18 overall and 3-8 in America East.
- They have won two straight league games for the first time this season.
- They have played their last nine games without leading scorer Ashley Storey (Cumberland, Maine).
- The junior forward is sidelined with a foot injury and is expected to be out a total of at least six weeks.
Players Mentioned
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