SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) awards Cortland's Maggie Malone as the PrestoSports Women's Basketball Athlete of the Week.
Malone averaged 19.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and two steals per game during a 2-1 week as Cortland clinched the SUNYAC regular-season title. She shot 50 percent from the floor both overall (24-of-48) and from the 3-point arc (10-of-20). Malone scored 21 points and had seven rebounds in a 97-66 home win over Buffalo State Friday that secured the Red Dragons' top seed for the SUNYAC playoffs. The following day she hit 5-of-7 3-pointers and matched her career high with 22 points in a 69-56 win over Geneseo. Malone led Cortland in scoring in all three games during the week, including a 16-point effort to go along with nine rebounds, three assists and three blocks in a loss at Buffalo State on Tuesday.
