Wright honored by NEWBA, d3hoops

Beverly, Mass. – Senior guard Ashley Wright (Merrimack, N.H.) has earned a pair of weekly awards after averaging 26.5 points per game in two conference wins last week.  Wright has been named to the d3hoops.com Team of the Week while also being selected to the New England Women’s Basketball Association (NEWBA) Honor Roll for the week ending January 17^th. 

The standout guard became the seventh player in program history to score 1,000 career points in a 68-54 win over host Nichols on Tuesday (Jan. 11).  Wright was a blistering 8-of-9 from behind the arc en route to a game-high 28 points. 

Four days later, Wright led the Gulls with 25 points in a 66-55 victory over visiting Western New England.  She was a 10 for 10 from the charity stripe and added five rebounds and three assists in the win, helping the Blue and Green move to 9-4 on the season and remain perfect (3-0) in TCCC play.

On the season, Wright leads the team in steals (41), three-point field goals (44), and scoring average (20.2 ppg) and is ranked inside the top-3 in the conference in all three categories. 

The d3hoops.com Team of the Week is in its 14^th season recognizing the top performers from all five positions throughout the country.  This week’s women’s team features players from Wittenburg (Ohio), No. 11 Washington University (Mo.), Moravian (Pa.), and No. 24 Gallaudet (D.C.).

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