St. John's University Athletics
Grant Earns MBWA Player of the Week Honors
2/23/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
MBWA Release
QUEENS, N.Y. - Just one day after being named the BIG EAST Player of the Week, Danaejah Grant has also been honored by members of the local media, taking home the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association's Player of the Week Honors.
This is Grant's second Player of the Week honor from the MBWA this season, as she also garnered the accolade on Jan 12.
Grant tallied 28.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in contests against Xavier and Butler, sinking 55.6 percent of her shots from the field. The senior guard also shot 40.0 percent from three-point land, 70.0 percent from the free throw line and surrendered only one turnover in 76 minutes of action.
On Friday against the Musketeers, Grant tied a season-high with 29 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the floor. The Piscataway, N.J., native also grabbed six boards and swiped two steals.
Two days later at Butler, Grant made 10 of her 17 tries from the field, including a pair of treys, to lead the Red Storm with 27 points in a loss to the Bulldogs. Grant also corralled 11 boards for the Red Storm, registering her team-best fourth double-double of the season.
Currently tied with Seton Hall and Villanova for second place in the BIG EAST standings, St. John's has two regular season games remaining, both of which will be played at home. The Red Storm will host Providence on Friday at 11 a.m. for the team's annual Field Trip Day before closing out the schedule with a Sunday afternoon matinee against Creighton at 3 p.m. That contest is set to tip at 3 p.m.
