St. John's University Athletics
Unique Drake Named Metropolitan Basketball Writers’ Association Player of the Week
1/9/2024 10:10:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Drake ranks top-20 in the nation in scoring
NEW YORK– The Metropolitan Basketball Writers' Association named Unique Drake Player of the Week on Tuesday morning, following a pair of outstanding performances.
Drake was recognized as the best player in the Greater New York Metropolitan Area after averaging 24.0 points during a pair of wins over No. 19/20 Marquette and Providence. The redshirt senior becomes the first St. John's player to win the award since 2021.
On Wednesday at home in the one-point win over No. 19/20 Marquette, the guard scored the Johnnies final nine points in the final quarter to rally back from an eight-point deficit late in the third. The Columbia, S.C., native drilled a triple to make it a one-point game before rattling home the eventual game-winning step-back jumper with 1:21 to play. Drake also played in pivotal role in holding a high-powered Golden Eagles offense scoreless in the final 2:51.
She followed it up with another 24-point performance at Providence on Saturday. The redshirt senior led the charge offensively and tallied a career-high four steals to earn a 55-48 road victory and move to 3-1 in BIG EAST play. Drake drilled a pivotal mid-range jumper with 3:43 to play to push the Red Storm to four, 45-41.
Drake has emerged as a dominant scoring threat for the Red Storm and is currently averaging 20.3 points per game ranking second in the BIG EAST and 18th nationally. Over her last four games, Drake is averaging 23.5 points per game. On Dec. 21 at Yale, she became just the sixth player in program history to log two 30 points games in a single-season.
The veteran garnered her first-ever BIG EAST Player of the Week award following the 30-point performance at Yale and earned her second of the season yesterday.
Drake and the Red Storm will take on Xavier tonight at the Cintas Center at 7 p.m. The game will be streamed on the BIG EAST Digital Network on FloSports.
Drake was recognized as the best player in the Greater New York Metropolitan Area after averaging 24.0 points during a pair of wins over No. 19/20 Marquette and Providence. The redshirt senior becomes the first St. John's player to win the award since 2021.
On Wednesday at home in the one-point win over No. 19/20 Marquette, the guard scored the Johnnies final nine points in the final quarter to rally back from an eight-point deficit late in the third. The Columbia, S.C., native drilled a triple to make it a one-point game before rattling home the eventual game-winning step-back jumper with 1:21 to play. Drake also played in pivotal role in holding a high-powered Golden Eagles offense scoreless in the final 2:51.
She followed it up with another 24-point performance at Providence on Saturday. The redshirt senior led the charge offensively and tallied a career-high four steals to earn a 55-48 road victory and move to 3-1 in BIG EAST play. Drake drilled a pivotal mid-range jumper with 3:43 to play to push the Red Storm to four, 45-41.
Drake has emerged as a dominant scoring threat for the Red Storm and is currently averaging 20.3 points per game ranking second in the BIG EAST and 18th nationally. Over her last four games, Drake is averaging 23.5 points per game. On Dec. 21 at Yale, she became just the sixth player in program history to log two 30 points games in a single-season.
The veteran garnered her first-ever BIG EAST Player of the Week award following the 30-point performance at Yale and earned her second of the season yesterday.
Drake and the Red Storm will take on Xavier tonight at the Cintas Center at 7 p.m. The game will be streamed on the BIG EAST Digital Network on FloSports.
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