Perri Page of Columbia in Division I and Nkiru Awaka of Queens in Divisions II/III have been named Women’s Players of the Week by the Met Basketball Writers Assn.
The designations, for games played Dec. 8-14, are unique in that they encompass players from 70 Met area schools across Divisions I, II and III.
This is the first weekly MBWA honor in her collegiate career for Page and the second for Awaka who was similarly acclaimed last season on Feb.11.
A 5-11 senior guard from Pittsburgh, PA, Page led the Lions (7-4) in their only game of the week to a last-second 54-53 victory at Seton Hall by recording a double-double with a team-high 15 points and a game-high 10 rebounds along with four steals, two assists and the game-winning basket. She connected on 7-of-14 shots from the field in the contest.
Early on, Page tallied nine first-quarter points to help Columbia end the period on a 10-0 run after trailing by 11 points as Seton Hall held a 17-16 edge. Then, late in the game, she canned the game-winning basket with just 0.7 seconds left to lift the Lions to a 54-53 victory.
Page ranks No. 6 in the Ivy League in scoring (13.5 ppg), No. 7 in rebounding (6.7 rpg), No. 2 in field goal percentage (54.5%) and No. 2 in steals (2.5). She is one of three players in NCAA Division I averaging at least 13.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 steals and shooting 50% or better from the field. The other two are All-Americans Sarah Strong (UConn) and Madison Booker (Texas).
A 6-0 junior forward from Hyde Park, NY, Awaka — who was named the East Coast Conference co-player of the week — averaged a double-double of 19.0 points on 69.6% shooting (16-of-23) from the field and 17.5 rebounds in a pair of homecourt triumphs for the Knights (4-7).
She added 2.5 assists per game, 2.0 blocks and 2.0 steals as Queens toppled Southern New Hampshire 70-57 on Wednesday and clipped Roberts Wesleyan 59-54 on Sunday.
Awaka began her week by posting 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting and 19 rebounds along with three blocks and three assists against SNHU.
She closed the week with 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting and 16 rebounds plus three steals and two assists against conferenced foe Roberts Wesleyan.
Awaka is ranked No. 20 nationally in Division II with 10.9 rebounds per game.
Players receiving MBWA Division I Honorable Mention for the week: Diaka Berete, Stony Brook; Reese Ericson, Army West Point; Kylie Lavelle, St. John’s; Ava Renninger, FDU; Lexie Tarul, Marist.
Players receiving MBWA Divisions II/III Honorable Mention for the week: Stephanie Formby, Felician; Meghan Gentile, NJCU; Brianna Jackson, Brooklyn; Grace Lesko, Mercy; Jah’Nel Lewis, Caldwell; Caroline Peper, NYU; Esther Ramos, Manhattanville; Hannah Ramsden, USMMA.
Previous MBWA 2025-26 Women’s Players of the Week: Dec. 9, Kaety L’Amoreaux, Fairfield, Div. l; Carolae Barton, USMMA, and Grace Lesko, Mercy, Divs. II/III.
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