NEW YORK, NY --- New Jersey City University freshman point guard Damaris Rodriguez has added a second honor to her resume this week as the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association has tabbed her the MBWA Division II/III co-Player of the Week for February 23, 2021.
 
Rodriguez, who was named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week for the second time in three weeks on Monday, collects the Met Basketball Player of the Week for the first time in her collegiate career. She shared the accolade with Drew University's Joey Meyers.
 
The designations, for games played February 15-21, are unique in that they encompass players from 72 Met area schools across Divisions I, II and III. 
 
Rodriguez has led the Gothic Knights to a 6-0 record overall and in the NJAC — the best start to a season in the 51-year history of the program and their longest winning streak at any point in a season since the 1980-81/1981-82 campaigns.
 
Rodriguez, one of the most highly-touted recruits in school history, has been perhaps the most impactful player in the league as only a rookie. She averaged 15.0 points, 5.5 assists, 5.0 steals and 3.0 rebounds per game with a 2.8 assist/turnover ratio as NJCU swept a season series from William Paterson University over the weekend for the first time since the 2001-02 season.
 
In a 69-49 win over the Pioneers on February 19 — the most lopsided win ever for NJCU over WPU — Rodriguez posted a near triple-double. NJCU led by as many as 25 points in the win. Rodriguez, vying for the sixth triple-double in school history and the first for a freshman, finished with 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including a perfect 4-for-4 from three-point distance, a career-high nine assists, seven steals and only one turnover in 37 minutes. She had 11 points, six assists and six steals by halftime to help stake NJCU to an insurmountable 40-17 lead.
 
The next day, in a come-from-behind, 62-46 win over the Pioneers in Wayne, N.J. on February 20, Rodriguez posted 11 points, four rebounds and three steals. Down four entering the fourth quarter, NJCU outscored WPU 24-4 in the final 10 minutes. The Knights' dominance down the stretch was fueled by Rodriguez, who added seven of her 11 points in crunch time.