Women's Basketball

WPU's Wells, NJCU's John, Stockton's Enalls Earn NJAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors

PITMAN --- The New Jersey Athletic Conference has announced its women's basketball weekly award winners for the week ending Nov. 30.
 

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
RENEE WELLS • William Paterson University
Senior • Forward • Leonardo, NJ/Middletown South
 
Wells is named NJAC Player of the Week for the second time after she delivered a historic performance in William Paterson's 64-54 road victory over TCNJ in the conference opener. She recorded a career-high 35 points and 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. The senior forward shot 47.4% from the field and an exceptional 94.1% from the free-throw line (16-of-17), marking the first 30-point performance of her career and the most points scored by a Pioneer since December 2022. Wells is currently the NJAC’s second-leading scorer (20.6 ppg) and ranks seventh in the conference in rebounding (6.4 rpg), while leading the Pioneers to an early 5-0 record.
 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
AUTUMN JOHN • New Jersey City University
Junior • Forward • Piscataway, NJ/Piscataway
 
John earns NJAC Defensive Player of the Week honors after she dominated the glass in NJCU's 51-42 NJAC-opening win over Ramapo, posting a career-high 19 rebounds including 13 offensive boards. The junior forward also contributed six points and two steals while anchoring the Gothic Knights' defensive effort in the conference victory. She is currently the NJAC’s leading rebounder (10.5 rpg), and ranks 11th in NCAA Division III with 5.5 offensive boards per game.
 
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
ZEMIRAH ENALLS • Stockton University
Freshman • Forward • Barnegat, NJ/Barnegat
 
Enalls collects her second NJAC Rookie of the Week honor after she led Stockton with 15 points and tied for the team high with nine rebounds in the Ospreys' 61-52 conference-opening victory over Kean. The freshman forward shot an outstanding 87.5% from the field (7-of-8) and added an assist, steal, and block in the win. She is currently leading the Ospreys with 14.0 points per game while shooting an outstandings 75% from the field so far this season (18-24).