PITMAN --- The New Jersey Athletic Conference announced its women's basketball weekly honors for the week ending Nov. 8.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
VANESSA KOHLER • Ramapo College
Sophomore • Guard • Highland Park, NJ/Highland Park
Kohler is the first NJAC Player of the Week of the 2026-27 season after posting a 26-point, 13-rebound double-double in Ramapo’s 90-41 season-opening win over CCNY. The sophomore guard shot 10-of-14 (71.4 percent) from the field and added six free throws. Eleven of her 13 rebounds came on the defensive end. Kohler also had two steals and an assist in 30 minutes.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
DENAY JONES • Ramapo College
Sophomore • Guard • Rockaway, NJ/Morris Knolls
Jones garners the first NJAC Defensive Player of the Week honor of the 2026-27 season after recording six steals in Ramapo’s 90-41 season-opening win over CCNY. The sophomore guard had 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting and seven rebounds, six of them offensive, in 25 minutes on the court.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
GRACE McSHANE • Rowan University
Freshman • Guard/Forward • Bensalem, PA/Bensalem
McShane claims the first NJAC Rookie of the Week award of the 2026-27 season after leading Rowan with 21 points in her collegiate debut at Washington College. The freshman made four of Rowan’s seven 3-pointers, going 4-for-5 from beyond the arc and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line. She also had seven steals, two rebounds, two assists and a block in 30 minutes.