Newbury College freshman forward Jalisa Fields (Bronx, N.Y.) helped the Nighthawks to a 2-1 week including two NECC victories over Wheelock (62-43) and Mitchell (65-54) and a tough non-conference loss versus Suffolk (71-53). Fields tallied back-to-back double-doubles including 18 points and 16 rebounds against the Wildcats and came back to produce 14 points and 12 boards against the Mariners. For the week, she shot 57% (13-for-23) from the field and 63% (5-for-8) from the line.
The Newbury College men’s basketball team lost to Mitchell College, 63-62 in the second game of a women’s-men’s double-header, Saturday afternoon. Mitchell jumped out to the early lead but freshmen Timothy Young (Brockton, MA/Brockton) and Chris Torres (Brockton, MA/Brockton) helped bring the Nighthawks back. Young drained four treys in the first for 16 of his game-high 21 points while Torres added 10 points of his own.
The Newbury College women’s basketball team overcame an 11-0 deficit, to begin the contest, to defeat Mitchell College, 65-54, Saturday afternoon. Junior Ashley Montiero (Cambridge, MA/Cambridge Rindge & Latin) paved the way to victory, netting a team-high 17 points.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK —Newbury College sophomore outside hitter Max Daley (Cranston, R.I.) tallied a sizzling .527 attack percentage for their 2-0 NECC week. Daley helped sweep Lesley and Elms both 3-0 wins. He hammered up a .688 attack percentage with only one error against the Blazers. For the two match week, Daley tallied 4.0 kills per set, 0.3 digs per set, 0.2 assists per set and 0.5 blocks per set.
