CIAA Women's Basketball Player, Rookie and Coach of the Week

CIAA Basketball Players of the Week
For the week ending January 21, 2006

Women’s Player of the Week
Celeste Trahan–Elizabeth City State University, 6’2”, SO, Center, Stockton, CA
Trahan, who has 31 career double-doubles, averaged 20.3 points, 19 rebounds, 2.6 blocks and 2.3 steals as the Lady Vikings went 3-0 this week. Her best performance of the week came in the Lady Vikings’ 88-73 win over Saint Augustine’s. In that game, Trahan collected a game-high 26 points, 16 rebounds and four steals.

Rookie of the Week
Chelsea Jeter–Fayetteville State University, 5’8”, FR, Guard, Baltimore, MD
Jeter averaged 12.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and one assist in three games for the Lady Broncos this week. Jeter tallied 16 points and 11 rebounds in a road loss at Elizabeth City State in her best performance of the week.

Coach of the Week
Jacques Curtis-Shaw University
With their early season struggles behind them, Coach Curtis and the Lady Bears have quietly put together a nine-game winning streak and are rounding into form heading into the meat of the CIAA schedule. The defending conference champs picked up wins over Virginia State, Winston-Salem State and Saint Augustine’s this week to improve to 12-4 and 6-0 in the CIAA.