Wildcats' White Named ECC Defensive Player of the Week

Junior Forward Keyed Defensive Efforts In Wins Over Edinboro & Wilmington

11/25/2019 4:02:00 PM

By: By Mike Miranto, Sr. Associate A.D. for External Operations & Communications

AMHERST, N.Y. - Caroline White of Daemen College has been named the East Coast Conference Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week for games played November 18-24. The official announcement of weekly awards was made in the ECC's weekly sport report which was released this afternoon.

White, a 5-foot-11 junior forward, continued her strong start to the 2019-20 season by producing at both ends of the floor in wins over Edinboro University (64-57) and Wilmington University (83-51) last week. She keyed the Daemen defense which surrendered just 108 points (54.0 ppg) in the two games, limiting EU and WU to a combined 35 percent shooting.

Against Edinboro, White totaled eight rebounds, including five defensive and added a blocked shot. She grabbed six defensive rebounds and a team-high three steals in the rout of Wilmington. She also netted 18 points in each contest, shooting 16-for-29 from the field (55%) for the week.

White has started all six contests this season, and is producing 14.3 points and a team-high 7.2 rebounds per game. She is the second Daemen player to earn Defensive Player of the Week honors, joining teammate Katie Titus (Penfield, N.Y.) who was a two-time selection last season. The ECC Defensive Player of the Week award was instituted for the 2018-19 season.

White has been a fixture on the court for coach Jenepher Banker and the Wildcats since arriving on campus in 2017. She's appeared in 61 of a possible 63 games, and made 37 starts. In that time she has totaled 523 points, 306 rebounds, 37 steals and 20 blocks.

Daemen (5-1, 0-0 ECC) takes a five-game winning streak into games later this week in The Sunshine State as they partake in the Cesar Odio Thanksgiving Classic hosted by Barry University. The Wildcats will open the two-day tournament by facing Nova Southeastern University (Friday, Nov. 29, 6 p.m.) before taking on the host Buccaneers (Saturday, Nov. 30, 2 p.m.).

Daemen College features the only NCAA Division II athletics program in the Buffalo-Niagara region, sponsoring 17 intercollegiate teams. For the latest information on Daemen Athletics, follow the Wildcats via social media on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, or sign up to receive customizable news alerts, e-mail newsletters and weekly schedule alerts.

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