University of Albany's Ebone Henry Earns Second America East Women's Basketball Rookie of the Week Award - UAlbany Sports 2010

Cambridge, Mass. - University at Albany's Ebone Henry was named the America East Conference Rookie of the Week in women's basketball for the second time this season, as announced by the league office on Monday, March 1. It marked the third straight week and fourth time this winter that a Great Dane has garnered the award.

Henry, who hails from San Diego, Calif., eclipsed the all-time freshman single-season scoring standard while helping the Great Danes secure the seventh seed in the upcoming America East Conference Tournament. Henry started the week by netting 14 points and grabbing four rebounds as UAlbany took nationally-ranked Hartford to the limit before dropping a 63-57 decision. The swing player followed up that performance by scoring 15 points and pulling down six rebounds in her team's 62-57 road win over Maine. Henry broke the freshman single-season scoring mark midway through the second half when she hit a jumper from the left corner and ended the regular season with 320 points. Becky Ayers scored 316 during the 2001-02 campaign.

Henry is averaging 11.0 points, which ranks second on the team and third among America East rookies, as well as 5.2 rebounds, which is second on the team and second among the league's freshmen behind teammate Julie Forster. She broke the Division I freshman single-game scoring record a few weeks ago by netting 26 in an overtime win over Stony Brook.

Paw Prints: UAlbany won four of its last seven conference games to close out the regular season ... The Great Danes had four players - Charity Iromuanya, Julie Forster, Ebone Henry and Keyana Williams - earn an America East weekly award ... Forster, Henry and Williams garnered the league's weekly rookie honor ... Henry was one of four freshmen around the league to be named rookie of the week multiple times


Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information