Week 8 - January 12, 2026

NE10 Player of the Week

Kayana Armbrister, Bentley
Junior | Forward | Hyde Park, Mass.

Armbrister averaged 17.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals on 58% shooting in a 2-0 week for No. 24 Bentley. She recorded her first-career double-double with 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting, including 4-for-4 from three-point range, and 10 rebounds in a win at Saint Anselm. Armbrister also had 11 points and seven boards in a 72-43 win over Franklin Pierce. She is the second leading scorer for Bentley this season, which improved its record to 9-2. 

NE10 Rookie of the Week

Anisa Akinola, Pace
Freshman | Forward | Livingston, N.J.

Akinola continued to fill the stat sheet for the Setters last week, averaging a double-double (11.0 points and 10.0 rebounds) across two contests. She posted nine points and eight rebounds against Southern Connecticut before tallying her fourth double-double of the season with 13 points and a career-best 12 boards on the road at Saint Anselm. Overall, Akinola added five assists, seven offensive rebounds and three steals on the week.

Season Awards History

Player of the Week
Week 1: Isabella Asencio, Adelphi
Week 2: Grace Ziogas, Pace
Week 3: Tatum Forbes, Saint Anselm
Week 4: Tatum Forbes, Saint Anselm (2)
Week 5: Lauren Beberman, Adelphi
Week 6: Chelsea Reeves, AIC
Week 7: Meghan Gordon, SNHU
Week 8: Kayana Armbrister, Bentley

Rookie of the Week
Week 1: Anisa Akinola, Pace
Week 2: Anisa Akinola, Pace (2)
Week 3: Madison Handrahan, Assumption
Week 4: Gianna Chuffo, Adelphi
Week 5: Jasmine Becotte, Saint Michael's
Week 6: Tish Blackwood, SCSU
Week 7: Anisa Akinola, Pace (3)
Week 8: Anisa Akinola, Pace (4)

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