Posted by: Marc Mullen
PHILADELPHIA - Senior forward Crista Ricketts (Douglasville, PA/Daniel Boone) has been named Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week after her effort in the La Salle Women's Basketball season-opening win at Albany.
Ricketts scored a career-high 27 points in the Explorers 77-63 victory over the Great Danes on November 10. She connected on 10-of-12 shots from the floor and converted 7-of-8 from the free throw line. She also grabbed a game-high nine rebounds and added two assists in the win.
In the game, Ricketts also passed former Explorer Allison Hudson (1983-87) on the school's all-time scoring list, as she moved into 14th-place all-time with 1,163 points.
This is the second time Ricketts has been named Player of the Week, also getting the nod in January of 2005. During her freshman campaign (2003-04), she was named Rookie of the Week four times.
The senior, who has three postseason honors from the A-10, was tabbed to repeat her honor as a First Team All-Conference selection this season. After earning Rookie of the Year in 2004 and a Second Team selection in 2005, Ricketts was named to the A-10's First Team last season after scoring 13.8 points a game and grabbing 6.4 boards.
For her career, Ricketts has scored 20+ points in 19 games, and the Explorers are 14-5 in those. This season, she will be looking to become only the fourth Explorer in school history to reach 1,500 points in a career and could end up on the all-time top 10 list at the La Salle in 12 categories.
