BOSTON – Numerous accolades have poured in for Suffolk women's basketball's senior guard Georgia Bourikas and the senior guard adds one more to her resume as she was recognized the United State Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Division III Women's Basketball National Player of the Week. Bourikas is the first student-athlete in program history to earn this honor since the award began in the 2014-15 season.
Bourikas averaged 29.0 ppg, 9.5 rpg and 3.0 apg in the Rams' 2-0 week that stretched the blue-and-gold's win streak to five. For her efforts, she has already been award a spot on D3Hoops.com Team of the Week, the first-ever Ram to do so, and was named player of the week by the GNAC and the NEWBA. For her efforts, she has also been nominated for HeroSports.com DIII HERO of the Week, which can be voted on here.
To open the weekly action, Bourikas racked up a career night in a 69-61 comeback win at Fitchburg State Dec. 7. She scored 26 of her career-best 30 points in the second set of 20 minutes to push the Rams past the Falcons. She shot 11-of-18 from the field, 3-for-3 from the foul line and 5-of-10 from three-point range in the victory to go along with 11 rebounds, one assist and one steal. Her double-double performance was the first of the season and second of her collegiate career, while her 30 points are the most since Chelsea Campellone dropped 43 in an 85-63 victory over Lasell Jan. 23, 2013.
Two days later at Framingham State, Bourikas helped Suffolk to a thrilling 90-87 overtime victory thanks to 28 points (17 in the third quarter), eight rebounds, five assists and one steal.
Overall, she shot 58.3 percent (21-36) from the field, a perfect 100 percent (8-8) from the line and 44.4 percent (8-18) from downtown. Bourikas proved to be a second-half threat with 82.8 (48-58) percent of her scoring coming after half time.
Bourikas has made the most of her senior season through nine games as she has led Suffolk a 7-2 start including a 2-0 opening against conference competition, which marks the best start to league play since 2013-14. She leads the team in scoring, averaging 15.8 ppg, and is just 137 shy of the 1,000-point club.
Off the hardwood, Bourikas studying fine arts major in Suffolk's New England School of Art & Design and maintains a 3.48 GPA.
Suffolk and Bourikas close out 2017 tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 12 as they host Emerson at 5 p.m. in game one of a Rams' basketball doubleheader with the men's squad entertaining UMass Boston at 7 p.m.
ABOUT THE USBWA
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association was formed in 1956 at the urging of then-NCAA Executive Director Walter Byers. With some 900 members worldwide, it is one of the most influential organizations in college basketball. It has selected an All-America team since the 1956-57 season.