Dec. 1, 2009

WASHINGTON - Freshman guard Ta'Shauna "Sugar" Rodgers (Suffolk, Va./King's Fork) has been named the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division I Co-Winter Player of the Week after two outstanding games where she averaged 27.0 ppg and the Hoyas went 2-0. The Blue & Gray defeated Central Michigan last Wednesday and then downed Wofford on Saturday to improve to 5-2 on the season. Rodgers was also named the BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on Monday.

Against the Central Michigan Chippewas, the freshman had a career-best 29 points and tallied her first block of the season. Along with her scoring, Rodgers posted 3.5 apg, 2.5 steals per game and 1.5 rpg. She was 7-of-8 at the line and shot 55.9 percent from the field over two games. Rodgers went 6-of-8 from beyond the arc against the Wofford College Terriers and shot 50 percent from three for the week.

The Suffolk, Va., native has started out hot for the Blue & Gray leading the squad in scoring in six of the first seven games this season. She was named to the BTI Classic All-Tournament Team and is currently leading the entire BIG EAST in scoring averaging 20.6 ppg. Rodgers also leads the conference for three's in a game (3.4) and ranks in the top ten for free throw percentage.

Also earned ECAC Player of the Week was junior center Carolyn Swords from Boston College. The ECAC announces weekly award winners throughout the basketball season. It is made up of 320 member institutions spanning 15 states.

Georgetown will continue its nonconference schedule with a game at LaSalle on Tuesday. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Tom Gola Arena. Live stats and a webcast will be available provided by LaSalle Athletic Communications at www.GUHoyas.com.