NEW HAVEN, Conn . – Seniors Taylor McLaughlin (Colchester, Conn.) of the women’s basketball team and Michael Mallory (Waterbury, Conn.) of the men’s basketball team have been selected as the Southern Connecticut State University Athletes of the Week.
McLaughlin powered the Owls to a 2-0 week with wins over SNHU and Franklin Pierce. She averaged 20.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.5 steals and 4.0 assists in Southern's wins. McLaughlin scored all 19 of her points in the second half of the win at SNHU and then had a game-high 22 points along with tying a SCSU single-game record with eight steals in the win over Franklin Pierce.
Mallory averaged 26 points, 7.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game in helping the Owls to a 1-1 week, punctuated by his fourth career double-double (24 points and career-high 10 assists) in a win over Franklin Pierce. He also scored a team-high 28 points in a loss at SNHU, a game in which he also matched a career-high with four blocks.
