Hempstead, NY - Freshman forward Shante Evans has been named the GoHofstra.com Player of the Week, it was announced today.

Evans had a stellar week for the Pride as she averaged 17 points and 13.5 rebounds per game in leading Hofstra to a win over William & Mary before the Pride suffered a narrow defeat to Delaware on Sunday.

Evans started the week with an 18-point, 18-rebound effort against William & Mary in the Pride's 68-51 victory over the Tribe.  She was 9-12 from the field in the game and grabbed eight of her rebounds on the offensive end.  The double-double was Evans' conference-leading ninth this season.

She would nearly pick up her 10th double-double on Sunday, but Evans would fall one rebound shy as she finished with 16 points and nine rebounds in the 71-65 loss to the Blue Hens. 

In Hofstra's two games last week Evans was a stellar 16-21 (76%) from the field.

Evans leads Hofstra in scoring and rebounding this season with averages of 13.3 points and 9.2 rebounds.  Her rebounding average ranks first in the Colonial Athletic Association.

GoHofstra.com Student-Athlete of the Week
May 11 - Andrew Gvozden, Men's Lacrosse
May 18 - Matt Prokopowicz, Baseball
September 1 - Darrah Rachman, Field Hockey
September 7 - Leslie Jackman, Football
September 14 - Salma Tarik, Women's Soccer
September 21 - Brittany Potter, Women's Cross Country
September 28 - Jess Crankshaw, Women's Soccer
October 5 - David Wilson, Football
October 12 - Genna Kovar, Field Hockey
October 19 - Steve Probst, Football
October 26 - Amanda Heyde, Field Hockey
November 1 - Genna Kovar, Field Hockey
November 10 - Rachel August, Volleyball
November 17 - Halil Kanacevic, Men's  Basketball
November 22 - Aaron Weaver, Football
November 29 - Ben Clymer, Wrestling
December 6 - Miklos Szabo, Men's Basketball
December 13 - Jonny Bonilla-Bowman, Wrestling
December 22 - Jess Fuller, Women's Basketball
January 6 - Nathaniel Lester, Men's Basketball
January 19 - Jonny Bonilla-Bowman, Wrestling
January 25 – Shante Evans, Women's Basketball