MARIA PODSKARBI OF UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS, a first-year forward from Katy, Texas, has been named the SCAC Women's Basketball Defensive Player-of-the-Week for games played from Monday, November 10 through Sunday, November 16. SCAC Women's Basketball Release (Week 2)

Podskarbi was outstanding on the defensive glass last week in a pair of games for Dallas, highlighted by a 75-72 win over Lyon. She grabbed an impressive 16.5 rebounds per game, including 12.5 per contest on the defensive glass. Additionally, Podskarbi averaged two steals and one block per game on the defensive side of the ball.