NEWS

Candace Lienafa (photo from Davidson WBB social media)

WASHINGTON – Davidson women’s basketball forward Candice Lienafa has been named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week, the conference announced Monday. 

A native of Quebec, Canada, Lienafa averaged 13.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks over a two-game week, with the Wildcats most recently defeating Wofford 74-63 on Saturday night. Lienafa scored a career-high 18 points on the road at Cincinnati to open the week, connecting on 77.8 percent (7-of-9) of her shots from the floor, including a pair of 3-pointers. For her efforts, the freshman forward earned her first collegiate start against the Terriers.

So far this season, Lienafa leads the roster with 11.0 ppg in addition to averaging 4.5 rpg and shooting .563 from the field and .500 from beyond the arc. The rookie has appeared in all four of Davidson’s contests this year, playing an average of 21.0 minutes per game. 

Davidson will look to continue its winning ways when it travels to Wake Forest for a 1 p.m. game on Nov. 23, before returning to host Presbyterian on Nov. 24.