WAYNE, N.J. – Women’s basketball junior guard
Floriana Borova (Cresskill, N.J./Cresskill) was named the William Paterson Pioneer of the Week for Feb. 25.
Borova averaged 16.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals in two games, helping to lead WP to the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Tournament final. She had 14 points, nine rebounds and four assists during a 55-39 semifinal victory against The College of New Jersey Feb. 20, and led the Pioneers with 19 points, adding three assists and four steals Feb. 23 in the championship game at No. 5/7 Montclair State. Borova is now tied for the WP single-season steals record with 110 this winter.
Making its sixth appearance in the last seven years, William Paterson (20-7, 12-4 NJAC) will play Gettysburg (21-6, 16-4 Centennial) in the first round of the 2013 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament Friday, March 1, at Messiah College in Grantham, Pa. The winner will advance to the second round Saturday, March 2, in Grantham, and will face the winner of the Messiah (23-4, 16-2 MAC) vs. Lancaster Bible (24-4, 16-2 NEAC) first-round contest to be played March 1.
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