The College of St. Benedict basketball team is 3-0 to start off the 2016-17 season, the team’s first 3-0 start since 2013-14. To help get her team there, senior Alison Newton scored in the double digits in all three games to help her earn CSB Athlete of the Week honors.
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To start off the season, Newton led the team with 11 points against UW-Superior, 15 points against Martin Luther, and 15 points against UW-Stout, helping her team to win all three games. Newton also started her season with three rebounds in each game.
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In the game against UW-Superior, Newton had five fourth-quarter points in a 54-53 win. Of these five points, a 3-pointer by Newton late in the game put CSB up by four to help the team hold on for a close win to start the season. In addition to her impressive point total, Newton also had four assists and two steals against UW-Superior.
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As a junior last season Newton was All-MIAC, on the All-MIAC Defensive Team and the Team MVP. Now she leads the team with an average of 13.7 points per game, and was named the MVP of the Quinlivan & Hughes Tip-Off Tournament on Sunday afternoon.
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CSB plays its third game in the last for days Tuesday, Nov. 22, when it hosts Minnesota-Morris at 7 p.m. in Claire Lynch.
