Virginia Jennings

BUFFALO, NY - Sophomore Virginia Jennings (Nashville, MI/Hastings) was named Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week for the week ending December 23, as announced today by the league office. Jennings led the UB women's basketball team to its first back-to-back victories of the season, at East Carolina on Tuesday, December 18 (49-40) and at home against Seton Hall on Saturday, December 22 (55-43), by averaging 12.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists in the two games.

Jennings, a 5-6 point guard, led the Bulls to their first road win of the season at East Carolina, scoring a game-high 17 points, including 16 in the second half, while also adding four rebounds, two assists and two steals. Jennings had a career-high nine free throws in the game, and she hit eight free throws with under three and a half minutes to play to secure the Bulls' victory. Jennings followed that performance with seven points, seven rebounds, a career-high eight assists and her first career block against Seton Hall. She also hit six late free throws in that game to secure the Buffalo win.

Jennings is averaging 7.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game so far this season. In Buffalo's last game, she hit a driving layup with five seconds left on the clock to send the Bulls to a 62-60 victory over Long Island at the Tulane/Doubletree Classic on Saturday, December 29. Jennings will lead the Bulls in their MAC opener at Miami (OH) tonight at 7 pm.