Cirillo, Pimer Earn Weekly LEC Honors

N. Dartmouth, Mass. 12/23/12 – Senior women’s basketball forward Courtney Cirillo (Windsor Locks, Conn.) and freshman swimmer Diana Pimer (W. Hartford, Conn.) were each given Little East Conference player and rookie swimmer of the week honors respectively as announced by the league office on Monday.

Player of the Week
Courtney Cirillo (Windsor Locks, Conn.), Senior, Forward, Keene State College
Cirillo averaged 23 points and 15 rebounds to power Keene State to Little East victories over Plymouth State and UMass Dartmouth. The senior forward from Windsor Locks, Conn. connected on 40 percent (10-for-25) of her attempts from the field and 92.9 percent (26-for-28) from the foul line. On Jan 17., Cirillo posted a double-double—17 points and 17 rebounds—to lead the Owls past the Panthers. Her 17 rebounds matched her career-high. Four days later, Cirillo established a new single-game record for Keene State by converting on each of her 17 attempts from the charity stripe. She also poured in a season-high 29 points and collected 13 caroms against the Corsairs.

Rookie Swimmer of the Week
Diana Pimer (West Haven, Conn.), Freshman, Keene State College
Pimer set two meets records as Keene State defeated DII Bentley on Saturday to snap the Falcons 18-straight dual meet win-streak. The native of West Haven, Conn. captured the 200 breaststroke (2:26.27) and the 200 individual medley (2:14.83) against Bentley. She also swam a leg of winning 200 medley relay (1:52.55).