Junior guard Asia Mitchell-Owens (Roxbury, Mass.) of the UMass Lowell women's basketball team has been named River Hawk of the Week.
Mitchell-Owens had a career night in the River Hawks' only contest last week, a 75-67 win against the Holy Cross Crusaders on December 9. She posted career highs with 22 points, seven rebounds and nine made free throws. The Roxbury, Mass. native went 9-for-9 from the charity stripe in the outing, and played all 40 minutes for the second consecutive game. The junior also went 3-of-4 from three-point range and added five assists.
So far this season, Mitchell-Owens is averaging 9.3 points per game, 2.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists. She has also connected on 88.9 percent (24-27) of her free throws and 36.8 percent (14-38) of her threes to rank second and third in the America East, respectively.
The "River Hawk of the Week" is chosen each week in voting by the UMass Lowell Athletic Communications staff. It honors the top athlete, male or female, based on performance during the previous week of competition.
UMass Lowell begins a four-game road trip on Dec. 18 with a non-conference tilt at Fairleigh Dickinson at 5:30 p.m.
