BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Bridgewater State University senior guard Kylie Grassi has been selected to the New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) Team of the Week.
The MVP of The Cave Classic, Grassi averaged 23.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 2.5 steals and one blocked shot while shooting 82.4% (14-17) at the free throw line to help lead the Bears to the tournament title. The Plymouth, Massachusetts product notched 31 points five rebounds (two offensive), two assists, three steals and a block in a 79-74 semifinal round win over Eastern Connecticut State; and tallied 16 points, two offensive rebounds, an assist, two steals and a block in a 57-40 championship game victory over Emerson College.
Through six games this season, Grassi is averaging 20.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.7 steals. She is also shooting 34.3% (12-35) from behind the arc and 71.7% (33-46) at the free throw line.
Grassi currently leads the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) in scoring and is tied for the conference lead in made free throws. She is also third in made field goals (39), tied for third in three-pointers, and fifth in both free throw shooting and three-point shooting.
On a national level, Grassi is presently tied for 31st in all of Division III in scoring.
In 81 games over four seasons with the Bears, Grassi has amassed 1,325 points, 341 rebounds, 188 assists, 48 blocks and 161 steals. She is second on the Bears' all-time scoring list trailing only Jenna Williamson who recorded 1,365 points from 2010 to 2014.
The NEWBA Team of the Week honor marks the marks the 12th of Grassi's career. Earlier this week, she was named the MASCAC Player of the Week for the seventh time since arriving at Bridgewater State in 2021.
The BSU women's basketball team is currently 5-1 on the season. The Bears enterain WPI next Tuesday night at seven o'clock.
NEWBA Team of the Week
- Player of the Week: Olivia Vick, Trinity
- Rookie of the Week: Jessica Maina, Brandeis
- First Team: Lyric Grumblatt, Rivier
- First Team: Kaylin Zalewski, UMass Dartmouth
- First Team: Kylie Grassi, Bridgewater St.
- First Team: Amanda DeAngelisp, Suffolk
- First Team: Lulu Ohm, Brandeis
- Second Team: Elyza Mitchell, Colby-Sawyer
- Second Team: Madison Medbury, RIC
- Second Team: Taylor Salato, Eastern Conn.
- Second Team: Emma Shinney, Endicott
- Second Team: Alexa Mustafaj, Middlebury