Jan. 28, 2008

HAMPTON, VA- Senior All-American center Celeste Trahan has been honored as the CIAA's top women's basketball player for the sixth time this season.

Celeste posted three double-doubles last week to earn the 16th Player of the Week honor of her career. Her best game came in a 30 point, 16 rebound performance against Saint Paul's on January 24 in Lawrenceville, VA. She now has 79 career double-doubles and is just three points shy of topping 2,000 points for her career. Her scoring and rebounding average tops the CIAA and in NCAA Division II as of last week she ranked third in scoring and first in rebounding.

The Lady Vikings will play host to Bowie State University Tuesday evening at the R.L. Vaughan Center. Game time is scheduled for 5:30pm. For more information on ECSU Athletics, visit www.ecsuvikings.com.