Melinda Spahou has been named the Baruch Athlete of the Month for January 2019.
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This is the first monthly honor for the sophomore from Staten Island, New York.
During January, Spahiu was voted the CUNYAC Player of the Week on January 7 and the regional Met Basketball Writer's Association Player of the Week on January 8.
HIGHLIGHTS
*Averaged a near double-double of 15.3 points, 9.6 rebounds, 5.1 steals, 3.9 assists in nine games.
*Five total double-doubles.
*Scored 19 points (8-13 fg), 10 rebounds at John Jay (1/4).
*Career-high 11 steals in the win at York (1/7) and also tallied seven steals in home win against Lehman (1/12).
*Finished the month with back-to-back 21 point games against Medgar Evers (1/29) and York (1/31).
*Spahiu was in the Top 5 of steals per game in the national Div. III NCAA rankings.
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