Newton, Mass. (01/14/13) - Lasell College freshmen women's basketball player Molly Lauver (Cambridge, N.Y.) was named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference women's basketball Rookie of the Week following her performance in a pair of games last week. 

Lauver helped Lasell to a 1-1 week, including a 65-47 victory over Johnson & Wales in the Lasers' conference opener. Against the Wildcats, the rookie scored a career-high 33 points, shooting 12-20 from the floor and an impressive 6-7 from three-point land. She finished with 10 points on 4-7 shooting and four rebounds as the Lasers dropped a 68-67 overtime contest at New England College. 

The first-year guard currently ranks second in the conference in field goal percentage at 53% from the floor, and second in the league in three point shooting percentage, knocking down trifectas at a 45.7% clip in 10 games this season.