ALFRED, NY -- For the second time in her debut season, Alfred University women's basketball's Chanice Battle (Brooklyn, NY/Midwood) has been named the Empire 8 Women's Basketball Rookie of the Week as made official in an announcement on Monday afternoon.

Battle put up her second-best scoring numbers in her first year in collegiate athletics. She went 2-for-4 from beyond the 3-point arc and a total of 7-of-12 in field goals on Saturday and added two free throws for 18 points against Utica College, which led the Saxons' scoring efforts. She also led AU in steals with two and tied senior Sarah Kichman (Portville, NY/Portville) in assists with four in just 27 minutes of court time. Battle led the Saxons again in steals earlier in the week with two against St. John Fisher College. She also tied two of her teammates for second in scoring with seven from her two field goals and one 3-pointer. She finished the week with a 55.5% shooting percentage from the floor and 60.0% from 3-point land.

Battle and the rest of the Saxons will host Empire 8 foe, Hartwick College on Friday, February 5 at 8:00 pm.