ALFRED, NY -- For the second time this season, first-year Amanda Figueroa (Cypress, TX/Rosehill Christian) of the Alfred University women's basketball team earned her second Empire 8 Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week honors on Monday afternoon.

Figueroa had an amazing showing on Tuesday evening against Elmira College. She set her new career-highs in points (27), field goals made and attempted (8-of-14 for 57.1%), free throws made and attempted (8-of-10 for 80.0%) and steals with six. Unfortunately, Figueroa also suffered a hit to her head during the contest at Elmira and was forced to miss the weekend games. She left the road game on Tuesday with seven rebounds (five defensive and two offensive) and made three 3-pointers on the evening. Her six steals have put her above Harley Cleary '15 who was the latest Saxon to earn a spot on the All-Time Top-10 Career Steals list. Cleary never had a game with six steals and only one with five. 

Figueroa and the Saxons will next host Elmira College on Saturday, January 27 at 4PM in the Terry S. Galanis Family Arena. The day is also Alfred University Athletics' Community Day. For more information on the event, please follow the Link.