Berk Named CC Player of the Week
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Swarthmore, PA-Swarthmore College forward Karen Berk (Havertown, PA -Haverford) has been named the Centennial Conference Player of the Week and E.C.A.C. Southern Player of the Week for the week of February 18. Berk averaged 24.7 points, 15.0 rebounds, and 3.0 steals per game in three games for the Garnet.
Berk, a sophomore, shot 52.1% (25-of-48) from the floor and 24-of-39 (61.5%) while tallying three consecutive double-doubles. She began the week with a 28-point, 13-rebound performance in a 62-51 victory at Washington on February 14 and followed up with 13 points and 22 rebounds (one short of the school record) in a 59-50 loss to Alvernia on February 16.
Berk saved the best for last, scoring a career-high 33 points in a 68-58 season-finale victory over Haverford on Feb. 18. She shot 10-of-19 from the field and made a career-best 13-of-17 from the charity stripe, all while grabbing 10 boards for her 13th double-double of the season.