WALTHAM, Mass. – Bentley University sophomore guard Maggie Whitmore (South Portland, Maine/South Portland HS) has been named the Northeast-10 Conference Women's Basketball Rookie of the Week following her outstanding performance Saturday against Southern Connecticut State.

In an 80-70 road win over the Owls, Whitmore grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds, scored eight points and delivered three assists. She made three of her four shots from the field and was two of four at the charity stripe.

A starter in nine of ten games for the 7-3 Falcons, Whitmore is averaging 7.5 points and 6.7 rebounds with a .451 field goal percentage.

The next game for the Falcons is Tuesday at home against Le Moyne College.