BOSTON - Junior guard Rachael Vanderwal (Stoney Creek, ONT), who led the Terriers to a third-place finish at the 2004 State Farm Classic, was named America East Co-Player of the Week on Monday, Jan. 3. Vanderwal shares the award with Northeastern's Maralene Zwarich.

Vanderwal, who was selected to the State Farm Classic All-Tournament Team, averaged 15.0 points, 7.5 assists, and 6.0 rebounds in the two games last week.

The 5-9 point guard tied a career-high with 17 points and had seven rebounds in B.U.'s 66-59 loss to eventual champion Florida in the first round on Dec. 29.

In the consolation game, Vanderwal posted her second double double of the season with a 12-point, 10-assist effort in B.U.'s 70-65 win over Florida A&M on Dec. 30. The 10 assists tied a tournament record set by Florida's Amanda Butler in 1990.

On the season, Vanderwal leads the Terriers in six statistical categories including scoring (12.4 ppg), assists (5.9 apg), minutes (37.7 mpg), field-goal percentage (.529), three-point field goal percentage (.563), and free throw percentage (.853).

Vanderwal has started all nine games, logging 339 of a possible 370 minutes. She has played all 40 minutes of each of the last four games and played a career-high 50 minutes in B.U.'s 89-87 double-overtime loss at La Salle on Dec. 4.

A talented playmaker, Vanderwal leads America East in assist-to-turnover ratio (+2.14) and total assists (47).

B.U. (5-4, 0-0) opens its 2005 America East schedule with a road game at Hartford (6-3, 0-0) on Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 7:00 p.m.