NORFOLK, Va. – Hampton University junior guard Malia Tate-DeFreitas was named Co-Player of the Week by the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), the conference office announced on Monday.
 
It was her second such honor this season.
 
Tate-DeFreitas averaged 24.3 points and 6.8 rebounds in four games this past week, helping the Lady Pirates go 2-2 over that stretch. She was named MVP of the FIU Surfing Santa Classic after dropping a season-high 33 points against Rhode Island on Tuesday.
 
She also had her first double-double of the season on Monday against Wake Forest, scoring 17 points and grabbing a career-high 12 rebounds.
 
On Friday, Tate-DeFreitas dropped 27 at Stetson, and she followed that up on Sunday with a 20-point effort at Princeton – a game in which she also had four steals. For the week, Tate-DeFreitas made 10 of her 32 3-pointers.
 
She is currently fourth on the program's all-time scoring list with 1,563 points.
 
Alicia McCray of Florida A&M was also named Co-Player of the Week, while London Holland – also from Florida A&M – was named MEAC Rookie of the Week.
 
Norfolk State's Siobhan Beslow was named MEAC Defensive Player of the Week.
 
The Lady Pirates will return to the HU Convocation Center on Saturday at 4 p.m. to take on Bethune-Cookman. For more information on Hampton University basketball, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.