Engster Named Region 3 Player of the Week

Hudson Valley's women's basketball student-athlete Taylor Engster (Troy/Catholic Central) was named the NJCAA Region III Female Athlete of the Week  on Tuesday afternoon for her game performances for the week of January 8 - January 14.

Taylor averaged 27 points, 11 rebounds and 5.5 assists last week in a 1-1 week for the Vikings. Engster finished two assists shy from her first career triple-double (25 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST) in their win over Clinton. Engster scored a game-high 29 points in a match-up against a Columbia-Greene.In her two games last week, Engster combined to shoot 21-30 (.700) from the floor, 4-8 (.500) from behind the arc and 8-10 (.800) from the free-throw line. Engster was also named Region 3 Player of the Week on Dec. 6, 2018. 

Engster is currently averaging 14.8 points per game and 6.7 rebounds per game in 27.9 minutes per game for the Vikings. The women's program is currently 9-6 on the year and return to action on Thursday, Jan. 18 when they welcome Mohawk Valley to the McDonough Sports Complex for a 5 p.m. start.