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January 28, 2002

Hamilton, N.Y. - Allison Lipinski, a freshman guard on the Colgate University women's basketball team, earned her second Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors for January 21-27 after leading the Raiders in scoring in an 1-1 week.  

Lipinski netted 20 points, including four three-pointers, in the Raiders' 84-81 victory over then-unbeaten Bucknell, and scored 18 points, on 5-for-11 shooting from three-point range in a 72-68 loss Lafayette. 

Lipinski, who earned her first Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors December 17, 2001, is fourth in career three-point field goals made with 69 and has already established a new single-season record at Colgate. 

Lipinski is the Raiders' leading scorer averaging 15.9 points per game and is shooting 38.5 percent from three-point range.  She is ranked eighth in the NCAA Stats Leaders, as of January 21, in three-point field goals made.