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ROBINSON NAMED TO PRESTOSPORTS/MBWA WEEKLY HONOR ROLL

JANUARY 21, 2008



WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-The SUNY College at Old Westbury Women's Basketball team was honored today as sophomore Pamela Robinson (Wheatley Heights, N.Y.) was named to the PrestoSports/MBWA Weekly Honor Roll.

Pamela Robinson averaged 23 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists in three games for the Panthers.   On the season, Robinson is pouring in a conference best 22.8 points per game (4th in nation).  Robinson ranks second in the Skyline Conference in the free-throw department, connecting on 83.2 (percent from the line.  On the defensive end, Robinson tallies an average of 3.57 steals (20th in nation) and 5.3 pull-downs per game.

About the PrestoSports/MBWA Weekly Player of the Week Award
Founded for the 2004-05 season, the Player of the Week Award is granted on a weekly basis by the New York Area Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association. Each week, each of the nearly 75 schools that play college basketball in the Tri-state area have the ability to nominate one male and one female student-athlete, based upon their on-court accomplishments over the previous seven days. An esteemed panel of eight media members votes to select from the nominations the most outstanding player. Any player who receives any votes, but are not named the Player of the Week, are then named to the Honor Roll.

About PrestoSports
PrestoSports is proud to sponsor the college basketball in the New York area, and specifically the MBWA. We are pleased to recognize the best athletic achievements in the Tri-state area. A Rockville, Md., based company, PrestoSports is a leading provider of athletic content management software to colleges and conference offices used for designing, building and maintaining official athletic websites. With clients across the country, PrestoSports focuses on smaller schools and conferences in NCAA Divisions II and III.

Old Westbury (5-9, 1-7) returns to action on Thursday, January 24th to play host to Russell Sage College in a Skyline Conference battle at the Clark Athletic Center.  Game time is slated for 7:00 p.m. and tickets can be purchased one hour prior to tip-off in the lobby of the Clark Athletic Center.  For more information about the Old Westbury Panthers, or to follow your favorite Panther sports and events, log onto http://www.oldwestburypanthers.com/.

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