Navy Midshipmen Basketball Star Leads Patriot League Weekly Honorees

Navy Midshipmen men’s basketball player Jordan Pennick was named the Patriot League rookie of the week, one of nine student-athletes that earned weekly league honors in five different sports for action last week. Pennick, a sophomore from Reisterstown, Md., averaged 20.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game last week as he shot better than 50% from the field. He nearly set a new career high after he scored 22 points in a victory over the American University Eagles. He also had 18 points, two rebounds and two assists in a win over the Loyola (MD) Greyhounds. Mary Gibbons was named the women’s basketball rookie of the week as the Midshipmen prepare for their season finale later this week. The guard from Holden, Mass., averaged 12.5 points and 1.5 steals in two games last week, which include seven 3-pointers. All seven of the makes from long range came in a victory against American, during which she set a new career high of 23 points and made the eighth-most 3-pointers in a single game in program history. Her teamm