Dec. 17, 2007

HAMPTON, VA- Elizabeth City State University senior All-American Celeste Trahan has been named CIAA Player of the Week as announced by the CIAA Office Monday morning.

The Player of the Week honor is the thirteenth of her career. In the Lady Vikings' loss to Johnson C. Smith on Saturday, the Stockton, Ca native registered 21 points, 18 rebounds, 4 steals and a blocked shot. The double-double (she has one in each game this season) represents the 70th of her career as she moved into 11th on the CIAA's All-Time scoring list with 1,771 points and is one rebound shy of 1,300 for her career. She leads the CIAA in scoring (23.6ppg), rebounding (17.4rpg) and blocks (1.75) She also ranks second in field goal percentage, 8th in steals, 15th in free throw percentage and first minutes played.

The Lady Vikings (4-4) will close out 2007 when they host The Apprentice School on Wednesday, December 19. Game time is scheduled for 6:00pm for more information on ECSU Athletics, visit www.ecsuvikings.com.