Girls Basketball Player of the Week: Nicole Platten, TRE

Shore Conference Week 5 Girls Basketball Player of the Week

Nicole Platten, Toms River East

Winners of five straight, the Raiders got a perimeter punch packed in the form of the 5-7 Platten. She drained five triples en route to a season-best 17 points in a 56-41 win over Southern and came back three nights later to net 12 points on the strength of four threes.

For the season, Platten has hit 22 threes and averaged 6.0 points per game. But, over the last nine contests, a span in which the Raiders (10-5, 8-3) are 72, she has clicked for 8,7 points a night.

Previous winners

Week 4: Hannah Orloff, Freehold Twp.

Hannah Orloff of Freehold Twp. (Photo by Mike Stoia)

Week 3: Kristina Donza, Jackson Memorial

Kristina Donza of Jackson Memorial (Photo by Gregg Lerner)

Week 2: Shelby Barksdale, Mater Dei

Shelby Barksdale of Mater Dei (Courtesy of Lisa Barksdale)

Week 1: Jac Ward, Southern

Jac Ward of Southern (Photo by Gregg Lerner)