Waterville, ME - Vermont State University Lyndon women's basketball player Nei'Shae Clegg (Coolidge, AZ) has been named the North Atlantic Conference Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week for the week ending November 8th, as announced by the conference on Monday.

Clegg was named the Most Valuable Player as the Hornets rode two strong defensive efforts to cruise to their fourth consecutive Vermont State Tip-Off Classic championship over the weekend.  On Saturday, she played all 40 minutes, scored ten points, and grabbed 12 rebounds in Lyndon's season opening victory over Vermont State University Randolph.  She followed that up with 17 points, eight rebounds, and six steals as the Hornets rolled past Vermont State University Johnson i as the Lyndon defense held their opponents to 23.7% shooting from the floor, and 11.9% from behind the three-point arc.

Clegg and the Hornets travel to Emmanuel College this weekend for the EC Tip-Off Tournament.  Lyndon will take on the hosts Saturday afternoon at 3:00 pm, then face either Bowdoin College or the State University of New York at Oneonta on Sunday.