Playoff Preview: Pickell Honored as Skyline Player of the Week

Brooklyn, NY - Sophomore forward Margaux Pickell (Howell, NJ / Howell HS) has been named Skyline Conference Player of the Week for Women's Basketball. She averaged 25.0 points, 15.0 rebounds, and 3.5 assists while leading Polytechnic Institute of NYU to a pair of wins last week. Pickell scored 28 points and pulled down 22 rebounds as the Fighting Blue Jays earned a key 79-55 win over Old Westbury which propelled the team into the Skyline tournament for the first time in school history. Pickell also had 22 points and eight rebounds against Medgar Evers in a non-conference matchup.

NYU-Poly will face Mount Saint Vincent, a team the Lady Jays lost to in both previous meetings, by 13 on the road and 14 at home. The game will be played Tuesday night at Mount Saint Vincent at 7:00pm.