RICHARDSON, Texas - After a solid start to her junior season last week, St. Mary's University Women's Basketball Raynne Malik was honored as the Lone Star Conference Defesive Player of the Week the league announced on Tuesday evening.

Malik, a junior forward from London, Ontario, Canada helped the Rattlers to a third-place finish at the Outrigger Hotels Hoops in Hawaii Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii by grabbing 26 rebounds, 22 of them on the defensive glass, and blocking four shots. Malik averaged 8.3 rebounds – grabbing at least eight in each game – and eight points per contest as StMU topped Chaminade and Hawaii Pacific. She added three assists and one steal. Her presence held opponents below 34 percent shooting, including No. 2 Colorado Mesa. 

This is the fourth time in her career that Malik has earned Player of the Week honors by the Lone Star Conference, earning one in her freshman season and twice last year as a sophomore.