Moon Township, Pa.?Robert Morris University women's basketball senior forward Chinata Nesbit (Washington, D.C. / Chipola JC) was named the Choice Hotels Northeast Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season.

Nesbit average 18.3 points per game and 7.3 rebounds per contest during a three-game stretch that included a double-digit road win at Conference USA preseason favorite Tulane.  Nesbit tallied 23 points and 11 boards to power the Colonials past the host Green Wave in the opening round of the Tulane Double Tree Classic.  The performance was Nesbit's league-leading fourth double-double of the season. 

A day after Robert Morris sent Tulane (9-3) to its third loss of the season, the senior forward nearly led her team to an upset of Virginia Tech in the championship round.  Nesbit scored 14 points on 6-of-11 shooting. 

Nesbit helped Robert Morris to remain perfect at home, coming up one rebound shy of another double-double in a 12-point victory over Vermont.  She netted 18 points and secured nine caroms.  Nesbit shot 18-of-40 from the field during the three-game stretch.

Nesbit is averaging 14.4 points per game and 8.3 rebounds per contest this season. She is second on the team with 35 assists, 28 steals and 10 blocks as well.

The Colonials, 5-7 on the season, next play at NEC rival Quinnipiac this Saturday, January 5, in a 1:00 p.m. game.