WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Westfield State University freshman guard Melissa Gray (Peabody, Mass.) was named the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference's women's basketball rookie of the week for the second straight week.

Gray netted a career-best 22 points on 8-14 shooting from the floor, and 4-7 shooting from three point range in the Owls 84-76 loss at Bridgewater State on Saturday.

Westfield is 13-7 overall and 7-1 in the MASCAC this season. Gray averages 9.4 points per game, 2.7 rebounds per game, and 1.5 steals per game for the Owls. While averaging 16 minutes per game. She ranks second on the team with 32 made three pointers, which ranks seventh in the MASCAC.

Gray has stepped up her play against conference foes, where she is averaging 12 points per game.

Westfield will have a key game on Wednesday night, traveling to play Framingham State at 5:30 p.m. The Owls lead the league with a 7-1 record, Framingham is 7-2. The two teams were the co-favorites to win the conference title this year.