NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – Junior Lauren Gatto was named Student-Athlete of the Week after leading the Niagara women’s basketball team in scoring in the team’s pair of victories last week. 
 
Gatto average 16.0 points per game, while shooting 50 percent (14-for-28) from the floor. 
 
In Monday’s 63-57 victory over the Binghamton Bearcats, the Mayfield, Ohio native scored 14 points in 33 minutes of action.  She also contributed a pair of rebounds, a block and an assist.
 
Gatto followed up with an 18-point performance on Sunday in NU’s 66-63 overtime victory over Colgate.  Gatto went 7-for-15 from the floor and a perfect 4-for-4 from the charity stripe to go along with four rebounds, a block and a steal.
 
The Purple Eagles are back in action on Friday, Dec. 21 when Niagara takes on Buffalo in a Big Four matchup.  The contest is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.