Rivard, Clark Named Basketball Rookies of the Week

Both women’s basketball freshman guard Christine Clark and men’s basketball freshman guard Laurent Rivard earned Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors this week, proving Harvard is definitely doing right by the new kids in Lavietes.

Clark, who holds the title for a second time this season, earned the nomination after helping the Crimson drive up the score in its home-opening victory over Hartford. The former McDonald’s All-American nominee scored in the double digits for her fifth straight game and managed to get three rebounds and two steals along the way.

Clark scored her first conference title in the week of Nov. 22, after she notched 12 points in a total of 26 minutes of play against Navy on Nov. 20.

Rivard’s performance was stellar in both of men’s basketball’s games last week. Last Wednesday against Fordham, Rivard helped Harvard win, 80-57, with a career-best 21 points, only to repeat his success three days later in the Crimson’s matchup against Michigan. Rivard added five three-pointers and another five rebounds to his season record in the narrow loss to the Wolverines.

Although they are the first two athletes to receive the honor on either team, both Rivard and Clark have been representing the Class of 2014 well this season, respectively maintaining the third and fourth highest points-per-game averages on their teams.