ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Zanai Barnett-Gay of the Navy women's basketball team picked up a pair of weekly honors earlier this week for her effort versus the University of Delaware in Navy's 79-69 victory last Thursday, Dec. 19. In recognition for scoring a season-high 27 points, Barnett-Gay (So., Glenn Dale, Md.) was named the Patriot League Player of the Week and NAAA Athlete of the Week presented by Northrop Grumman.

In their final non-conference game of the regular season, the Midshipmen collected their first win over the Blue Hens since 1997 with a back-and-forth battle that saw the host squad pull away in the fourth quarter for a 10-point victory at Alumni Hall. The sophomore guard led Navy's performance as she posted season-highs with 27 points and six assists to go along with eight rebounds as Navy won 79-69 on Thursday to close their non-conference slate at 8-3. Leading by four at the start of the fourth quarter, Barnett-Gay and the Mids pulled away with a dominant 25-point period. Individually she shot 6-8 on her way to 14 points in the fourth. Defensively, she recorded three steals over 39 minutes of action.

Barnett-Gay and Navy will kick off Patriot League action on Thursday, January 2 when it travels to American University. Tip-off at the Eagles' Bender Arena is set for 7 p.m. in Washington, D.C.