BOSTON – Suffolk women's basketball's Georgia Bourikas has been nominated for HeroSports.com DIII HERO of the Week after helping the Rams extend their win streak to five in impressive back-to-back performances. To vote the senior co-captain in the national poll, click here. 

Bourikas is one of seven student-athletes being considered for DIII Women's Basketball HERO of the Week, an award given weekly by HeroSports.com that recognizes the best individual performances of the week. 

In a two-game week, Bourikas averaged 29.0 ppg, while shooting 58.3 percent (21-36) from the floor, 44.4 percent (8-18) from three-point land and did not miss at the charity stripe (8-8). She added 3.0 apg offensively and pulled down 9.5 rpg on the defensive end. 

Bourikas got the week started on a high note, putting together a career-high 30-point performance in a come from behind 69-61 win at Fitchburg State. The Hull, Massachusetts, native sparked Suffolk's comeback, scoring 26 of her game-high 30 points in the second half. The 30 points are the most by a Ram since Chelsea Campellone was two shy of tying the program's record of 45 with a 43-point outing in a 85-63 win over Lasell Jan. 23, 2016. 

Two days later, Bourikas poured in 28 points in an overtime 90-87 thriller at Framingham State. Similar to her action at Fitchburg, Bourikas dropped 22 out of intermission, including 17 in the third quarter, to help Suffolk take down FSU. She finished the afternoon with eight boards, five handouts and one steal on her stat line.  

Bourikas, who was named player of the week by the GNAC and the NEWBA, is the second-ever Suffolk women's basketball player to be up for HERO of the Week consideration, following in Campellone's footsteps after the former Ram garnered a place on the ballot in 2015-16. 

In her final campaign, Bourikas is on the hunt for individual and team glory, looking to eclipse the coveted 1,000-point milestone, while leading the Rams to their first-ever GNAC Title. She currently sits 137 points of the 1K Club and has led Suffolk to a 2-0 league ledger thus far, marking the first-time the Rams opened conference contests 2-0 since 2013-14. 

Bourikas and the Rams wrap up first semester play tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 12 as they look to extend their win streak when Boston Commons neighbor Emerson stops by Regan Gymnasium for a 5 p.m. tilt.