Ama Biney
  • management engineering
  • Class of 2018
  • Worcester, Massachusetts

Ama Biney of Worcester, Mass., Tabbed WPI Women's Student-Athlete of the Week

2015 Jan 19

Ama Biney of the women's basketball team has been named as the WPI Women's Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sunday, January 18th.

Biney shot a sizzling 67.9% from the field to help WPI to a pair of victories in a three-game week. The freshman guard began her week by draining 6-of-7 shots from the floor and registering 14 points in a home victory over Mount Holyoke.

After stuffing the stat sheets with 15 points, eight rebounds, three steals and a block in a loss at Babson, Biney led all scorers with 15 points and pitched in with three steals as the Engineers improved to 3-0 at home in 2015 with a win against city rival Clark.

The Engineers (11-5, 4-3 NEWMAC) hit the road for a 7pm tip at Coast Guard on Wednesday.

About Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Founded in 1865 in Worcester, Mass., WPI is one of the nation's first engineering and technology universities. Its 14 academic departments offer more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts, leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. WPI's talented faculty work with students on interdisciplinary research that seeks solutions to important and socially relevant problems in fields as diverse as the life sciences and bioengineering, energy, information security, materials processing, and robotics. Students also have the opportunity to make a difference to communities and organizations around the world through the university's innovative Global Perspective Program. There are more than 40 WPI project centers throughout the Americas, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Europe.