CANTON – Players on St. Lawrence University’s men’s and women’s basketball teams have been named Liberty League “Performers of the Week” for outstanding play between Dec. 26 and Jan. 9.

In men’s basketball, Terry Parham averaged 12.0 points and 4.3 rebounds as he led the Saints to a 2-1 week, including wins over Union and RPI. The Petersburg, Virg., native scored 20 points and dished out seven assists in a 76-69 victory over the Engineers.

In women’s basketball, Kelly Legg led the Saints to a 3-0 week as they defeated Potsdam on Tuesday before sweeping Union and RPI. The Fairport native averaged 11.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, while adding five blocked shots and four assists.

A member conference of the NCAA’s Division III, The Liberty League has ten full members and sponsors championships in 25 sports. The member institutions seek to establish and maintain an environment in which a student-athlete’s athletic activities are conducted as an integral part of the educational experience.

Originally founded as the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association in 1995, the conference was renamed the Liberty League during the summer of 2004.

The league includes founding members Clarkson University, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, the University of Rochester, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, St. Lawrence University, Skidmore College, and Union College. Vassar College became a full member of the league during the 2000-01 academic year, and Bard College and Rochester Institute of Technology join for the 2011-12 academic year. Founding member Hamilton College departed following the 2010-11 academic year in order to fully integrate its athletic programs within the New England Small College Athletic Conference.