“It’s going to be a fun and fantastic basketball season and Player of the Week will only add to it. Let’s get things rolling with the first nominees of the season….

“Hagopian and the Cougars didn’t start the week the way they had hoped, but the sophomore was a bright spot with 13 points in their loss to Narragansett. Hagopian followed it with a career-high 28 in a 43-35 win over Middletown on Wednesday.”

Providence Journal, December 19, 2022

North Providence 43, Middletown 35

“Lusine Hagopian put together a career night, guiding the Cougars to a 43-35 win over the Islanders. The North Providence sophomore was dominant, scoring 28 points and pulling down nine rebounds in the win…” 

“Of the sophomores, the best of the bunch may be guards Lusine Hagopian, who was one of the co-op squad’s top players off the bench…”

“One of the Cougars’ finest performances of the season came in their first victory of the winter, a 43-35 win on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at home over Middletown, which entered this week with a 5-3 record and in a tie for third place in the standings.

Hagopian, who sank five-three-pointers and scored a career-high 28 points, all in the final three quarters, ‘had a really great game,’ said Pokora. “\’She’s our big three-pointer shooter, and when she’s on, she’s on.’”

“Lincoln (9-4) found itself in a back-and-forth battle with North Providence (4-9). The Cougars trailed by three at half, but took a three-point lead into the fourth quarter after a terrific defensive effort”

“Hagopian had a fine game as well, scoring 15 in the loss”.

Lusine Hagopian had 29 points and 5 rebounds to help the Cougars upend the Patriots in Division III.