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Jess Bowen averaged 6.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists last week for the 2-0 Grove City College Wolverines. She averaged 22.0 minutes in a pair of league starts. Bowen, a North Hills graduate, received her third Presidents’ Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week for her performance. Grove City earned a No. 4 seed in the… More »
Jenna Lafko, a Hampton graduate, scored a career-high 17 points off the bench to help Saint Vincent College earn a 70-67 comeback victory over Grove City College Saturday afternoon. The freshman combined to shoot 50.0 percent (9 of 18) from the floor and averaged 12.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game last… More »
Amirah Moore, a Moon graduate, averaged 17.5 points, 3.0 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals in a pair of league wins last week for Washington & Jefferson College. She shot 59.1 percent (13 of 22) from the floor and 81.8 percent (9 of 11) from the free-throw line. Moore posted a career-high 25 points in Wednesday’s… More »
Jenna Lafko, a Hampton graduate, averaged 11.0 points and 5.5 assists per game in a pair of league wins for the Bearcats last week. The freshman sparked Saint Vincent’s victory over Thiel College last Wednesday as she recorded her first collegiate double-double, tallying 16 points and 10 assists against the Tomcats. Lafko converted 6-of-8 attempts from… More »
Jimmy Leichliter, a Connellsville graduate, helped guide the Golden Tornadoes to a 3-0 mark last week after averaging 19.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game. In a league win at Chatham University last Wednesday, he finished with game highs in both points (20) and rebounds (season-best 12). It was his third double-double… More »
Cheyenne Trest led the Seton Hill University to three wins by averaging 17.3 points per game. She scored a new career high 25 points in the win over Tiffin. She also added 18 points in the win over Salem International. Cheyenne was 15 of 32 from the field, 10 of 15 from three and 12 of… More »
In a win over Wilson, Senior All-American Dustin Sleva scored 25 of his game-high 31 points in the first half. Sleva finished 13 of 17 from the field and either led or tied for the team lead in all five major statistical categories. He grabbed 10 rebounds for his eighth double-double, handed out five assists,… More »
Ciara Patterson led Slippery Rock University to an 85-72 victory on the road at Millersville University last week. In what was The Rock’s only game of the week, Patterson went for 28 points on an efficient 7 of 8 shooting performance from the field overall and a 9 of 9 effort from the foul line. Patterson… More »
Danielle Parker, a Canon-McMillan graduate, averaged 20.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 2.0 steals during a 2-0 week for Washington & Jefferson College. She registered a 16-point, 16-rebound double-double in Tuesday’s 51-48 victory at Carnegie Mellon University before scoring a game-high 25 points in Saturday’s 78-57 home win over Grove City College. Parker shot 62.1… More »
Cheyenne Trest, a Canon-McMillan graduate, averaged 13.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in the two Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference crossovers this past weekend. She scored 14 points and had seven rebounds in the loss to East Stroudsburg University. She then added 13 points and three rebounds in the win at West Chester University. Trest has scored… More »