ECC Women's Basketball Report - Week 15

ECC Women's Basketball Report - Week 15
Posted: Feb 27, 2023

Player of the Week
Alexa Huertas, St. Thomas Aquinas (Sr, G - Haverstraw, N.Y.)
Huertas averaged 17.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals in two contests last week. The senior guard recorded 24 points, four rebounds, three assists, and two steals against Queens, before posting an 11-point, four-rebound, one-assist, one-steal effort at Molloy.

Defensive Player of the Week
 Sarah Ericson, St. Thomas Aquinas (So, G - Norwich, Conn.)
Ericson led the Spartans on the defensive end of the floor, compiling 30 rebounds, three steals, and two blocked shots over two games last week. The sophomore guard posted 19 rebounds, one steal, and one block against Queens, then picked up 11 rebounds, two steals, and a block at Molloy, She also recorded seven and 14-point games against her opponents.

Rookie of the Week
 Brianna Davis, Queens (Fr, G - Bronx, N.Y.)
In two games, Davis averaged 16.0 points, and 5.0 rebounds as the rookie recorded 32 points and 10 rebounds to go with three assists and one block. Davis tallied 20 points with four rebounds against STAC before ending the regular season with 12 points and six rebounds with two steals against Mercy on Saturday afternoon.

ECC Weekly Honor Roll

Paige Emborsky, Daemen (Gr, G - Newfane, N.Y.)
 Daemen graduate student Paige Emborsky led all shooters with 18 points in Daemen's 70-53 Senior Night win over D'Youville on Saturday. Emborsky shot 56-percent (5-of-9) from the field and knocking down four three point field goals as well as a perfect four of four from the stripe. The guard tallied an assist, one rebound and a block. On the season, Emborsky has scored double-digit points in 13 of Daemen's 22 games, and leads all Wildcat shooters, putting up an average of 11.8 ppg.

Shanell Haskins, Dist. Columbia (So, G - Bowie, Md.)
Haskins scored a game and season-high 24 points off of 53 percent shooting from the field and 50 percent shooting from behind the arc. She knocked down six threes while pulling four boards and dishing out two assists and a steal to help lead the Firebirds to victory over Roberts Wesleyan (for the first time since the 2015-16 season).

Latavia Jackson, Dist. Columbia (Jr, G - Waldorf, Md.)
Jackson posted a double-double off 12 points and 10 rebounds to help lead the Firebirds to a win over Roberts Wesleyan. She also made a career high 7 steals and dished out three assists and a block to help hold the Redhawks to just 47 points.

Kellie Nudd, Mercy (Sr, F - Colchester, Conn.)
Nudd averaged a team-high 16.5 points per game on 50.0 percent shooting with 5.0 rebounds per game as Mercy went 2-0 on the week. The senior opened the week with 10 points and four rebounds in the Senior Night win over Molloy on Wednesday. The forward ended the week with a season-high 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting with six rebounds in the win at Queens on Saturday.

ECC Women's Basketball Players of the Week

Date     Player Defensive Rookie
11/14 Destiny Ryles, Dist. Columbia        Danielle Hippner, Molloy        Cecilia Lapertosa, Queens
11/21 Latavia Jackson, Dist. Columbia        Karolina Jaruseviciute, St. Thomas Aquinas        Grace Galgano, Roberts Wesleyan
11/28 Sarah Ericson, St. Thomas Aquinas        Angelique Holguin, St. Thomas Aquinas  Cecilia Lapertosa, Queens (2)
12/5 Paige Emborsky, Daemen  Anna Jankovic, D'Youville Cecilia Lapertosa, Queens (3)
12/12 Chelsea Reeves, Queens  Erin Leary, St. Thomas Aquinas Paris Anthony, Roberts Wesleyan
12/19 Erin Leary, St. Thomas Aquinas  Katie Wall, Mercy Grace Galgano, Roberts Wesleyan (2) 
1/3 Khadija Demry, Queens  Jenalyse Alarcon, Staten Island None Selected 
1/9 Sarah Ericson, St. Thomas Aquinas (2)        Anna Jankovic, D'Youville (2) Grace Galgano, Roberts Wesleyan (3)
1/17 Chelsea Reeves, Queens (2)  Tori Williams, Dist. Columbia Grace Galgano, Roberts Wesleyan (4)
1/23 Jenalyse Alarcon, Staten Island  Erin Leary, St. Thomas Aquinas (2) Paris Anthony, Roberts Wesleyan (2)
  Latavia Jackson, Dist. Columbia (2)    
1/30 Erin Leary, St. Thomas Aquinas (2)  Erin Leary, St. Thomas Aquinas (2) Brianna Davis, Queens
2/6 Destiny Ryles, Dist. Columbia (2)  Trinity Hudson, Molloy Claire Pikett, Daemen 
2/13 Katie Wall, Mercy  Trinity Hudson, Molloy (2) Brianna Davis, Queens (2)
2/20 Destiny Ryles, Dist. Columbia (3)  Anna Jankovic, D'Youville (3) Brianna Davis, Queens (3)
2/27 Alexa Huertas, St. Thomas Aquinas  Sarah Ericson, St. Thomas Aquinas Brianna Davis, Queens (4)

Standings

  Conference
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 Overall
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 GP Record Win % PF PA GP Record Win % GF GA Last 10 Streak
Daemen 1. * 16 13-3 0.813 1105 873 25 20-5 0.800 1642 1368 9-1 Lost 1
St. Thomas Aquinas 2. 16 12-4 0.750 1052 890 30 21-9 0.700 1961 1748 6-4 Lost 2
Mercy 3. 16 11-5 0.688 972 944 27 17-10 0.630 1629 1575 6-4 Lost 1
Dist. Columbia 4. 16 10-6 0.625 1083 973 28 15-13 0.536 1916 1779 6-4 Lost 1
D'Youville 16 8-8 0.500 901 917 27 13-14 0.481 1527 1632 6-4 Won 3
Staten Island 5. 16 6-10 0.375 869 992 30 11-19 0.367 1788 1908 4-6 Lost 1
Queens (N.Y.) 6. 16 5-11 0.313 848 954 29 9-20 0.310 1636 1798 3-7 Lost 1
Molloy 16 4-12 0.250 798 935 25 5-20 0.200 1217 1504 2-8 Lost 2
Roberts Wesleyan 16 3-13 0.188 898 1048 23 4-19 0.174 1336 1597 2-8 Lost 2

Last Week's Results

Tuesday February 21, 2023
Chestnut Hill
86
Staten Island
76
Tuesday, February 21
Final - OT
Wednesday February 22, 2023
Molloy *
48
Mercy
59
Wednesday, February 22
Final
Queens (N.Y.) *
46
St. Thomas Aquinas
69
Wednesday, February 22
Final
Senior Night
Thursday February 23, 2023
Roberts Wesleyan *
47
Dist. Columbia
64
Thursday, February 23
Final
Washington D.C. | Dr. Edwin Bancroft Henderson Sports Complex
Saturday February 25, 2023
St. Thomas Aquinas *
71
Molloy
48
Saturday, February 25
Final
Roberts Wesleyan *
58
Staten Island
64
Saturday, February 25
Final
Mercy *
66
Queens (N.Y.)
52
Saturday, February 25
Final
D'Youville *
53
Daemen
70
Saturday, February 25
Final
Amherst, N.Y. | Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium
* Conference

Upcoming Games

NCAA Statistical Rankings

Through Games February 26

ECC Single Game-Highs

Individual
 Points: 33 - Two times (Last: Chelsea Reeves, Queens vs. Roberts Wesleyan, 12/9)
Rebounds: 20 - Anna Jankovic, D'Youville (vs. Queens, 12/2)
Assists: 12 - Stella Mollica, D'Youville (vs. Roberts Wesleyan, 1/14)
Steals: 7 - Two times (Last: Latavia Jackson, Dist. Columbia) 
Blocks: 7 - Danielle Hippner, Molloy (vs. Chestnut Hill, 11/13)
Field Goals Made: 13 - Latavia Jackson, Dist. Columbia (vs. Georgian Court, 11/20)
Free Throws Made: 13 - Chelsea Reeves, Queens (vs. Roberts Wesleyan, 12/9)
Three Point Field Goals Made: 8 - Two times (Last: Alexa Huertas, St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Queens, 2-22)

Team
 Points: 95 - Dist. Columbia (vs. Goldey-Beacom, 11/12)
Rebounds: 57 - Dist. Columbia (vs. Roberts Wesleyan, 2/23)
Assists: 24 - Two times (Last: Daemen vs. Dist. Columbia, 2/5)
Steals: 19 - Mercy (vs. Queens, 2/25)
Blocks: 11 - Roberts Wesleyan (vs. Dist. Columbia, 2/23)
Field Goals Made: 35 - Daemen (vs. Dist. Columbia, 2/5)
Free Throws Made: 28 - Roberts Wesleyan (vs. Dist. Columbia, 1/16)
Three Point Field Goals Made: 12 - Two times (Last: St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Queens, 2/22)

ECC Team Notes

Daemen: The Daemen University women's basketball team rounded out the regular season on Saturday afternoon with a 70-53 win over D'Youville. After securing the one seed in the ECC playoffs, the Wildcats will host the semifinals and championship at Lumsden Gymnasium on Saturday and Sunday.

District of Columbia: The Firebirds had arguably their best defensive game of the season, defeating Roberts Wesleyan 64-47. They pulled down a conference season game-high 57 rebounds and will host the College of Staten Island on Wednesday in the tournament quarterfinals.

D'Youville: No team notes submitted.

Mercy: The Mercy College women's basketball team went 2-0 on the week with wins over Molloy and Queens. The Mavericks were led by senior Kellie Nudd who averaged a team-high 16.5 points per game. Mercy resumes action in the ECC Tournament on Wednesday, March 1st at 7 p.m. against Queens at Mercy.

Molloy: No team notes submitted.

Queens:  Women's Basketball went 0-2 on the week they fell to STAC and Mercy. Rookie Brianna Davis averaged 16.0 points, and 5.0 rebounds as she recorded 32 points, and 10 rebounds to go with three assists and one block. The Knights return to action on Wednesday (Mar. 1) as they return to postseason play for the first time since the 2017-18 season against Mercy College.

Roberts Wesleyan: Roberts finished the 2022-2023 season with a 4-19 overall record and 3-13 record in the conference. The Redhawks dropped a pair of road games to UDC and CSI to close out the regular season.

Staten Island: The Dolphins erased a 17-point deficit and forced overtime in their first game of the week against Chestnut Hill, but they came up short and ultimately lost by ten. On Saturday, they bounced back and clinched the first Division II playoff berth in the history of the program by defeating Roberts Wesleyan 64-58.

St. Thomas Aquinas: The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Basketball team (20-7, 12-4 ECC) swept a pair of contests last week, first beating Queens 69-46, then downing Molloy 71-48. STAC has earned the #2 seed and an opening round bye in the ECC Women's Basketball Tournament. Semifinal Action begins at Lumsden Gymnasium (Daemen University) on March 4 (12 p.m. & 3 p.m.) with the Final on March 5 (12 p.m.)

Polls

WBCA Division II Top 25
D2SIDA Division II Top 25
D2SIDA Division II East Region 
NCAA East Region Poll 
ECC Preseason Poll

Previously in the Polls

WBCA Top 25 Poll

  PRE     WK1     WK2     WK3     WK4     WK5     WK6     WK7     WK8     WK9     WK10     WK11     WK12     WK13
Daemen         RV RV 23 13 19 RV - - -  - - - - -

D2SIDA Top 25 Poll

  PRE     WK1     WK2     WK3     WK4     WK5     WK6     WK7     WK8     WK9     WK10     WK11     WK12     WK13     WK14
Daemen         RV 20 17 10 7 22 RV - RV - - - - - -


D2SIDA East Region Poll

  WK1     WK2     WK3     WK4     WK5     WK6     WK7     WK8     WK9     WK10     WK11     WK12     WK13
Daemen         2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 4 6 5 5 5
Mercy - - - - - - - - - 10 - - -
St. Thomas Aquinas     7 7 5 6 5 5 8 6 9 7 6 7 7

 
NCAA East Region Poll

  WK1     WK2
Daemen - 10
St. Thomas Aquinas       UC 7