ECC Women's Basketball Report - Week 14

Posted: Feb 21, 2022

	Player of the Week Alexa Huertas, St. Thomas Aquinas (Sr, G - Haverstraw, N.Y.) Huertas averaged 20.5 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists over two games last week. Huertas posted 13 points, two rebounds, and one assist at Daemen, and then 28 points, one rebound, and two assists at D'Youville. The senior guard shot 42.4 percent (14-for-33) from the floor, 38.9 percent (7-for-18) from three, and 75.0 percent from the foul line (6-for-8). She also added three rebounds, three assists, and one steal.
	Defensive Player of the Week Gabriella Aspuru, Molloy (Sr, G - Farmingville, N.Y.) Aspuru averaged 14.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game while also tallying five blocks and four steals on the week. The senior tallied 11 points, four blocks, and three steals in the win over Bridgeport and 17 points, one block, and one steal in the win over Roberts Wesleyan. She also helped the Lions allow just 48.5 points per game on the week.
	Rookie of the Week Chelsea Reeves, Queens (Fr, G - Brooklyn, N.Y.) Reeves tallied three double-doubles on the week as the Brooklyn native averaged 16.3 points, 12.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists in three contests. Reeves shot 51.5 percent from the field and 83.3 percent from the charity stripe.

ECC Weekly Honor Roll

Sarah Ericson, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fr, G - Norwich, Conn.)
Ericson averaged 13.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists over two games last week. Ericson posted 17 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists at Daemen, and then nine points, 11 rebounds, and three assists at D'Youville. The freshman guard shot 40.9 percent (9-for-22) from the floor, 46.2 percent (6-for-13) from three, and 100.0 percent from the foul line (2-for-2). She also added 22 rebounds, eight assists, and two steals.

Gia Esposito, Staten Island (So, G - Staten Island, N.Y.)
Esposito averaged 15.0 points and 1.7 steals per game on the week. She had two 20 point outings in CSI's three games, scoring 20 against Queens and 22 against Roberts Wesleyan.

Trinity Hudson, Molloy (So, G - Glen Cove, N.Y.)
Hudson averaged 14.0 points and 13.0 rebounds per game last week helping the Lions go 2-0. The sophomore tallied 14 points, 12 rebounds, three blocks, and
two assists in the win over Bridgeport and recorded 14 points and 14 rebounds in the win over Roberts Wesleyan.

Katie Titus, Daemen (Sr, F - Penfield, N.Y.)
Averaged 23.5 points during a 1-1 week for the Wildcats... production included a 31-point outing in Sunday's rout of Mercy - her fifth 30-point game of the season and in her career... moved into the top-10 all-time at Daemen for career points, ranking ninth with 1,363... also moved into third for career three-point field goals with 179.

ECC Women's Basketball Players of the Week

Date	Player	Defensive	Rookie
11/15	Katie Titus, Daemen	Haley Kirisits, D'Youville	Elizabeth Lofaro, Staten Island
11/22	Katie Wall, Mercy	Asha Talib, Mercy	Jenalyse Alarcon, Staten Island
11/29	Samirah Henderson, Bridgeport	Stephanie McBride, Bridgeport	Anna Jankovic, D'Youville
12/6	Latavia Jackson, District of Columbia	Stephanie McBride, Bridgeport (2)	Destiny Ryles, District of Columbia
12/13	Katie Titus, Daemen (2)	Riley Riedel, D'Youville	Destiny Ryles, District of Columbia (2)
12/20	Katie Titus, Daemen (3)	Katie Titus, Daemen	Haleigh Schafer, D'Youville
1/3	Jennah DeGout, Queens	No Nominations	Chelsea Reeves, Queens
1/10	Jenalyse Alarcon, Staten Island	Dimitra Gkizani, Roberts Wesleyan	Chelsea Reeves, Queens (2)
1/18	Katie Wall, Mercy (2)	Katie Titus, Daemen (2)	Sarah Ericson, St. Thomas Aquinas
1/24	Stephanie McBride, Bridgeport	Dimitra Gkizani, Roberts Wesleyan (2)	Sarah Ericson, St. Thomas Aquinas (2)
1/31	Katie Titus, Daemen (4)	Katie Titus, Daemen (3)	Julia DeBeatham, Queens
2/7	Jennah DeGout, Queens (2)	Jennah DeGout, Queens	Sarah Ericson, St. Thomas Aquinas (3)
2/14	Katie Titus, Daemen (5)	Riley Riedel, D'Youville (2)	Erin Leary, St. Thomas Aquinas
2/21	Alexa Huertas, St. Thomas Aquinas	Gabriella Aspuru, Molloy	Chelsea Reeves, Queens (3)

Standings

	Conference					Overall
-	GP	Record	Win %	PF	PA	GP	Record	Win %	GF	GA	Last 10	Streak
Daemen 1. * #	17	16-1	0.941	1236	918	27	22-5	0.815	1898	1533	8-2	Lost 1
Molloy 2.	18	13-5	0.722	1116	996	27	17-10	0.630	1676	1526	8-2	Lost 1
St. Thomas Aquinas 3.	18	12-6	0.667	1171	1070	29	14-15	0.483	1753	1769	7-3	Lost 1
Roberts Wesleyan 4.	18	10-8	0.556	1140	1154	30	17-13	0.567	1917	1942	6-4	Won 1
Dist. Columbia 6.	18	9-9	0.500	1134	1103	28	13-15	0.464	1731	1742	4-6	Lost 1
Mercy 5.	18	9-9	0.500	1144	1116	27	11-16	0.407	1706	1721	1-9	Lost 2
D'Youville	18	7-11	0.389	1149	1256	27	15-12	0.556	1768	1716	7-3	Won 3
Bridgeport	17	6-11	0.353	1095	1165	24	9-15	0.375	1565	1670	6-4	Won 2
Staten Island	18	4-14	0.222	1023	1194	26	6-20	0.231	1474	1748	3-7	Lost 6
Queens (N.Y.)	18	3-15	0.167	1076	1312	25	4-21	0.160	1560	1836	2-8	Lost 4

Last Week's Results

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Monday February 14, 2022

Staten Island *

Queens (N.Y.)

Monday, February 14

Final

Box Score

Wednesday February 16, 2022

Queens (N.Y.) *

Roberts Wesleyan

Wednesday, February 16

Final - OT

Box Score

Molloy *

Bridgeport

Wednesday, February 16

Final

Play4Kay Game

Box Score

Thursday February 17, 2022

Staten Island *

Roberts Wesleyan

Thursday, February 17

Final

Box Score

Friday February 18, 2022

St. Thomas Aquinas *

Daemen

Friday, February 18

Final

Box Score

Mercy *

D'Youville

Friday, February 18

Final

Box Score

Saturday February 19, 2022

Staten Island *

Dist. Columbia

Saturday, February 19

Final

Box Score

Molloy *

Roberts Wesleyan

Saturday, February 19

Final

Box Score

Sunday February 20, 2022

Mercy *

Daemen

Sunday, February 20

Final

Box Score

St. Thomas Aquinas *

D'Youville

Sunday, February 20

Final

Box Score

Bridgeport *

Queens (N.Y.)

Sunday, February 20

Final

Box Score

* Conference

Upcoming Games

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Wednesday February 23, 2022

Staten Island *

Mercy

Wednesday, February 23

Final

Box Score

Dist. Columbia *

St. Thomas Aquinas

Wednesday, February 23

Final

Box Score

Thursday February 24, 2022

Daemen *

Molloy

Thursday, February 24

Final

Box Score

D'Youville *

Queens (N.Y.)

Thursday, February 24

Final

Box Score

Saturday February 26, 2022

D'Youville *

Molloy

Saturday, February 26

Final

Box Score

St. Thomas Aquinas *

Staten Island

Saturday, February 26

Final

Box Score

Mercy *

Dist. Columbia

Saturday, February 26

Final

Box Score

Roberts Wesleyan *

Bridgeport

Saturday, February 26

Final - OT

Box Score

Daemen *

Queens (N.Y.)

Saturday, February 26

Final

Box Score

* Conference

NCAA Statistical Rankings

Through Games February 20

ECC Single Game-Highs

Individual
Points: 40 - Sara Pfeiffer, D'Youville (vs. Bridgeport, 12/10)
Rebounds: 22 - Jenna DeGout, Queens (vs. Dist. Columbia, 2/5)
Assists: 11 - Danielle DiCintio, Roberts Wesleyan (vs. Felician, 11/12)
Steals: 8 - two times (Last: Katie Wall, Mercy vs. Queens, 1/19)
Blocks: 6 - four times (Last: Jenna DeGout, Queens vs. Dist. Columbia, 2/9)
Field Goals Made: 15 - Katie Titus, Daemen (vs. Bridgeport, 12/12)
Free Throws Made: 15 - Sara Pfeiffer, D'Youville (vs. Dist. Columbia, 2/7)
Three Point Field Goals Made: 8 - Taryn Wilson, Roberts Wesleyan (vs. Bridgeport, 1/15)

Team
Points: 99 - Mercy (vs. Queens, 1/19)
Rebounds: 57 - Dist. Columbia (vs. Nyack, 11/16)
Assists: 27 - St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Queens, 1/8)
Steals: 22 - D'Youville (vs. Bryant & Stratton - Albany, 12/4)
Blocks: 10 - two times (Last: Molloy vs. Dist. Columbia, 2/2)
Field Goals Made: 39 - St. Thomas Aquinas (vs. Queens, 2/12)
Free Throws Made: 25 - Daemen (vs. Bridgeport, 12/12)
Three Point Field Goals Made: 18 - Daemen (vs. Roberts Wesleyan, 12/8)

ECC Team Notes

	Bridgeport: The UB women's basketball team heads into the final week of the season with an 8-15 overall mark and a 5-11 ECC record. Samirah Henderson leads the Purple Knights in scoring averaging 15.6 points per game. Three more UB players are averaging double-digits, Janiece Loner at 13.3 ppg., Brianna Meekins at 12.7 ppg. and Stephanie McBride at 12.6 ppg. McBride is averaging a double-double this season, as she leads UB grabbing 10.9 rebounds per game as well.
	Daemen: Daemen suffered their first conference loss of the season last week, falling 61-53 to St. Thomas Aquinas. The loss snapped the Wildcats' 13-game winning streak. They rebounded Sunday with an 81-49 rout of Mercy. The Wildcats remain in first place in the ECC standings heading into the final week of the regular season. Katie Titus netted 31 points in the win and is the only ECC player to be averaging at least 20 points per game this season. Daemen visits Molloy and Queens this week while a COVID-19 make-up game with Bridgeport remains up in the air.
	District of Columbia: The Firebirds topped Staten Island, 82-73, in their only game last week to move to 12-13 (8-8 ECC). Latavia Jackson and Halia Ellis each scored 13 points in the victory. UDC has already clinched a berth in the ECC Women's Basketball Championship. They'll try to improve their final seed with games at St. Thomas Aquinas on Wednesday and at home against Mercy on Saturday this week.
	D'Youville: No team notes submitted.
	Mercy: The Mercy College women's basketball team went 0-2 on the week with losses to D'Youville and Daemen. The Mavericks were led by junior Katie Wall who averaged 15.0 points per game. Mercy resumes action on Wednesday when they host Staten Island at 5 p.m.
	Molloy: Molloy went 2-0 last week to move to 15-8 overall and 12-4 in ECC play. The Lions defeated Bridgeport, 65-44, Wednesday, February 16, and Roberts Wesleyan, 73-53, Saturday, February 19. Graduate student Safiyyah Lee tallied 15 points, and sophomore Trinity Hudson recorded 14 points and 12 rebounds in the win over the Purple Knights. In the win over the Redhawks, Aspuru netted 17 points, and Hudson recorded 14 points and 14 rebounds for her seventh double-double.
	Queens: Queens wraps up the 2021-2022 season with two home games. The Knights will welcome D'Youville University to Flushing on Thursday before concluding the year against Daemen College on Saturday.
	Roberts Wesleyan: No team notes submitted.
	Staten Island: The Dolphins were in action three times this past week. CSI started off the week at Queens College the Dolphins lost 64-73. CSI then traveled to Roberts Wesleyan where they met the same result of losing a nailbiter, 59-60. The Dolphins then capped off the busy week by losing to UDC by a score of 44-58.CSI enters their final week of the season they will play Mercy on the road, then finish off the season at home for senior day against STAC.
	St. Thomas Aquinas: The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Basketball team (11-14, 10-6 ECC) put together a perfect 2-0 week, defeating both Daemen (61-53) and D'Youville (74-56) on the road. The Spartans return to action on February 23 against UDC (5:30 p.m.) and close out the regular season at Staten Island on February 26 (1:00 p.m.)