ECC Women's Basketball Report - Week 11

Posted: Jan 30, 2023

Player & Defensive Player of the Week
Erin Leary, St. Thomas Aquinas (So, F - Carle Place, N.Y.)
Leary averaged 17.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.5 blocks in two contests last week. The sophomore forward recorded 25 points, 10 rebounds, two assists, and two blocks against UDC, before posting a 10-point, seven-rebound, two-assist, three-steal, one-block effort at Staten Island.

Rookie of the Week
Brianna Davis, Queens (Fr, G - Bronx, N.Y.)
Davis averaged 13.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.3 blocks as the rookie tallied 41 points, 18 rebounds, six steals, and four blocks on the week. In the OT victory over D'Youville, Davis matched a career-high 16 points and added 11 rebounds, a career-high five steals, and three blocks. Davis concluded the week notching a career-high 22 points on 52.6 percent shooting against Daemen on Sunday afternoon.

ECC Weekly Honor Roll

Angelina Barrera, Mercy (Fr, F - Gloucester City, N.J.)
Barrera averaged a team-high 12.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game on 73.3 percent shooting as Mercy went 1-1 on the week. The freshman opened the week with a game-high and career-high 14 points and 11 rebounds on 7-of-8 shooting with two blocks. The forward ended the week with 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting with two rebounds and one block.

Mickayla Ivy, Daemen (Sr, F - Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Daemen fifth-year forward Mickayla Ivy led all Daemen players defensively over the weekend, averaging 5.0 rebounds, 2.5 blocks, 2.0 assists, and added 10.0 points per game in the Wildcats' pair of 19+ point wins over Molloy and Queens.

Alahna Paige, Daemen (Jr, G - Rochester, N.Y.)
Daemen junior guard Alahna Paige put together her best weekend of the season, averaging 14.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game while leading the Wildcats to a pair of 19+ point victories over Molloy and Queens. Paige was Daemen's leading scorer in both matchups and shot 53 percent (8-of-15) from the field, knocked down a perfect 7-of-7 from the free throw stripe, and led all Wildcat shooters at 50 percent (6-of-12) from beyond the arc.

Destiny Ryles, Dist. Columbia (So, G - Windsor Mill, Md.)
Ryles averaged 19.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 3.5 steals per game to lead the Firebirds to a 1-1 week. In the Firebirds' win over Mercy, she packed the stat sheet, hitting a career-high 32 points, eight assists, six steals, and five rebounds.

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

Standings

	Conference					Overall
-	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

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Tuesday January 24, 2023

Queens (N.Y.)

American Int'l

Tuesday, January 24

Final

Rescheduled from 11/20 and 12/11

Wednesday January 25, 2023

Staten Island *

Mercy

Wednesday, January 25

Final

Box Score

Dist. Columbia *

St. Thomas Aquinas

Wednesday, January 25

Final

Officials Appreciation Night

Friday January 27, 2023

Daemen *

Molloy

Friday, January 27

Final

Box Score

D'Youville *

Queens (N.Y.)

Friday, January 27

Final - OT

Flushing, N.Y. | Fitzgerald Gymnasium

Saturday January 28, 2023

Mercy *

Dist. Columbia

Saturday, January 28

Final

Washington D.C. | Dr. Edwin Bancroft Henderson Sports Complex

St. Thomas Aquinas *

Staten Island

Saturday, January 28

Final

Sunday January 29, 2023

D'Youville *

Molloy

Sunday, January 29

Final

Rockville Centre, N.Y. | Quealy Gymnasium

Daemen *

Queens (N.Y.)

Sunday, January 29

Final

Box Score

* Conference

Upcoming Games

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Wednesday February 01, 2023

St. Thomas Aquinas *

Roberts Wesleyan

Wednesday, February 01

Final

Friday February 03, 2023

Staten Island *

Daemen

Friday, February 03

Final

Box Score

Dist. Columbia *

D'Youville

Friday, February 03

Final

Buffalo, N.Y. | College Center Gym

Saturday February 04, 2023

Queens (N.Y.) *

Molloy

Saturday, February 04

Final

Box Score

Mercy *

Roberts Wesleyan

Saturday, February 04

Final

Box Score

Sunday February 05, 2023

Dist. Columbia *

Daemen

Sunday, February 05

Final

Amherst, N.Y.| Charles L & Gloria B Lumsden gymnasium

Staten Island *

D'Youville

Sunday, February 05

Final

Buffalo, N.Y. | College Center Gym

* Conference

NCAA Statistical Rankings

Through Games January 29

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 - Shyla Montgomery, Daemen (vs. Molloy, 1/27)
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: 7 - Katie Wall, Mercy (vs. Bridgeport, 11/22)

Team
Points: 95 - Dist. Columbia (vs. Goldey-Beacom, 11/12)
Rebounds: 56 - Staten Island (vs. Wilmington, 11/22)
Assists: 22 - Two times (Last: Staten Island vs. Wilmington, 11/22)
Steals: 18 - Daemen (vs. Molloy, 1/27)
Blocks: 9 - Two times (Last: D'Youville vs. Dist. Columbia, 1/6)
Field Goals Made: 33 - Three times (Last: Dist. Columbia vs. Mercy, 1/28)
Free Throws Made: 28 - Roberts Wesleyan (vs. Dist. Columbia, 1/16)
Three Point Field Goals Made: 12 - Roberts Wesleyan (vs. Le Moyne, 12/14)

ECC Team Notes

	Daemen: No team notes submitted.
	District of Columbia: The Firebirds split a pair of conference matchups falling to STAC on the road during the week, and then defeating Mercy at home on the weekend. UDC improved to 6-4 in league play on the season. Next Up, UDC heads upstate to N.Y. for a two-game back-to-back road trip next weekend, kicking off with a match-up against D'Youville on Friday.
	D'Youville: No team notes submitted.
	Mercy: The Mercy College women's basketball team went 1-1 on the week with a win over Staten Island and a loss to UDC. The Mavericks were led by freshman Angelina Barrera who averaged a team-high 12.5 points per game. Mercy resumes action on Saturday when they play at Roberts Wesleyan at 2 p.m.
	Molloy: Molloy went 0-2 on the week, falling to Daemen, 69-40, Friday, January 27 and D'Youville, 56-40, Sunday, January 29. Molloy now sits at 3-17 overall and 2-9 in conference play. The Lions will wrap up its home stand Saturday, February 4 against Queens.
	Queens: Queens went 1-2 on the week as they fell to AIC and Daemen but earned an OT victory D'Youville. Rookie Brianna Davis led the Knights averaging 13.7 points including notching a career-high 22 points against Daemen. The Knights lone game of the week comes on the road as they face off against Molloy Saturday afternoon.
	Roberts Wesleyan: Roberts Wesleyan did not play last week
	Staten Island: No team notes submitted.
	St. Thomas Aquinas: The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Basketball team (16-5, 8-2 ECC) went 2-0 last week, beating UDC (62-53) and Staten Island (70-46). STAC will next be in action on February 1 at Roberts Wesleyan (5:30 p.m.)