ECC Women's Basketball Report - Week Four

Posted: Dec 05, 2022

	Player of the Week Paige Emborsky, Daemen (Gr, G - Newfane, N.Y.) Emborsky helped lead the Wildcats to their best start during their NCAA era, winning both ECC games over the weekend to move to a perfect 6-0 on the season. The graduate student led all Wildcat scorers against Molloy and Queens on the weekend, scoring a team-high 17 points in both games (34 total). Emborsky shot 63 percent from the field (12-of-19) and was an absolute weapon from beyond the arc, finishing at 88 percent (8-of-9) for three. She averaged 29.5 minutes per game, and pulled down 14 rebounds (13 defensive), including snagging a team-high eight rebounds against Queens on Sunday.
	Defensive Player of the Week Anna Jankovic, D'Youville (So, G - Averill Park, N.Y.) Jankovic averaged 12.7 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game over three contests last week. She helped the Saints give up just 52.0 points per game in two ECC contests last week. Jankovic also pulled down an ECC-season-high 20 rebounds in a win over Queens.
	Rookie of the Week Cecilia Lapertosa, Queens (Fr, F - Whitesboro, N.Y.) Lapertosa led the Knights' offense, averaging 16.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game as she shot 50.0 percent on the week with 33 points, 20 rebounds, and three blocks against D'Youville and Daemen. The rookie led the way with her third double-double and second straight in the ECC opener against D'Youville as she tallied a career-high 24 points and 13 rebounds with two blocks.

ECC Weekly Honor Roll

Taysha Bender, Mercy (Gr, G - Glen Burnie, Md.)
Bender averaged a team-high 20.0 points per game to go along with 6.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game as Mercy went 1-1 on the week. The graduate student opened the week with 10 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and two steals at Staten Island on Wednesday. The guard ended the week with a career-high 30 points on 11-of-22 shooting with six rebounds, two assists, and four steals in the win over UDC on Saturday.

Latavia Jackson, Dist. Columbia (Jr, G - Waldorf, Md.)
Jackson averaged 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds pg, 3.0 assists, and 2.5 steals per game in a 1-1 week. In the game against Mercy, she led with team-highs of 22 points and nine rebounds while also making three assists and two steals. This also marked her fourth game of the season scoring over 20 points.

Erin Leary, St. Thomas Aquinas (So, F - Carle Place, N.Y.)
Leary averaged 15.0 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game in two contests last week. The sophomore forward recorded four points, eight rebounds, and three assists at UDC, before posting a 26-point, 11-rebound, three-assist, and three-steal effort versus Staten Island.

Destiny Ryles, Dist. Columbia (So, G - Windsor Mill, Md.)
Ryles averaged 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 6.5 assists, and 2.0 steals per game in a 1-1 week to open conference play. Ryles led the Firebirds to a win over preseason favorite STAC, flirting with a triple-double on 23 points, 10 assists, and nine rebounds. In the game against Mercy, she packed the stat sheet adding 15 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and two steals.

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)

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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Monday November 28, 2022

Alliance University

Roberts Wesleyan

Monday, November 28

Final

Box Score

Assumption

Molloy

Monday, November 28

Final

Box Score

Tuesday November 29, 2022

D'Youville

East Stroudsburg

110

Tuesday, November 29

Final

East Stroudsburg, P.A. | Koehler Fieldhouse

Wednesday November 30, 2022

Mercy *

Staten Island

Wednesday, November 30

Final

Box Score

St. Thomas Aquinas *

Dist. Columbia

Wednesday, November 30

Final

Friday December 02, 2022

Molloy *

Daemen

Friday, December 02

Final

Box Score

Queens (N.Y.) *

D'Youville

Friday, December 02

Final

Buffalo, N.Y. | College Center Gym

Saturday December 03, 2022

Dist. Columbia *

Mercy

Saturday, December 03

Final

Staten Island *

St. Thomas Aquinas

Saturday, December 03

Final

Felician

Roberts Wesleyan

Saturday, December 03

Final

Sunday December 04, 2022

Queens (N.Y.) *

Daemen

Sunday, December 04

Final

Box Score

Molloy *

D'Youville

Sunday, December 04

Final

Buffalo, N.Y. | College Center Gym

* Conference

Upcoming Games

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Tuesday December 06, 2022

Chestnut Hill

Mercy

Tuesday, December 06

Final

Box Score

Dist. Columbia *

Staten Island

Tuesday, December 06

Final

Friday December 09, 2022

D'Youville *

Mercy

Friday, December 09

Final

Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. | Victory Gymnasium

Daemen *

St. Thomas Aquinas

Friday, December 09

Final - OT

Roberts Wesleyan *

Queens (N.Y.)

Friday, December 09

Final

Box Score

Saturday December 10, 2022

Chestnut Hill

Dist. Columbia

Saturday, December 10

Final

Staten Island

Alliance University

Saturday, December 10

Final

Sunday December 11, 2022

Daemen *

Mercy

Sunday, December 11

Final

Box Score

Roberts Wesleyan *

Molloy

Sunday, December 11

Final

Box Score

D'Youville *

St. Thomas Aquinas

Sunday, December 11

Final

Sparkill, N.Y. | Aquinas Hall

* Conference

NCAA Statistical Rankings

Through Games December 4

ECC Single Game-Highs

Individual
Points: 33 - Latavia Jackson, Dist. Columbia (vs. Georgian Court, 11/20)
Rebounds: 20 - Anna Jankovic, D'Youville (vs. Queens, 12/2)
Assists: 10 - Destiny Ryles, Dist. Columbia (vs. St. Thomas Aquinas, 11/30)
Steals: 6 - Destiny Ryles, Dist. Columbia (vs. Wilmington, 11/11)
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: 11 - Destiny Ryles, Dist. Columbia (vs. St. Thomas Aquinas, 11/30)
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: 16 - Two times (Last: Queens vs. Alliance, 11/27)
Blocks: 8 - Four times (Last: Molloy vs. Daemen, 12/2)
Field Goals Made: 33 - Two times (Last: Queens vs. Bloomfield, 11/22)
Free Throws Made: 24 - Staten Island (vs. Holy Family, 11/12)
Three Point Field Goals Made: 11 - Two times (Last: Mercy vs. Bridgeport, 11/22)

ECC Team Notes

	Daemen: The Daemen University women's basketball team moved to a perfect 6-0 on the season after a pair of ECC victories against Molloy and Queens over the weekend. The Wildcats are off to their best start during their NCAA era (2015-present), and are ranked No. 1 in the East Region and No. 10 in the D2SIDA National Poll and No. 23 in the WCBA Coaches Top-25 poll. The Wildcats hit the road this weekend to take on St. Thomas Aquinas on Friday night and Mercy on Sunday afternoon.
	District of Columbia: UDC went 1-1 on the week to open up conference play, gaining the upset win over preseason favorite STAC, at home during the week. They went to drop their second game against Mercy on the weekend. Up next they will head back to N.Y. to face off against Staten Island in their last conference match up of the semester on Tuesday. They will also host Chestnut Hill, on Saturday.
	D'Youville: No team notes submitted.
	Mercy: The Mercy College women's basketball team went 1-1 on the week with a loss to Staten Island and a win over UDC. Mercy was led by graduate student Taysha Bender who averaged 20.0 points per game. The Mavericks resume action on Tuesday when they host Chestnut Hill at 5 p.m.
	Molloy: The Lions went 1-1 on their western New York road trip, falling to Daemen, 74-56, Friday, December 2 and battled to defeat D'Youville, 55-52, Sunday, December 4 highlighted by a game-winning three from freshman Rosa Rizzitelli with 10 seconds remaining. Molloy now sits at 2-6 overall and 1-1 in ECC play. They return to the court to host Roberts Wesleyan Sunday, December 11.
	Queens: The Knights went 0-2 on the week as the Knights opened ECC play in Buffalo. Rookie Cecilia Lapertosa tallied a career-high 24 points and 13 rebounds against D'Youville. Queens returns home on Friday evening against Roberts Wesleyan before traveling to Springfield, MA against AIC Sunday afternoon.
	Roberts Wesleyan: No team notes submitted.
	Staten Island: The Dolphins began a 1-1 week by extending their win streak to three on Wednesday with a victory at home in the conference opener over Mercy College. They wrapped up this week's slate on Saturday with a loss to St. Thomas Aquinas brining their win streak to an end.
	St. Thomas Aquinas: The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Basketball team (6-2) went 1-1 last week, falling at UDC 68-58, before beating Staten Island 82-59. STAC will next be in action on December 9 (5:30 p.m.) vs. Daemen and December 11 (1:00 p.m.) vs. D'Youville.