ECC Women's Basketball Report - Week Five

Posted: Dec 12, 2022

	Player of the Week Chelsea Reeves, Queens (So, G - Brooklyn, N.Y.) Reeves tallied her first double-double of the season as she matched her career-high 33 points and totaled 10 rebounds in the Knights' win over Roberts Wesleyan. The sophomore recorded 12 points in the fourth quarter, including icing the game at the charity stripe by going 8-for-8 in the quarter and 13-for-14 on the night.
	Defensive Player of the Week Erin Leary, St. Thomas Aquinas (So, F - Carle Place, N.Y.) Leary led the Spartans on the defensive end of the floor, compiling 12 rebounds, one steal, and three blocked shots over two games last week. The sophomore forward posted six rebounds, one steal, and two blocks against Daemen, before recording six rebounds, and one blocked shot against D'Youville. She also recorded 11 and 24-point games against her opponents.
	Rookie of the Week Paris Anthony, Roberts Wesleyan (Fr, G - Rochester, N.Y.) Anthony helped the Redhawks to a split of its first two ECC games by averaging 12.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game. She began the week with 11 points, four rebounds, two assists, and two steals in a loss to Queens. She followed with 14 points, including the game-winning layup right before the final buzzer, seven rebounds, and two assists in a win over Molloy.

ECC Weekly Honor Roll

Taysha Bender, Mercy (Gr, G - Glen Burnie, Md.)
Bender averaged a team-high 14.0 points per game with 5.7 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game as Mercy went 1-2 on the week. The graduate student opened the week with eight points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals against Chestnut Hill on Tuesday. The guard then had a team-high 12 points, including her 1,000th career point on a go-ahead basket with 33 seconds left, in the Mavericks win over D'Youville on Friday. Bender ended the week with a game-high 22 points to go along with five rebounds and four steals against No. 7/13 Daemen on Sunday.

Sarah Ericson, St. Thomas Aquinas (So, G - Norwich, Conn.)
Ericson averaged 15.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 2.5 steals per game in two contests last week. The sophomore guard recorded nine points, nine rebounds, three assists, and three steals against Daemen, before posting a 21-point, 15-rebound, three-assist, and two-steal effort versus D'Youville.

Gabby McDuffie, Daemen (Jr, G - Buffalo, N.Y.)
McDuffie led all Wildcat shooters over the weekend, totaling 30 points over two games, including a season-high 19 points in Sunday's 78-62 win over Mercy. McDuffie averaged 34.5 minutes and 15 points per game on the weekend, shooting 36.7 percent from the field. She pulled down seven total rebounds, averaging 2.5 offensive boards per game, and totaled 10 assists and five steals over the two ECC games.

Destiny Ryles, Dist. Columbia (So, G - Windsor Mill, Md.)
Ryles packed the stat sheet last week averaging 12.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists, and 4.0. steals per game in a 1-1 week. In the Firebirds' conference win over CSI, she posted 17 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, and four 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)
12/12	Chelsea Reeves, Queens	Erin Leary, St. Thomas Aquinas	Paris Anthony, Roberts Wesleyan

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 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

Upcoming Games

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Wednesday December 14, 2022

Molloy

Adelphi

Wednesday, December 14

Final

Box Score

Staten Island

Caldwell

Wednesday, December 14

Final

Dist. Columbia

Millersville

Wednesday, December 14

Final

LIU #

Queens (N.Y.)

Wednesday, December 14

Cancelled

Le Moyne

Roberts Wesleyan

Wednesday, December 14

Final

Friday December 16, 2022

St. Thomas Aquinas

Bloomfield

Friday, December 16

Final

Saturday December 17, 2022

Grand Valley St.

D'Youville

Saturday, December 17

Final

Buffalo, N.Y. | College Center Gym

Dist. Columbia

Cheyney

Saturday, December 17

Final

Staten Island

Goldey-Beacom

Saturday, December 17

Final

Box Score

Assumption

Queens (N.Y.)

Saturday, December 17

Final - 3OT

Box Score

Molloy *

Roberts Wesleyan

Saturday, December 17

Final

Box Score

Sunday December 18, 2022

Daemen

Saint Anselm

Sunday, December 18

Final

Box Score

Goldey-Beacom

Mercy

Sunday, December 18

Final

# Exhibition

* Conference

NCAA Statistical Rankings

Through Games December 11

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: 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 split the weekend's ECC games, falling in OT to St. Thomas Aquinas 66-65 on Friday night but bouncing back for a 78-62 win over Mercy on Sunday afternoon. The Wildcats will play at Saint Anselm on Sunday at noon in a non-conference matchup.
	District of Columbia: UDC went 1-1 on the week, defeating CSI in a conference match up on Tuesday and then falling to Chestnut Hill at home on Saturday. They will head to PA next Wednesday to face off against Millersville.
	D'Youville: No team notes submitted.
	Mercy: The Mercy College women's basketball team went 1-2 on the week with a win over D'Youville and losses to Chestnut Hill and No. 7/13 Daemen. The Mavericks were led by graduate student Taysha Bender who averaged a team-high 14.0 points per game. Mercy resumes action on Sunday when they host Goldey-Beacom at 2 p.m.
	Molloy: The Lions fell, 59-57, to Roberts Wesleyan in a back and forth battle, Sunday afternoon inside Quealy Gymnasium. Molloy now sits at 2-7 overall and 1-2 in conference play. The cardinal and white will step out of conference to play at Adelphi Wednesday, December 14 before traveling to Rochester for a rematch against the Redhawks on Saturday, December 17.
	Queens: Sophomore guard Chelsea Reeves led the way for the Knights as she recorded her career seventh double-double matching her career-high 33 points total to go 10 rebounds as the Knights defeated Roberts Wesleyan 61-58 to earn their first ECC victory of the season. Queens returns to action on Saturday (Dec. 17) as they welcome Assumption College to town.
	Roberts Wesleyan: Roberts Wesleyan dropped its first game of the weekend to Queens, 61-58 but followed up with a buzzer-beating win over Molloy, 59-57. Freshman Paris Anthony hit the layup to win the game. The Redhawks will be at home twice this week with a mid-week game against Le Moyne followed by Molloy again on Saturday.
	Staten Island: The Dolphins went 1-1 this week losing to District of Columbia on Tuesday and defeating Alliance University on Saturday. Gia Esposito led CSI in scoring with 15 on 6-10 shooting in Tuesday's loss to the Firebirds and Dana Phelan finished with 14 points and hit four of nine threes against the Warriors on Saturday.
	St. Thomas Aquinas: The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Basketball team (8-2, 3-1 ECC) went 2-0 last week, beating Daemen 66-65 in overtime, before defeating D'Youville 63-54. STAC will next be in action on December 16 (5:30 p.m.) at Bloomfield.