This Week in PAC Women's Basketball

November 18-24

11/25/2024 3:00:00 PM

Week 3 PAC Honors (for events between November 18-24)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 2 of the 2024-25 season.

 
PAC Player of the Week
Reese Hasley • Grove City • Junior guard • Cheswick, Pa./Deer Lakes
Hasley averaged 16.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game last week while helping Grove City to a perfect 2-0 opening week of conference play … She shot 78.6 percent (11-of-14) from the field, including 3-for-3 marksmanship on three-point attempts … Hasley fired in a career-high 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting Wednesday night and grabbed five defensive boards with four assists and a steal in a 71-60 win over Waynesburg ... The junior guard turned around to shoot 75 percent from the field (3-for-4) and was a perfect 5-for-5 from the line to total 12 points in just 19 minutes of play, while adding another four assists and a steal on Saturday, as Grove City scored a program-record 116 points against Franciscan.
PAC Women's Basketball Honor Roll
Allegheny junior forward/center Sarah Santicola (Moon Twp., Pa./Moon); Bethany senior guard Lindsey Garrison (Triadelphia, W.Va./Wheeling Park); Chatham junior forward Madison Nereu (Cary, N.C./Green Level); Franciscan sophomore center Maria McCallen (Springfield, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara); Geneva junior guard Emily Garvin (Danville, Pa./Northumberland Christian); Saint Vincent junior guard/forward Makenna Maier (Butler, Pa./Butler); Thiel freshman forward Kayley Risser (Reynolds, Pa./Dubois Central Catholic); W&J senior guard/forward Meghan Dryburgh (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin); Waynesburg sophomore guard Kara McFadden (Painsville, Ohio/Fairport Harding)
 
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Bella Antonacci • Allegheny • Freshman guard • Indiana, Pa./Indiana Area
Antonacci helped Allegheny go 2-0 with wins over Thiel and Chatham by averaging 18.0 points with 5.5 rebounds and a team-high 9.5 assists per game … In the Gators' first conference victory at Thiel, Antonacci led the team with 17 points in the opening half, hitting five three pointers, and continuing on to finish with a career-high 24 points while adding six rebounds and five assists … Her six 3-pointers were one shy of tying for most in single-game program history … Antonacci rounded out the week by recording her first collegiate double-double with 12 points and a career-high 14 assists, also tied for the second-most in a game in school history, against the Cougars.
PAC Women's Basketball Newcomer Honor Roll
Geneva freshman guard Destanie McCullough (Canfield, Ohio/Austintown Fitch); Grove City freshman forward Alexis Hudson (Watsontown, Pa./Warrior Run); Saint Vincent freshman forward Brooke Evans (McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport); Thiel freshman guard Catherine Kelly (Butler, Pa./Moniteau); W&J freshman guard Jordyn Wolfe (Pittsburgh, Pa./Montour); Waynesburg freshman guard Macie Justice (Washington, Pa./Trinity); Westminster freshman guard Katie Maryo (Cleveland, Ohio/Magnificat)
 
Records & Milestones
Franciscan's Maria McCallen scored a career-high 32 points by shooting 14-for-19 (79 percent) at Grove City, landing the second-most points scored in a single game by a Baron in program history ... Grove City women's basketball team set a single-game program scoring record Saturday afternoon, scoring 116 points in the victory over Franciscan ... W&J's Jordyn Wolfe shot an impressive 89 percent from the field this week with a perfect 3-for-3 on Wednesday against Franciscan and then 5-for-6 (83 percent) on Saturday, compiling a season-high of 13 points against Westminster ... Waynesburg's Kara McFadden scored a career-high 21 points and matched a career-high with five made three-pointers on the road at Grove City on Wednesday.