This Week in PAC Women's Basketball

January 13-19

1/20/2025 3:00:00 PM

Week 10 PAC Honors (for events between January 13-19)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 10 of the 2024-25 season.
 
PAC Player of the Week
Hannah Chenault • Chatham • Junior guard • East Berlin, Pa./Bermudian Springs
Chenault averaged 15.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 1.3 assists in three conference road wins on the week ... The junior guard was 15-for-34 from the field with perfect 6-for-6 shooting from the foul line ... In just 11 minutes of play, Chenault scored 10 points (3-for-5) from the field with two more from the foul line in Monday's victory over Thiel ... Chenault continued her consistent performance on Wednesday scoring 15 points, with three triples, while adding two rebounds, two assists and two steals in a win at Saint Vincent ... In Saturday's win at Westminster, Chenault netted a career-high six three-pointers, scoring 22 points to lead all scorers, alongside six boards, two steals and an assist.
PAC Women's Basketball Honor Roll
Allegheny senior guard Emily Lauer (Knox, Pa./Keystone); Bethany junior forward Kaedlee Potter (Barboursville, W.Va./Cabell Midland); Franciscan sophomore forward Maria McCallen (Springfield, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara); Geneva junior guard Emily Garvin (Danville, Pa./Northumberland Christian); Grove City senior guard Mara Polczynski (Irwin, Pa./Norwin); Saint Vincent junior guard Reese Gadsby (Mercer, Pa./Lakeview); Thiel freshman forward Kayley Risser (Reynoldsville, Pa./Dubois Central Catholic); W&J sophomore center Katie Kovalchick (Shelocta, Pa./Indiana Area); Waynesburg sophomore guard Kara McFadden (Painesville, Ohio/Fairport Harding)
 
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Bella Antonacci • Allegheny • Freshman guard • Indiana, Pa./Indiana Area
Antonacci helped the Gators go 2-0 with victories over Thiel and Bethany by averaging 13.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game … The freshman guard recorded a game-high 21 points, shooting 66.7 percent (10-for-15), while leading Allegheny to a season-high 92 points in a 92-66 win vs. Thiel … She added seven boards, five assists, three steals, and one block against the Tomcats … In Saturday's victory over Bethany, Antonacci logged six points, alongside seven rebounds, three assists, one block and a steal. 
PAC Women's Basketball Newcomer Honor Roll
Franciscan freshman guard Abbigail Jannuzi (Beaver Falls, Pa./Lincoln Park); Grove City freshman forward Alexis Hudson (Watsontown, Pa./Warrior Run); Saint Vincent freshman guard Brooke Evans (McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport); Thiel freshman guard Issy Green (Slippery Rock, Pa./Portersville Christian); 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
After posting seven blocks last week, Allegheny's junior forward/center Sarah Santicola (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) is up to 183 and now sits only six shy of the program's all-time career record, set by Kaitlyn Fromknecht '16 (189) ... Bethany's Kaedlee Potter scored a career-high 22 points in the Bison's 72-48 victory over Westminster on Wednesday ... Franciscan's Maria McCallen broke Head Coach Iliana Spoelman's record for most points in a game in program history with 34 on Saturday at Geneva ... Geneva's Emily Garvin finished with career-highs in points (33), rebounds (12) and assists (six) against Franciscan on Saturday while senior guard/forward Mackenzie Barricklow (Lorain, Ohio/Homeschool) pulled down a career-best 15 rebounds ... Grove City's senior guard Jaden Davinsizer (Harmony, Pa./Seneca Valley) hit five three-pointers Saturday in a 59-47 win over Saint Vincent and now ranks second all-time at Grove City with 149 made three-pointers ... Thiel's Kayley Risser scored a career-high 26 points in Saturday's game against Waynesburg ... In the W&J's single game of the week, Katie Kovalchick recorded a career-high effort, scoring 19 points on 75 percent (9-for-12) shooting from the field in a win over Franciscan ... Waynesburg's Kara McFadden set a new career-high scoring with 24 points Saturday at Thiel, as the Yellow Jackets collected their second conference victory of the week ... Westminster's Katie Maryo currently sits tied for fifth in NCAA Division III with 49 made three-pointers.