Women's Basketball | 11/17/2025 4:00:00 PM
Week 2 PAC Honors (for events between November 10-16)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 2 of the 2025-26 season.
PAC Player of the Week
Riley DeRubbo • Washington & Jefferson • Graduate student guard • Washington, Pa./Trinity
DeRubbo led the Presidents to a perfect 3-0 opening week, averaging 20.3 points per game while shooting 48.6 percent from the field, 62.5 percent from three-point range, and 93.8 percent from the free-throw line ... She scored 24 points with seven rebounds, four steals, and a block in Monday’s win at Penn State Behrend ... On Friday, she added 18 points on an efficient 60 percent shooting, along with eight rebounds, two assists, a steal, and a block in W&J’s victory over Ohio Northern ... DeRubbo capped the week by leading the team with 19 points and sinking the decisive three-pointer in the final minute to secure a narrow 66–65 win over Mount Union ... For her outstanding performance, she was named Most Valuable Player of the Hampton Inn by Hilton Tip-Off Tournament.
PAC Women's Basketball Honor Roll
Allegheny senior forward Sarah Santicola (Moon Township, Pa./Moon); Bethany graduate student guard Lindsey Garrison (Triadelphia, W.Va./Wheeling Park); Chatham senior forward Madison Nereu (Cary, N.Y./Green Level); Franciscan sophomore guard Abbigail Jannuzi (Beaver Falls, Pa./Lincoln Park); Geneva senior guard Emily Garvin (Danville, Pa./Northumberland Christian); Grove City senior center Meredith Sherrerd (New Braunfels, Texas/New Braunfels); Saint Vincent senior forward Makenna Maier (Butler, Pa./Butler); Thiel sophomore forward Kayley Risser (Reynoldsville, Pa./Dubois Central Catholic); Waynesburg senior guard Kalista Friday (Woodsfield, Ohio/Monroe Central); Westminster sophomore guard/forward Katie Grexa (Hartford, Ohio/Badger)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Emily Betsinger • Thiel • Freshman center • Indiana, Pa./Indiana
Betsinger averaged 12.7 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, helping Thiel to the Alfred State Tournament Championship and achieve their first back-to-back wins since the 2021–22 season ... She posted a career-best performance in the 82-67 win over Penn State-Shenango with 15 points and 11 rebounds to complete her first career double-double, along with three blocks and two steals ... In the Alfred State victory, Betsinger added 13 points, six rebounds, one assist, and one steal in just 22 minutes of play ... On Saturday, Betsinger posted 10 points, seven rebounds, and two steals in the loss to Alfred University.
PAC Women's Basketball Newcomer Honor Roll
Chatham freshman forward Erica Olszewski (Solon, Ohio/Solon); Franciscan freshman guard Magdalen Simon (Fitchburg, Wis./St. Ambrose Academy); Geneva freshman guard/forward Averi Marshall (Columbiana, Ohio/Columbiana); Grove City freshman guard Josey Fortuna (New Castle, Pa./Laurel); Saint Vincent freshman guard Carmella McDole (Evans City, Pa./Mars); Waynesburg sophomore guard Gracelin Corley (Elkins, W.Va./Elkins); Westminster freshman guard Bella Calcamuggio (Sylvania, Ohio/Notre Dame)
Records & Milestones
Allegheny's Sarah Santicola moved closer to breaking the program's all-time record for rebounds, needing only three more to surpass Carson Slade '91 and her team record of 868 ... Lindsey Garrison set Bethany's all-time threes record against La Roche with the 205th of her career ... Franciscan's Abigail Jannuzi scored a career-high 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting, including 4--of-6 from beyond the arc, against Penn State-Greater Allegheny on Thursday ... Geneva's 108-27 victory at Pitt-Bradford was the largest win in program history, with an 81-point difference between the two teams. ...Grove City's Meredith Sherrerd earned All-Tournament at the Wooster Nan Nichols Classic after averaging 14.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game while shooting 55 percent (12 of 22) from the field ... Thiel's Kayley Risser had her first career double-double with 24 points and a career-high 18 rebounds on Wednesday against Penn State-Shenango.