This Week in PAC Women's Basketball

February 3-9

2/10/2025 3:00:00 PM

Week 13 PAC Honors (for events between February 3-9)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 13 of the 2024-25 season.
 
PAC Player of the Week
Lindsey Garrison • Bethany • Senior guard • Triadelphia, W.Va./Wheeling Park
Garrison averaged 22 points and 4.5 rebounds while helping the Bison to a 2-0 week  ... In a road victory over Thiel, Garrison totaled 23 points and was 7-for-13 (54 percent) from the floor, including 7-for-11 from beyond the arc ... The senior guard added four rebounds and four steals along with two assists ... On Saturday, Garrison led the Bison with a team-high 21 points on 6-of-11 shooting with a season-high five rebounds, two assists, and a steal ... Garrison currently ranks fifth in the PAC averaging 14.7 points per game.
PAC Women's Basketball Honor Roll
Allegheny senior forward/center Sarah Santicola (Moon Twp., Pa./Moon Area); Chatham senior guard Charjae Brock (Columbus, Ohio/Whitehall Yearling); Franciscan senior guard Jazzlyn Melnyk (Weirton, W.Va./Weirton Madonna); 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 senior guard Adalynn Cherry (Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area); Waynesburg sophomore guard Mia Henkins (Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown)
 
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Bella Antonacci • Allegheny • Freshman guard • Indiana, Pa./Indiana Area
Averaging 20.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game, Antonacci helped lead the Gators to a 1-1 week ... On Wednesday against Grove City, the freshman scored 19 points, shooting 64 percent from the floor (7-for-11) while adding seven boards and three assists ... Antonacci continued on to record her fourth double-double of the season in Allegheny's victory at Franciscan on Saturday ... She led all scorers with 21 points, shooting an impressive 70 percent (7-for-10) from the floor, while grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out five assists.
PAC Women's Basketball Newcomer Honor Roll
Geneva freshman forward Alexandra Cozzens (North East, Pa./North East); Saint Vincent freshman guard Brooke Evans (McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport); Thiel freshman guard Bria Ringloff (Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson); Waynesburg freshman guard Macie Justice (Washington, Pa./Trinity); Westminster freshman forward Maddie Syka (Darlington, Pa./Lincoln Park)
 
Records & Milestones
Allegheny's Sarah Santicola broke a program record for career blocks during Saturday's victory at Franciscan and now ranks first all-time with 191, surpassing Kaitlyn Fromknecht '16 (189), while freshman forward/center Pascale Olczak (Plum, Pa./Plum) scored a season-high 10 points in the win ... Franciscan senior Jazzlyn Melnyk set a new program record in career assists, breaking Monica Dawyot's previous mark of 206 on Saturday against Allegheny ... After matching her career-high with 12 points against Bethany, Thiel's Bria Ringloff set a new career-best with 13 rebounds against Chatham ... W&J's Adalynn Cherry career-highs in both points (22) and made three-point field goals (six) in the Presidents' victory on Saturday at Saint Vincent.