Women's Basketball | 1/5/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 8 PAC Honors (for events between December 22-January 4)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 8 of the 2025-26 season.
PAC Player of the Week
Jess Bickart • Allegheny • Senior guard • Cranberry Twp., Pa./Seneca Valley
Bickart averaged a team-high 18.7 points per game while shooting 57 percent from the field (24-of-42) during the Gators’ 2-1 week ... In an 84-58 victory over Mount Aloysius, the senior guard posted her first triple-double of the season, and Allegheny’s first since 2012, finishing with 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists ... Bickart added 17 points, seven assists, and seven steals on the road falling to Ohio Wesleyan on New Year’s Eve before closing the week with 20 points, six assists, five rebounds, and four steals in a 101-37 win over Pitt-Bradford.
PAC Women's Basketball Honor Roll
Bethany senior forward Kaedlee Potter (Barboursville, W.Va./Cabell Midland); Chatham senior forward Alyssa Laukus (Irwin, Pa./Norwin); Geneva senior guard Emily Garvin (Danville, Pa./Northumberland Christian); Hiram senior guard Sarah Seaman (Garrettsville, Ohio/Garfield); Thiel sophomore guard Issy Green (Slippery Rock, Pa./Portersville Christian); W&J graduate student guard Riley DeRubbo (Washington, Pa./Trinity); Waynesburg junior guard Mia Henkins (Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown); Westminster sophomore guard Katie Maryo (Cleveland, Ohio/Magnificat)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Karina Vasquez • Allegheny • Freshman guard • San Antonio, Texas/John M. Harlan
Vasquez shot an efficient 61 percent from the field (11-of-18), averaging 8.0 points per game during the Gators’ 2-1 week ... The freshman guard’s week was highlighted by a career-high 18-point performance in the 101-37 victory over Pitt-Bradford, shooting 62 percent from the floor (8-for-13) while adding six rebounds, two assists, and two steals ... Vasquez also contributed four points and an assist in 13 minutes of action in the 84-58 win over Mount Aloysius and scored two points in the road contest at Ohio Wesleyan.
PAC Women's Basketball Newcomer Honor Roll
Bethany freshman guard Dekotah Barnes (Cleveland, Ohio/Cornerstone Christian Academy); Chatham freshman Erica Olszewski (Solon, Ohio/Solon); Geneva freshman guard/forward Regan Kerr (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem); Thiel freshman center Emily Betsinger (Indiana, Pa./Indiana); Waynesburg sophomore guard Gracelin Corley (Elkins, W.Va./Elkins); Westminster freshman guard Bella Calcamuggio (Sylvania, Ohio/Notre Dame)
Records & Milestones
During Allegheny's 84-58 win versus Mount Aloysius on Monday, senior forward/center Sarah Santicola (Moon Twp., Pa./Moon Area) became the 19th player in program history to join the 1,000-point club after scoring 15 against the Mounties. Teammate sophomore guard Isabella Antonacci (Indiana, Pa./Indiana Area) broke an Allegheny record for assists in a game with 16 in a 101-37 win against Pitt-Bradford on January 3rd ... Bethany's Kaedlee Potter recorded a season-high three steals against Methodist in the 65-52 Bison win on December 29th and went on to post another season-high five assists in the 71-56 victory over William Peace on December 30th ... Geneva's Emily Garvin earned All-Tournament honors at the Roanoke Susan Dunagan Holiday Classic, averaging 15.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists across two games ... Hiram's Sarah Seaman scored a career-high 24 points in the Terriers' loss against Penn State-Behrend on Wednesday ... Westminster's Bella Calcamuggio posted 11 points and career-highs with eight assists and six rebounds in the Titans' lone game against Capital on Saturday.