Morgan Altavilla, Penn State Behrend, Women's Basketball
Altavilla led the Lions to a pair of AMCC wins that helped Behrend secure the AMCC Regular-Season Championship and secure the No. 1 seed for the upcoming playoffs. She averaged 19.5 points, 6.5 assists, 5.5 rebounds, and 4.0 steals. Altavilla scored 19 vs. Hilbert and tied a career-high nine assists, before adding 20 points at Pitt-Bradford. She also shot 51.6 percent on the week.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: PS-Behrend G Morgan Altavilla led the Lions to a pair of AMCC wins that helped Behrend secure the AMCC Regular-Season Championship and secure the No. 1 seed for the upcoming playoffs. She averaged 19.5 points, 6.5 assists, 5.5 rebounds, and 4.0 steals. Altavilla scored 19 vs. Hilbert and tied a career-high nine assists, before adding 20 points at Pitt-Bradford. She also shot 51.6 percent on the week.
BEST OF THE REST: Pitt-Bradford G Amber Murak averaged 25.0 points per game in a 1-1 week for Pitt-Bradford as the Panthers inched towards clinching a playoff spot, as she scored 23 on 10-for-18 from the field, including four threes in the win over ASC, she then set a new career-high against Penn State-Behrend with 26 points...Alfred State F Sarah Somers led the Pioneers scoring 20 points per game and grabbing 8.5 rebounds per game, opening the week with 21 points and 10 rebounds against Pitt-Bradford, then following that with a 19 point, seven rebound outing against PS Altoona...Hilbert F Kelsey Schlagenhauf helped lift the Hawks to a season-sweep over Pitt-Greensburg after averaging 18 points and 10 rebounds per game, as she paired 15 points with 10 rebounds against top-ranked Behrend and followed with 21 points, three assists and 10 rebounds in the Hawks' second win over Greensburg this winter...La Roche G/F Alexis Robison continued her hot stretch of play, as she followed a 42-point performance to end last week with 29 points in the victory over the Bobcats, hitting 11 shots from the floor, while adding seven rebounds, three assists and five steals in La Roche's lone game of the week, a 67-38 victory over Pitt-Greensburg...Carlow G Sydney Carr shot 50% from beyond the arc and averaged 17.5 points and 11 rebounds per game to help the Celtics to a 1-1 week, as she also averaged four assists and two steals per game...PS-Altoona G Madison Rusnica had a steady week for the Lions, who went 1-1 against AMCC opponents Carlow and Alfred State, as she had a team-high 16 points to go along with five rebounds, two assists, and a block in Thursday night's loss at Carlow, she again scored 16 points while also recording three rebounds, two assists, and one steal in a home victory against Alfred State.