Taylor Benjamin, Alfred State College, Women's Basketball
Benjamin led the Pioneers to a 2-0 week as she averaged 21.5 points per game and three steals while shooting 57.1% percent from the floor and 45% behind the arc. She opened the week with 21 points, four assists, and three steals in a win over Hilbert. Benjamin followed with a 22 point outing in the win over Pitt-Greensburg. With her 21 points against Hilbert, Benjamin became just the third Pioneer in program history to surpass the 1,000 career point mark.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Alfred State G Taylor Benjamin led the Pioneers to a 2-0 week as she averaged 21.5 points per game and three steals while shooting 57.1% percent from the floor and 45% behind the arc. She opened the week with 21 points, four assists, and three steals in a win over Hilbert. Benjamin followed with a 22 point outing in the win over Pitt-Greensburg. With her 21 points against Hilbert, Benjamin became just the third Pioneer in program history to surpass the 1,000 career point mark.
BEST OF THE REST: PS-Behrend G Emma Marsteller had a career-high 21 points on 6-for-10 shooting from the floor and 6-for-7 shooting from the free-throw line in the win over Pitt-Bradford before adding 13 points in the win over Carlow...La Roche G Jazmine Dunn helped lead the Redhaws to another 2-0 week in conference play, as she scored 24 points, hitting six three-pointers on the night, while also contributing four rebounds, seven assists and a pair of steals in Wednesday's win over Pitt-Greensburg, then in Saturday's victory over Hilbert, she added 11 points, eight rebounds, six assists and four steals...PS-Altoona G Lanie Wilt scored a game-high 16 points in Wednesday night's road win at Mount Aloysius while adding three assists and three steals...Hilbert G Nyema Blair led the Hawks against Alfred State with 18 points, while also pacing the team with four steals defensively, then against La Roche, she led the team in offensive rebounds and assists.