J'La Kizart, La Roche University, Women's Basketball
Kizart had an solid all-around week for the Redhawks who went 2-0 to improve to 11-0 in AMCC play. In La Roche's victory over Carlow on Wednesday, Kizart finished with a loaded stat line of seven points, 11 rebounds, seven assists, four steals and three blocks. She followed that performance in Saturday's win over Pitt-Bradford, helping lead the team to a program record, 119 points, doing so with the first triple-double by a Redhawk since December 2012 and the first in the AMCC since January 2023. Kizart completed the triple-double without utilizing the rebounding category, as she scored 21 points with 10 assists, 10 steals and four rebounds. For the week, Kizart finished averaging 14 points, 7.5 rebounds, 8.5 assists, 7.0 steals and 1.5 blocks, while shooting 66.7% from the floor.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: La Roche G J'La Kizart had an solid all-around week for the Redhawks who went 2-0 to improve to 11-0 in AMCC play. In La Roche's victory over Carlow on Wednesday, Kizart finished with a loaded stat line of seven points, 11 rebounds, seven assists, four steals and three blocks. She followed that performance in Saturday's win over Pitt-Bradford, helping lead the team to a program record, 119 points, doing so with the first triple-double by a Redhawk since December 2012 and the first in the AMCC since January 2023. Kizart completed the triple-double without utilizing the rebounding category, as she scored 21 points with 10 assists, 10 steals and four rebounds. For the week, Kizart finished averaging 14 points, 7.5 rebounds, 8.5 assists, 7.0 steals and 1.5 blocks, while shooting 66.7% from the floor.
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