GNAC Women's Basketball Report: Week 14

Feb 24, 2020

( FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 17 - 23 )

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Shyla Osmond, Albertus Magnus (Sr., G - New Haven, Conn.)

Osmond collected her fifth GNAC Player of the Week award to close out the regular season, averaging 33.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.5 steals in a 2-0 week for Albertus, while shooting 49.1% (27-55) from the field, 55.6% (5-9) from behind the arc and 58.3% (7-12) from the free-throw line. She poured in a career-high 48 points with 10 rebounds, two assists and four steals in a 80-63 road win against JWU. She followed up by scoring 18 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists, three steals and a block in a 69-50 win over Anna Maria.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Meredith Forman, St. Joseph (Conn.) (Fr., F - Bristol, Conn.)

Forman averaged 7.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in a 1-1 week for the Blue Jays, highlighted by a 14-point, 13-rebound double-double in a 60-42 victory over Anna Maria

WEEK 14 HONOR ROLL

Tianna Sugars, Colby-Sawyer (Sr, C - Oxford, Maine) - Sugars led the Chargers to a pair of GNAC victories to close out the regular season and lock up the No. 6 seed in the GNAC Tournament. She averaged 17.5 points (50%), 10.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in the two road wins, beginning the week with 19 points on 9-of-15 shooting, along with seven boards, three steals and two blocks in a key 63-60 win at Suffolk. The Chargers are the lone GNAC team to defeat the Rams at home this season. Sugars ended the week with her 15th double-double of the year. She posted 16 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks in a 62-43 regular season finale victory at USJ.

Yuleska Ramirez-Tejeda, Emmanuel (Mass.) (Sr, G - Cambridge, Mass.) - YRT closed out the regular-season with a monster double-double in a 68-62 win over Lasell, scoring 20 points (8-27 FG, 4-6 FT) to go along with a career-high 21 rebounds for her nation-leading 19th double-double of the season. The senior captain added six assists and two steals over 34 minutes of action to help secure the Saints earned a share of the GNAC regular-season crown, finishing 9-2 in league play to nail down the top tournament seed.

Raelynn Voislow, St. Joseph (Conn.) (Jr., G - Windsor Locks, Conn.) - In USJ's season finale, the junior had 16 points (6-11 FG, 4-8 3PT), eight rebounds and three assists in a 60-42 setback to Anna Maria.

Jenni-Rose DiCecco, Suffolk (Jr., G - Falmouth, Mass.) - DiCecco averaged 12.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 4.5 steals in a 1-1 week for the Rams.

GNAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WEEKLY ARCHIVE (2019-20)

WEEK	PLAYER	ROOKIE
1	T. Sugars, CSC & Y. Ramirez-Tejeda, EMM	Arianna Motivala, RIV
2	Amanda Ortiz, LAS	Pam Gonzalez, REG
3	Shyla Osmond, AMC	Jayne Howe, SJC
4	Rah-Rah Thompson, AMC	Pam Gonzalez, REG (2)
5	Shyla Osmond, AMC (2) & T. Sugars, CSC (2)	Kyah Nowlin, AMC
6	Rah-Rah Thompson, AMC (2)	Kyah Nowlin, AMC (2)
7	Rah-Rah Thompson, AMC (3)	Pam Gonzalez, REG (3)
8	R. Thompson, AMC (4) & Y. Ramirez-Tejeda, EMM (2)	Caitlin Barker, EMM
9	Shyla Osmond, AMC (3)	Pam Gonzalez, REG (4)
10	Amber Wilson, ANM	Pam Gonzalez, REG (5)
11	Lexie Hamilton, CSC	Pam Gonzalez, REG (6)
12	Shyla Osmond, AMC (4)	Kyah Nowlin, AMC (3)
13	Y. Ramirez-Tejeda, EMM (3)	Pam Gonzalez, REG (7)
14	Shyla Osmond, AMC (5)	Meredith Forman, USJ

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