GNAC Women's Basketball Report: Week 7
SJC senior Kelsi McNamara carried the Monks to a pair of wins by averaging 33.0 points (65.6%) and 5.5 rebounds during the team's California trip en route to GNAC Player of the Week.
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PLAYER OF THE WEEK Kelsi McNamara, Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Sr, G - West Newbury, Mass.) McNamara carried the No. 13/14 Monks to a pair of victories by averaging 33.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists during the team's California trip last week, while shooting 65.6% (21-32 FG) overall from the floor. She was also a stellar 10-of-15 (66.7%) from beyond the arc and 14-of-14 from the FT line. In a 74-70 victory over Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday, McNamara netted a career-high 40 points (12-18 FG, 4-8 3PT, 12-12 FT) with nine boards and three assists. On Sunday in a 69-50 win over Occidental, she was 9-of-14 overall, including an incredible 6-of-7 from three. |
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ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Natalie Fraioli, Suffolk (Fr., G - Sutton, Mass.) After logging just eight minutes against No. 4/6 nationally-ranked Tufts, Fraioli had a career game in a 66-47 win over St. Mary's (Md.), registering 21 points (8-17 FG, 4-5 FT), five rebounds, two assists and two steals for the Rams. |
WEEK 7 HONOR ROLL
Yuleska Ramirez-Tejeda, Emmanuel (Mass.) (Jr, G - Cambridge, Mass.) - Ramirez-Tejeda averaged 21.5 points and 11.5 rebounds while shoooting 57.6% (19-33 FG) from the floor as head coach Andy Yosinoff set the new NCAA Division III Women's Basketball record for all-time wins (816) with the Saints' 68-58 victory over Ramapo this past Sunday. She had 19 points and 12 boards in the aforementioned victory before totaling 24 points (11-17 FG) to go with 11 boards and four assists in a narrow 71-66 loss to No. 9 Messiah down in Ft. Lauderdale Fla.
Sam D'Angelo, Regis (Mass.) (Sr., F - Woburn, Mass.) - In just 21.5 minutes per game, D'Angelo averaged 16.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in a 1-1 stretch, highlighted by a 23-point, six-rebound, four-assist effort in a road setback against Clark.
Triple slash shooting % = FG/3PT/FT
GNAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WEEKLY ARCHIVE (2018-19)
| WEEK | PLAYER | ROOKIE |
| 1 | Tianna Sugars, CSC | Mary Casamassa, NOR |
| 2 | Yuleska Ramirez-Tejeda, EC | Loredana D'Agostino, EC |
| 3 | Yuleska Ramirez-Tejeda, EC (2) | Cydney Lessard, RIV |
| 4 | R. Thompson, AMC / K. Kacavas, RIV | Dede Stevenson, JWU |
| 5 | Jenni-Rose DiCecco, SUF | Mary Casamassa, NOR (2) |
| 6 | Yuleska Ramirez-Tejeda, EC (3) | Katryna Veasey, REG |
| 7 | Kelsi McNamara, SJC | Natalie Fraioli, SUF |
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 13 member institutions and over 3,000 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 20 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience.
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