Molly Kosmack, Mount Aloysius College, Women's Basketball
Kosmack opened the week with a strong all-around showing at Penn State Altoona, scoring 21 points on 5-of-8 shooting and 11-of-12 from the free-throw line, while pulling down 14 rebounds and dishing out six assists in 35 minutes. She followed that with a dominant performance in Mount Aloysius’ 73-45 road win at Hilbert, finishing with 21 points on an efficient 10-of-12 from the field, along with 13 rebounds, three assists, and two blocks in just 29 minutes, anchoring the Mounties in a decisive conference victory. For the week, Kosmack averaged 21.0 points, 13.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.0 blocks, and 1.0 steal per game, while also carrying a 4.5 assist-to-turnover ratio.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mount Aloysius F Molly Kosmack opened the week with a strong all-around showing at Penn State Altoona, scoring 21 points on 5-of-8 shooting and 11-of-12 from the free-throw line, while pulling down 14 rebounds and dishing out six assists in 35 minutes. She followed that with a dominant performance in Mount Aloysius’ 73-45 road win at Hilbert, finishing with 21 points on an efficient 10-of-12 from the field, along with 13 rebounds, three assists, and two blocks in just 29 minutes, anchoring the Mounties in a decisive conference victory. For the week, Kosmack averaged 21.0 points, 13.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.0 blocks, and 1.0 steal per game, while also carrying a 4.5 assist-to-turnover ratio.
BEST OF THE REST: PS-Behrend G Morgan Altavilla averaged 24.0 points behind 50 percent shooting in a 2-0 week for the Lions, she was the leading scorer in both games, knocking down 26 vs. Pitt-Bradford and then scoring 22 vs. Altoona to become the all-time leading scorer in program history...Alfred State G Taylor Benjamin led the Pioneers last week as she averaged 21 points, 9.5 rebounds, two steals, and two blocks, she opened the week with a double-double as she put in 15 points and 12 rebounds, while adding four steals and followed that with 27 points, seven rebounds, and three blocks against La Roche...La Roche G J'La Kizart opened the week against Pitt-Greensburg with an all-around, five point, 10 rebound, five assists, six steal and one block performance, then in Saturday's win over Alfred State, she registered a double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds, while adding another seven assists, six steals and another block, for the week she averaged 11.5 points, 12 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 6.0 steals and a block...PS-Altoona G Lanie Wilt continued her standout freshman season in a 1-1 week for the Lions, as she put up a game-high 28 points to go along with nine rebounds, two assists, one steal, and one block in Wednesday night's home win over Mount Aloysius, then in a road loss at conference foe Penn State Behrend on Saturday afternoon, she finished with 12 points and added five assists, four rebounds, and one steal...Carlow G/F Emari Stinnette led the Celtics with 16 points in a 59-51 win over Pitt Greensburg Saturday...Pitt-Bradford F Raquel Sewell recorded a double-double in the Panthers' loss to Penn State-Behrend, she scored 14 points on 7-of-12 shooting and grabbed 18 rebounds, while also adding three assists and a steal.
