PSAC Women's Basketball Athletes of the Week - 4

PSAC East Player of the Week
Alex Lennon, West Chester
F, So.,     Lansdowne, Pa./Shipley School

Lennon scored a career-high 26 points on 11-of-15 shooting (73 percent) from the floor and also had seven rebounds, three assists and four blocks to help West Chester to a 74-69 upset win over No. 8 Holy Family in the Golden Rams’ only game of the week. Lennon also shot a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line. She was the difference in the game at both ends of the floor as her presence in the lane not only allowed her to block a season-high four shots but also forced Holy Family into shooting just 31.9 percent from the field. She did so despite playing in just 31 minutes as she was in foul trouble for part of the contest, finishing the game with four fouls.

PSAC East Freshman of the Week
Jena Matter, Mansfield
F, Fr.,     Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte

Matter earns her second East Freshman of the Week award in the last three weeks after notching her first career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds to help the Mountaineers to an 83-74 come-from-behind win over Lock Haven in Mansfield’s only game of the week. Matter connected on 6-of-9 shots from the floor and on 6-of-8 from the free throw line. In recording her fifth straight game of double-figure scoring, Matter scored 14 of her 18 points and hauled in seven of her 10 rebounds in the second half, helping the Mounties erase a six-point halftime deficit.

PSAC West Player of the Week
Amy Achesinski, Mercyhurst
F, Sr.,     Butler, Pa./Butler

Achesinski earns her second straight PSAC West Athlete of the Week award after sharing the award last week. In Mercyhurst’s lone game of the week, the senior scored 22 points, pulled down 14 rebounds, dished out six assists, blocked three shots and had a steal to help the Lakers to a 80-70 overtime road win at Urbana. It marked her third straight double-double and the six assists were a season high while the 14 boards also tied for her best performance of the year. She shot 58.3 percent from the floor (7-for-12) and 80 percent from the free throw line (8-for-10). She blocked a shot in the lane in the final seconds of regulation, which led to a Mercyhurst fast break basket that tied up the game to send it to overtime.

PSAC West Freshman of the Week
Emily Daugherty, Lock Haven
G, Fr.,     Laughlintown, Pa./Ligonier Valley

Daugherty helped Lock Haven continue its outstanding start to the season as she averaged 12.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 5.0 steals in a 1-1 week for the Lady Eagles, which improved them to 3-1 on the season. In an 83-74 loss to Mansfield, Daugherty came off the bench to score a team-high 17 points and make seven steals. That performance earned her the first start of her career against Lincoln and she responded with seven points, seven rebounds, two assists and three steals in Lock Haven’s 75-58 win. For the week, Daugherty shot 46 percent from the floor (10-for-22) and made 2-of-7 from three-point range.