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PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alexandra Chili, Muhlenberg
Senior, Guard, Rockville, MD / Winston Churchill HS
Chili averaged 23.5 points and shot 57.9 percent (11-19) from beyond the arc in a 1-1 week. She scored 19 points in only 20 minutes vs. Swarthmore and tallied more than half of the Mules' points (28 of 54) vs. F&M. Chili now has 308 career threes – more than any other Centennial player (male or female).
FIVE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
- Johns Hopkins clinched a playoff spot for the fourth consecutive year and 16th time in 19 seasons in the Centennial.
- Muhlenberg senior Alexandra Chili became the all-time leading three-point shooter in Conference history – male or female – with 308 treys. She is the 15th woman in Division III history with 300 or more three-pointers.
- Haverford set a program record with its 15th win of the season. The Fords look to make more history by qualifying for the Conference tourney for the first time.
- Ursinus is the only unbeaten in the Conference when taking a lead to the locker room at intermission at 11-0.
- Bryn Mawr sophomore Nicolette Parmese leads all Centennial players with 12 double-double games this season.
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Around the Conference
Bryn Mawr
The Owls' losing streak is now at 50 games after defeats to Ursinus, Rutgers-Camden and Rosemont. Sophomore Nicolette Parmese (Levittown, NY / Division) grabbed a career-best 18 rebounds vs. Camden. Junior Aislinn Toohey (Bethesda, MD / National Cathedral School, DC) tossed in a career-high 17 points vs. Rosemont.
Dickinson
The Red Devils' losing streak reached 13 with loss to McDaniel and Washington College. First-year Alexis Friedlander (Bethesda, MD / Maret School) tallied a career-high 13 points vs. the Shorewomen. Junior Bridget Borgese (Swarthmore, PA / Notre Dame de Namur) was 14-of-15 at the line for 18 points vs. the Terror.
Franklin & Marshall
Senior Megan Pauley (Audubon, PA / Agnes Irwin School) scored 13 of her team-high 20 points in the second half to lift the Diplomats past Muhlenberg and into second place in the Conference. Junior Alexa Barbush (Etters, PA / Trinity) tallied 25 markers in the win at Washington College. F&M's 15 wins is the most for the program since 2008.
Gettysburg
The Bullets' seven-game winning streak came to an end last week and a pair of losses put them in sixth place in the CC with four games left. Senior Sara Kinsley (Fairfield, CT / Fairfield Ludlowe) posted her fifth double-double of the season with 15 points and 12 boards vs. Ursinus. Gettysburg is ranked 11th in the country in field-goal percentage defense.
Haverford
The Fords set a program record for victories (15) with triumphs over Washington College and McDaniel. Haverford's defense was the difference, holding both foes under 43 points and 30 percent success from the field. Freshman Jacquelyne Pizzuto (Belle Meade, NJ / Rutgers Prep) averaged 10.5 points on 67 percent shooting from the floor
Johns Hopkins
The Blue Jays secured a playoff berth with wins over Gettysburg and Swarthmore. Junior Alex Vassila (Potomac, MD / Winston Churchill) averaged 13.0 points and 10.0 rebounds while connecting on 12-of-17 (70.6 percent) of her shots from the field. She also recorded a career-high six blocks vs. the Garnet and is now second on the Blue Jay career list with 117. Senior Chantal Mattiola (Trappe, PA / Perkiomen) has hit a triple in her last 29 games dating to the 2010-11 season.
McDaniel
Junior Rachael Rybak (Reisterstown, MD / Franklin) averaged 18.0 points in a 1-1 week, shooting 50 percent from the field. She tallied a career-best 20 points in the win vs. Dickinson. The Green Terror is one win away from double figures in overall victories for the 18th time in 19 seasons in the Centennial.
Muhlenberg
Senior Alexandra Chili (Rockville, MD / Walter Johnson) became the 15th player in Division III history to make 300 three-point field goals in a career and now has 308 for her career – the most by any Centennial player (male or female) in Conference history. Senior Katy Rossino (Acton, MA / Acton-Boxborough) had five assists and a career-high six rebounds vs. Swarthmore.
Swarthmore
The Garnet's playoff hopes took a significant hit with losses to Muhlenberg and Johns Hopkins. Shooting woes sank Swat, as the squad shot just 25.6 percent from the field and 17.5 percent from beyond the arc. Sophomore Katie Lytle (Harrisburg, PA / Central Dauphin East) registered two more double-doubles to raise her total to 11 on the season. Freshman Elle Larsen (Perkasie, PA / Hempfield) has fouled out a Conference-leading four times this season.
Ursinus
Sophomore Diamond Lewis (East Windsor, NJ / Stuart Country Day) poured in a career-high 23 points in the key win over Gettysburg, putting the Bears in third place in the Conference. Ursinus has won a season-high five straight games. Senior Alli Rosati (Jamison, PA / Central Bucks East) has scored in double figures in four games in a row, averaging 12.5 ppg during the run. Classmate Lindsay Teuber (Philadelphia, PA / St. Basil's) is 20 rebounds shy of becoming the 29th player in CC history to collect 750 rebounds.
Washington College
Senior Meghan Tait (Oxford, PA / Oxford) became the eighth member of the Shorewomen's 1,000-point club and the second player in Centennial history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 400 assists. She averaged 12.3 points, 10.0 rebounds and 6.7 assists in a 1-2 week.