{"id":1794,"date":"2024-01-16T20:37:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T02:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pennsylvaniasports.net\/?p=1794"},"modified":"2024-01-16T20:37:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T02:37:13","slug":"psac-womens-basketball-athletes-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pennsylvaniasports.net\/?p=1794","title":{"rendered":"PSAC Women&#8217;s Basketball Athletes of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ba69bd0382286421b2efd19ddc0e9b53\" data-index=\"6\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Above Post Ad 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:638px;height:70px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4024319323781499\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8631827568\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>PSAC Communications<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>LOCK HAVEN, Pa. &#8212;\u00a0<\/strong>The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced its Women\u2019s Basketball Athletes of the Week. In the East, Mansfield\u2019s Jasmine Hilton and Lock Haven\u2019s Alana Robinson were selected. In the West, California\u2019s Dejah Terrell and Gannon\u2019s Sam Pirosko earned the honor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eastern Division Athlete of the Week<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Jasmine Hilton<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Mansfield<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Forward<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Senior<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Upper Marlboro, Md. \/ Charles Herbert Flowers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hilton missed only five minutes across the Mansfield women&#8217;s basketball teams two wins including a 63-58 victory over Bloomsburg and an 81-63 win over Shepherd. The senior had a career week, accumulating 50 points and 24 rebounds, while shooting 58.6% (17-29) from the field and 92.3% (12-13) from the charity stripe across the week. The guard led scoring in both games (20 &amp; 30) and rebounds (15 &amp; 9). Hilton posted her fifth double-double of the season and now 6th\u00a0in rebounds in program history (748) and 7th\u00a0in points (1,271).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eastern Division Defensive Athlete of the Week<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Alana Robinson<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Lock Haven<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Forward<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Sophomore<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Rockaway, N.J. \/ Pope John Paul II<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Robinson led the Bald Eagles to their program-tying 13th straight victory on Wednesday, as Lock Haven downed Kutztown 64-49 on the road.\u00a0Robinson was once again a force on the defensive end as she plucked three steals and blocked three shots as well as pulling in seven rebounds, scoring 25 points, and dishing out three assists. Robinson&#8217;s 36 blocks this season lead the PSAC by 11, while her 27 steals rank seventh in the conference. Robinson now has 89 blocks in her career in just two seasons, sitting seven away from tying the program record.\u00a0With the victory, the Bald Eagles match the 1984-85 squad for the longest winning streak in program history. Lock Haven has not lost since the season opener against the No. 9 team in the country, Fairmont State.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Western Division Athlete of the Week<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Dejah Terrell<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>California<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Forward<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Redshirt Senior<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Reading, Pa. \/ Berks Catholic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Terrell averaged a double-double last week with 24.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per game, as the Vulcans earned a pair of victories in PSAC West play. She also averaged 2.0 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 63.9 percent (23-of-36) from the floor. Terrell tallied a double-double with 19 points and a season-high 14 rebounds (five offensive), plus added two blocks and two steals, on Wednesday in a 61-53 victory over Seton Hill. The Reading native then scored a season-high 30 points on 14-of-20 shooting and collected eight rebounds (three offensive), a season-high six blocks and two steals in a 74-53 win at Slippery Rock on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Western Division Defensive Athlete of the Week<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Sam Pirosko<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Gannon<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Post<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Redshirt Senior<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Eastlake, Oh.\/ Eastlake North<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pirosko led Gannon to wins at Edinboro (90-76) and over IUP (68-52), snapping six-game winning streaks for both teams. At Edinboro she fell one rebound shy of a double-double with 20 (5-12 FGs, 10-11 FTs) points and 9 rebounds. She added 4 assists, a steal and a block. She earned her sixth double-double of the season vs. IUP with 17 points ) 7-13 FGs, 3-4 FTs) and 10 rebounds, giving her 51 straight games in double figures. She added 2 assists and 2 steals. Pirosko now has 1,850 career points and 739 career rebounds. Gannon has now won 14 straight games.<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PSAC Communications LOCK HAVEN, Pa. &#8212;\u00a0The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced its Women\u2019s Basketball Athletes of the Week. 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