Women's Basketball | 3/26/2020 12:00:00 AM
Goldey-Beacom once again excelled in the classroom with seven of its Women's Basketball players named to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Seniors Amanda McGrogan (Mount Laurel, NJ) and Jill Latanowich (Newton, MA) highlight the list with each being picked a third time. Sophomores Sarah Round (Northampton, England), Lexi Weikert (Harrisburg, PA), Jhordan Gardner (Burlington, NJ), Reetta Saaski (Espoo, Finland) and Vera Lauhaluoma (Espoo, Finland) each made their initial appearance.
McGrogan added to her awards list, which included being picked second team All-CACC for a second straight year. A tremendous competitor and great team leader, McGrogan ends the year 55th in the country with 4.3 assists per game, 77th with an .823 free throw percentage, 95th with 102 free throws, sixth in the league with 16.1 points per game and sixth with 100 assists.
McGrogan concludes her prolific stint in Pike Creek eighth in school history with 1,299 points, third with 343 assists, fourth with 324 free throws, tied for sixth with 103 three-pointers, seventh with 136 steals and eighth with 436 field goals.
Latanowich saw her minutes increase a great deal, starting all 27 games she competed in. A determined competitor and an outstanding teammate whose leadership will be missed, Latanowich this season recorded a .486 field goal percentage for the sixth-best single-season mark in program history.
Round was a key contributor at guard and again will be looked to for production over the next two seasons. She ended this campaign 96th in the country with 2.26 three-pointers per contest, 30th in the league with 10.6 points per game and 23rd with a .307 three-point percentage.
Weikert had a solid campaign in starting 24 contests, ending fourth on the squad with 5.9 points per game and second with 35 three-pointers. Gardner competed in 27 games, averaging 11.3 minutes per contest and shooting 34 percent from the floor.
Saaski made 25 appearances this season with four starts, averaging 16.5 minutes per game and shooting 34 percent from the field. Lauhaluoma played in 24 games, averaging 12.9 minutes per contest.
It was not the only league honor as the team also was presented with the CACC Sportsmanship Award.
Goldey-Beacom has had a presence in the community through GBC Cares, the department's community service arm. The squad over the last three seasons has helped promote goodwill by providing care packages for elementary school kids at the Food Bank of Delaware in New Castle and the last two years has worked with fifth graders at Highlands Elementary School in Wilmington. During the latter, the players worked with students in small groups and taught the importance of arithmetics.
The squad also has lent a hand in Stop Hunger Now, assisting with the Ronald McDonald House and participating in Chillin4Charity.
Goldey-Beacom this season opened against some of the best teams in the country before ending with victories in eight of its last 12 contests.
