Women's Basketball

2002-03 Players of the Week

(February 17-23)
Amanda Blazetic, Notre Dame College
CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Notre Dame forward Amanda Blazetic (Eastlake, OH; Eastlake North H.S.) has been named the AMC women's basketball Player of the Week. The 5-foot-10 sophomore paced the Falcons to a pair of wins by averaging 24.5 points per game.

Blazetic tallied 26 points in a 75-69 victory over Point Park. She also had 23 points and 10 rebounds in a 83-76 overtime win versus Ursuline. In the process, she set an NDC single-season scoring record of 539 points.

For the week, Blazetic shot .652 from the field and .733 at the line. She contributed 15 rebounds, five steals, two blocks, and two assists.

(February 10-16)
Kirsten Rossotti, Cedarville University
CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Cedarville center Kirsten Rosotti (West Caldwell, NJ; James Caldwell H.S.) is the AMC women's basketball Player of the Week. The six-foot senior averaged 23.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in leading the NAIA Division II No. 7 Lady Jackets to two more victories which extended their winning streak to 17 straight. She also became the school's all-time leading scorer in the process.

Rossotti scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in a 65-48 decision over Urbana. She added 25 points with seven boards during a 73-63 win at Walsh. She shot .500 from the field for the week and hit 21-of-25 free throws for an .840 accuracy to go along with five assists, three steals, and two blocks.

Rossotti became CU's all-time leading scorer during the Walsh contest to break the previous record of 2,103 career points set 23 years ago. Already the school's all-time leading rebounder, she currently has 2,119 points and 1,104 rebounds.

(February 3-9)
Angela Tylec, Daemen College
CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Daemen guard Angela Tylec (Wheatfield, NY; Niagara-Wheatfield H.S.) has been named the AMC women's basketball Player of the Week. The 5-foot-7 senior averaged 25.7 points to lead the Lady Warriors to a 3-0 week.

Tylec drilled six three-pointers and scored 24 points in an 86-73 North Division victory at Houghton; she netted 13 points during a 77-38 non-conference win at D'Youville; then she completed her week with eight treys and 40 points - with both marks tying school records - in a 82-63 North Division victory against Notre Dame. She also set AMC records in the contest for most three-point field goals attempted (20) and overall field goals attempted (31) in a conference game.

For the week, Tylec shot .469 from the field, hit 15-of-35 treys for a .429 accuracy, and shot .667 at the charity stripe. She totaled 16 rebounds, eight steals, three assists, and two blocked shots.

(January 27 - February 2)
Kirsten Rossotti, Cedarville University
CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Cedarville center Kirsten Rossotti (West Caldwell, NJ; James Caldwell H.S.) is the AMC women's basketball Player of the Week. The six-foot senior averaged 23 points and 12.5 rebounds to pace the NAIA Division II No. 9 Lady Jackets to two more victories.

Rossotti scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in a 71-65 win at NAIA Division II No. 11 Ohio Dominican. In that contest, she became Cedarville's all-time leading rebounder and became just the second player in school history to surpass 2,000 career points. She finished her week with 21 points and 12 boards in a 81-59 victory over Mount Vernon Nazarene.

Rossotti shot .600 from the floor for the week, made 1-of-2 three-point shots, and was .750 at the free throw line. She also recorded three assists and three steals for the Jackets, who tied two school records with 13 consecutive victories and 23 overall. Rossotti begins the week with 2,025 career points and 1,063 rebounds.

(January 20-26)
Angela Layne, Houghton College
CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Houghton forward Angela Layne (Nyack, NY; Nyack H.S.) has been selected the AMC women's basketball Player of the Week. The 6-foot-1 senior averaged 21.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 6.5 assists to lead the Highlanders to a pair of North Division road victories.

Layne recorded 20 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists in a 81-72 victory at Daemen to hand the Warriors their first division loss. She also netted her 1,000th career point during the contest. She later had 22 points, eight boards, and six assists in a 74-64 win at Carlow.

For the week, Layne shot .459 from the field overall, .333 outside the arc, and .714 at the free throw line. She added five steals and two blocked shots.

(January 13-19)
Allison Depp, Daemen College
CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Daemen center Allison Depp (Lockport, NY; Lockport H.S.) is the AMC women's basketball Player of the Week. The six-foot freshman averaged 18.5 points, 11.0 rebounds, and 4.0 blocks in leading the Lady Warriors to two victories and sole possession of first place in the AMC North Division.

Depp tallied 14 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots in a 93-54 victory at Ursuline. She came back with 23 points, 11 rebounds, and five blocks in a 68-67 win versus Saint Vincent in a battle of North Division unbeatens.

For the week, Depp made 17-of-23 shots from the floor for 73.9 percent and 3-of-4 free throws for 75.0 percent. She also added one assist and one steal.

(January 6-12)
Susan Adams, Mount Vernon Nazarene University
CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Mount Vernon Nazarene guard Susan Adams (Cardington, OH; Cardington-Lincoln H.S.) has been named the AMC women's basketball Player of the Week. The 5-foot-9 junior averaged 21.0 ppg and 9.0 rpg during the Cougars' 2-1 week.

Adams totaled 21 points and 10 rebounds in a 75-62 loss at NAIA Division II No. 12 Shawnee State. She posted her second straight double-double with 17 points and 10 boards in a 71-55 victory over Wilberforce which avenged a 29-point setback earlier in the season to the Bulldogs. She finished her week with 25 points and seven rebounds in a 95-38 decision over Rochester MI.

For the week, Adams shot .455 from the field overall, .444 outside the arc, and .714 at the line. She recorded seven assists, six steals, and three blocks.

(December 30 - January 5)
Christina Volpe, Roberts Wesleyan College
CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Roberts Wesleyan forward Christina Volpe (Batavia, NY; Notre Dame H.S.) is the AMC women's basketball Player of the Week. The 5-foot-10 senior averaged 16.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in leading the Raiders to a pair of North Division road victories.

Volpe scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a 68-48 win at Geneva to go along with 15 points and eight boards during a 80-66 victory at Seton Hill. She shot 68.8 percent from the field overall, made her lone three-point attempt, and converted 71.4 percent of her free throws. Volpe added five steals and one assist.

(December 16-22)
Janel Swinehart, Ohio Dominican University
CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Ohio Dominican guard Janel Swinehart (Galion, OH; Colonel Crawford H.S.) has been selected the AMC women's basketball Player of the Week. The 5-foot-6 senior averaged 15.5 points to lead the NAIA Division II No. 23 Panthers to a pair of wins at the Roberts Wesleyan Invitational.

Swinehart scored 15 points with six rebounds, four assists, and four steals in a 76-65 victory over Westminster. She came back with 16 points, seven boards, four assists, and five steals in a 82-76 win versus host Roberts Wesleyan in the championship game.

For the week, Swinehart shot .484 from the field and made her only free throw attempt. She totaled 13 rebounds, eight assists, and nine steals for ODU, who has won seven straight games.

(December 9-15)
Emily Delimpo, Cedarville University
CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Cedarville center Emily Delimpo (Chesapeake, OH; Chesapeake H.S.) is the AMC Player of the Week in women's basketball. She paced the NAIA Division II No. 18 Lady Jackets to a pair of wins by averaging 20.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.

Delimpo, a six-foot freshman, made all 10 of her field attempts and scored a career-high 22 points with seven rebounds during a 97-73 win over previously unbeaten and NAIA Division II No. 7 Bethel IN. She came back with 19 points and seven boards during an 84-48 victory against Wilberforce in a South Division game.

For the week, Delimpo made 19-of-22 shots from the field for 86.4 percent and hit 3-of-4 charity tosses for 75 percent. She totaled 14 rebounds, one assist, and one steal.

(December 2-8)
Kirsten Rossotti, Cedarville University
CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Cedarville center Kirsten Rossotti (West Caldwell, NJ; James Caldwell H.S.) has been selected the AMC Player of the Week in women's basketball. She averaged 25.3 points and 9.7 rebounds per game as the Lady Jackets won two out of three conference games.

Rossotti, a six-foot senior, scored 31 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in an 88-84 win at Malone; netted 24 points with five boards during a 81-56 victory at Mount Vernon Nazarene; and recorded 21 points and nine rebounds in a 78-71 setback to Ohio Dominican. She also moved into second place on Cedarville's all-time scoring list with 1,768 points.

For the week, Rossotti shot .582 from the field and .571 at the line. She totaled 29 rebounds, three assists, three blocks, and three steals for the Lady Jackets, who are ranked No. 13 in NAIA Division II.

(November 25 - December 1)
Amanda Lewis, Ohio Dominican University
CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Ohio Dominican guard Amanda Lewis (Lima, OH; Shawnee H.S.) is the AMC women's basketball Player of the Week. The 5-foot-7 junior guided the Panthers to a 3-0 week and the Muskingum Tournament title.

Lewis began her week with 19 points in a 71-57 victory over Defiance. She netted 16 points and handed out five assists in a 79-67 win over Adrian in the first game of the Muskingum Tournament, and then scored 12 points with five assists to lead ODU to a 68-59 decision over the host school in the title game.

Lewis shot .514 from the field overall for the week, .357 outside the arc, and she converted all six of her free throw attempts. She added 12 assists, 11 rebounds, six steals, and one blocked shot.

(November 18-24)
Heather Schilling, Shawnee State University
CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Shawnee State guard Heather Schilling (Columbus, OH; Westland H.S.) has been named the AMC women's basketball Player of the Week. She averaged 26.5 ppg in leading the NAIA Division II No. 8 Bears to two wins over nationally-ranked opponents.

Schilling, a 5-foot-6 sophomore, netted 24 points in a 66-57 victory over NAIA Division II No. 9 Indiana Wesleyan. She came back with 29 points in an 82-71 win versus NAIA Division I No. 22 Freed-Hardeman.

For the week, Schilling shot .514 from the field overall, .444 outside the arc, and .818 at the free throw line. She totalled 14 rebounds, six steals, and three assists.

(November 11-17)
Michelle Ling, Malone College
CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Malone guard Michelle Ling (Sugarcreek, OH; Hiland H.S.) is the first AMC women's basketball Player of the Week for the season. She averaged 26.7 ppg during the Pioneers' 2-1 week and was named MVP of the Malone Tournament.

Ling, a 5-foot-7 sophomore, opened her week with 40 points in a 105-91 South Division win over Wilberforce. The output was the fourth-highest single-game total ever recorded in an AMC game. She also had 18 points in a 71-70 setback to Taylor and 22 points in a 65-61 victory over NAIA Division II No. 9 Indiana Wesleyan.

For the week, Ling shot .644 from the field, made 14-of-23 three-pointers for a .609 accuracy, and shot .615 from the line. She added 12 assists, eight rebounds, four steals, and a blocked shot.

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