LOCK HAVEN, Pa. (Feb. 3) – After collecting nearly 25 rebounds over two games last week, California University of Pennsylvania sophomore
Shauna Harrison (Sheffield, England/Myerscough) was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West Defensive Athlete of the Week on Monday afternoon.
Harrison posted 12.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.0 block per game, as the Vulcans earned a pair of home victories last week in divisional play. She also recorded 12.5 points per game to average a double-double in the wins. Harrison tallied 11 rebounds (five offensive) and one steal, plus added seven points and four assists, in a 66-46 win over Clarion on Wednesday. The sophomore from England then set a career high with 13 rebounds (five offensive) and registered two blocks and three steals on Saturday in a 76-59 victory against Slippery Rock. Harrison also scored 18 points behind five-of-six from long range in the win over The Rock.
As a first-year starter, Harrison ranks third on the team in scoring at 10.2 points per game and paces the team with 5.7 rebounds per game this season. She has scored in double-digits 10 times this year with a pair of 20-point games, while also ranking among the top 15 in the PSAC with 36 three-pointers made and 37 steals.
Harrison earned the weekly laurel for the first time in her career, as this marks the first season in which the PSAC is recognizing a Defensive Athlete of the Week from each division.
Cal U returns to action on Wednesday, Feb. 5, when it travels to face Pitt-Johnstown at 5:30 p.m.