2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster

Jeff Helsel, Cal U
Jeff Helsel, Cal U
Jeff Helsel, Cal U
Jeff Helsel, Cal U
Jeff Helsel, Cal U
Jeff Helsel, Cal U
Jeff Helsel, Cal U
Jeff Helsel, Cal U
Jeff Helsel, Cal U
Jeff Helsel, Cal U

23 Gina Vallecorsa

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-10
  • Year Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • High School Bishop Canevin

Biography

2020-21 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)*
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … earned D2ADA Academic Achievement Award and PSAC Scholar-Athlete laurels (2020-21) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)

The asterisk next to the 2020-21 season indicates the NCAA’s decision to grant an extra year of eligibility for student-athletes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic; the student-athlete’s year of eligibility did not “advance” from 2020-21 to 2021-22 due to this NCAA ruling.

2019-20 (SENIOR)
Medical redshirt … appeared in three games as a reserve before missing the remainder of the season due to injury … played a total of 24 minutes … tallied four points, two rebounds and two assists in 13 minutes at West Liberty … received D2ADA Academic Achievement (2019-20) … earned PSAC Scholar-Athlete laurels (2019-20) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020)

2018-19 (JUNIOR)
Appeared in all 32 games with 31 starts … averaged 8.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.3 steals in 27.7 minutes per game … scored in double-digits 13 times … paced the team in scoring three times … led team with 37 three-pointers made … converted at least three three-pointers four times … played at least 35 minutes in 10 games, including 40 or more minutes four times … named PSAC West Athlete of the Week (Nov. 19) … posted 11 points, three rebounds, two assists, two blocks and one steal against West Liberty … tallied 11 points and six rebounds versus Charleston … scored a career-high 30 points on 10-of-14 shooting, including eight-of-eight from beyond the arc, and added four rebounds and three assists while playing all 40 minutes at Shepherd … totaled six points, three rebounds, five assists and three steals at West Virginia State … collected eight rebounds and three assists at Millersville … registered 13 points, three rebounds, four assists and three steals against Bloomsburg … posted 12 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals versus East Stroudsburg … finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and a career-high six assists at Edinboro … scored 20 points on 7-of-15 shooting and added four rebounds and three assists while playing all 40 minutes versus Slippery Rock … set career highs with nine rebounds and six assists, plus scored eight points, at Lock Haven … collected 14 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals at IUP … recorded 10 points, seven rebounds, two assists and three steals against Mercyhurst … scored 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting and added three assists versus Clarion … posted seven points, three rebounds, two assists, one block and two steals at Mercyhurst … tallied 10 points, three rebounds, four assists, one block and two steals off the bench against IUP … collected nine points and three steals versus Gannon in quarterfinals of PSAC Tournament … finished with 10 points, five rebounds and two steals at Glenville State in second round of NCAA Tournament … earned D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2018-19) … received PSAC Scholar-Athlete status (2018-19) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2018, Spring 2019)

2017-18 (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in 31 games with eight starts ... averaged 4.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.0 steal in 19.4 minutes per game … played at least 20 minutes in eight games as a reserve … tallied three points, four rebounds, one assist and two steals against District of Columbia … posted nine points, two assists and one steal versus West Virginia State … collected five points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals while playing 31 minutes in start at Slippery Rock … set a season high with 17 points behind four three-pointers and added five rebounds while playing all 40 minutes in start against Lock Haven … registered three rebounds, two assists and three steals in start versus Pitt-Johnstown … totaled three rebounds, two assists and two steals in start at Seton Hill … posted seven points and a season-high seven rebounds in start against Slippery Rock … finished with nine points and three rebounds at Edinboro … collected five points, five assists and three steals at Gannon … recorded four points, five rebounds, one assist and three steals while playing 31 minutes in start versus Mercyhurst … tallied four points, two rebounds, one assist and two steals against Seton Hill … posted 10 points, three rebounds, one assist and one steal versus Clarion … registered 10 points, two rebounds, one assist and two steals against Slippery Rock in quarterfinals of PSAC Tournament … finished with nine points, five rebounds and one block at Edinboro in semifinals of PSAC Tournament … earned D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2017-18) … received PSAC Scholar-Athlete honors (2017-18) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2017, Spring 2018)

2016-17 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in 27 games as a reserve … averaged 2.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in 9.2 minutes per game … played at least 15 minutes five times, including three times in the NCAA Tournament … scored eight points in nine minutes against Notre Dame (Ohio) … set a season high with 13 points on five-of-five shooting, including a pair of three-pointers, and added three rebounds and two steals in 17 minutes at Mansfield … posted four points and five rebounds versus Cheyney … tallied four points and four rebounds against Gannon … collected four points, four rebounds and two steals while playing a season-high 21 minutes versus Virginia Union in third round of NCAA Tournament … earned PSAC Scholar-Athlete status (2016-17) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2016, Spring 2017)

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Bishop Canevin under head coach Tim Joyce … scored over 1,300 career points as a four-year starter … named team co-captain as a senior … selected Player of the Game in WPIAL Championship as a senior … named all-section as both a junior and senior … tabbed to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fab 5 … member of district championship teams as both a freshman and senior … starter on state championship team as a freshman … member of High Honor Roll

PERSONAL
Daughter of William and Tracey Vallecorsa … has one brother and one sister … cousin of former Cal U softball player Jennifer Vallecorsa (2003-04) … played AAU for Pittsburgh Rise … majoring in business administration (accounting) with a minor in finance

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2016-17Freshman

    Guard
    5'9"
    1
  • 23

    2017-18Sophomore

    Guard
    5'9"
    23
  • 23

    2018-19Junior

    Guard
    5'9"
    23
  • 23

    2019-20Senior

    Guard
    5'10"
    23
  • 23

    2020-21Redshirt Senior

    Guard
    5'10"
    23