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Olivia Gorczynski

Olivia Gorczynski

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    1/26/2015
  • Sport
    Women's Basketball
  • Bio
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Gorczynski’s 1,000th Point Earns Senior Spot On CACC Weekly Honor Roll  
 
Philadelphia, Pa. - (1/26/2015) – Olivia Gorczynski (Parlin, N.J.) picked a perfect time to have the best game of her career as Chestnut Hill College’s senior captain poured in a career-high 31 points, the last two giving her an even 1,000 for her career, to headline an 81-49 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) rout of visiting Concordia College (NY) on Saturday afternoon. It was the second CACC Weekly Honor Roll mention for Gorczynski, who was recognized earlier for her play in a pair of season-opening contests against the Northeast-10’s College of St. Rose and American International College (AIC).
 
Gorczynski canned a pair of free throws with 4:51 remaining in regulation to become just the seventh player in Chestnut Hill College (5-12, 3-7) women’s basketball program history to reach the milestone. She reached the brink of the 1,000-point plateau with a flourish midway through the second half, sinking two free throws before burying triples on back-to-back possessions, the last putting the hosts ahead 72-37 with 8:21 to play and giving Gorczynski 998 career points. Singularly focused on reaching the milestone, the senior guard misfired on five straight shots before a strong drive forced a Clipper foul and sent her to the line. Gorczynski nailed the first, and with history hanging in the balance, swished the second for her 1,000th career point. With the home crowd in a frenzy, Head Coach Laura Pruitt called a timeout as the home crowd as Gorczynski received congratulations from her teammates, soaking in the climactic moment.
 
The Griffins had gotten off to a scorching start, with Gorczysnki scoring eight of the team’s first 10 points to jumpstart her pursuit of history. They needed less than six minutes to accrue a double-digit advantage, 20-10 (14:05), and continually added to the bulge from there, eventually taking a 49-27 lead into halftime. Chestnut Hill College torched the Concordia College (3-13, 3-6) defense to the tune of 60.7% shooting (17-of-28), the best mark in a single half since joining National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II. The 49 points was the Griffins highest output in a half since netting 51 in the second half of a 90-40 triumph over Washington Adventist University in the 2010-2011 season opener.
 
Gorczynski is the first Chestnut Hill College player to reach 1,000 points since Lindsay Alexander ’13 did it during the 2012-2013 season. The senior had been struggling leading up to Saturday’s contest, hitting double figures in just one of her last five games. This afternoon, she left no doubt, going 9-for-17 (52.9%) from the field, including 6-of-11 (54.5%) from downtown and 7-for-8 (87.5%) from the charity stripe. Gorczynski added a season-best seven rebounds, two assists, three steals, and two blocks to her stat line.
 
The Griffins stay home for a CACC clash with Wilmington University (Del.) on Tuesday, January 27, at 6:00 p.m. 


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