The Chestnut Hill College Women's Basketball team resume conference play on Wednesday when they host holy Family University in the final game of their recent five-game homestand.
The Series
Wednesday's contest will be the second meeting this season and the 28
th meeting overall between Holy Family and Chestnut Hill since the series began in 2008. The Griffins defeated the Tigers 66-63 at HFU's Campus Center on December 1, 2021. Overall, Holy Family holds a 21-6 advantage in the all-time series and a 10-3 mark at Sorgenti Arena. Chestnut Hill however has won three of the last four games they have played at Sorgenti Arena, most recently on February 19, 2019 when they defeated the Tigers 71-60.
Conference Action
Chestnut Hill is off to its best start in conference play since becoming a member of the CACC in 2007-08, with a 8-0 conference record and are sitting alone in first place in the CACC South Division. The Griffins have held conference opponents to just 50.9 points per game en route to their 8-0 CACC record. Holy Family enters Wednesday's contest with a 5-5 CACC record and sits in fourth place in the CACC South Division Standings
About the Griffins
The Griffins enter Monday's game with a 15-3 overall record following a 64-38 win over the College of Staten Island on Monday, extending their winning streak to a program best nine games. Chestnut Hill's 15-3 start to the season and 8-0 conference record is their best record to start a season since joining the NCAA in 1996.
Among the Griffins' active players,
Emily Chmiel leads the team with seven double-doubles (2
nd in the CACC and is averaging 12.6 points per game. Chmiel leads the CACC and the East region in total blocks (33) and ranks among the conference top eight in ten additional statistical categories, including blocks/game (2
nd, 1.8), total rebounds (2
nd, 151), free throws made (3
rd, 55) and rebounds/game (6
th, 8.4). Chmiel is third on the team with 17 steals and has appeared in all 18 games. Emily earned Player, Rookie and Defensive Player of the Week honors for her performance last week and now has earned CACC Rookie of the Week four times and CACC Defensive Player of the Week three.
Point guard
Cassie Sebold is also averaging double figures, scoring 10.6 points per game. She leads the team with 87 assists (2
nd in CACC, 14
th in NCAA) and is second on the team lead with 20 steals. Sebold is also second on the team with 18 three-point field goals made on the season, while appearing in all but two games this season. Cassie is shooting 83.1% from the free throw line (3
rd best mark in the CACC)
Bri Hewlett moved into a starting role on 12/8 and has scored in double figures in eight of the last ten games. Hewlett is averaging 6.8 points per game and 3.4 rebounds per game. She had a season-high eight rebounds at Georgian Court on 1/11 and had seven field goals in CHC's next game, a win over Jefferson on 1/13.
Lauren Crim leads the team with 23 three-point field goals and is averaging 6.5 points per game. Crim is also shooting 85.7% from the free throw line which would rank among the top three in the CACC but for lack of minimum free throws made.
Morgan Orloski is third in the CACC in assist/turnover ratio (2.0) although has not seen any game action since December. Orloski is also shooting 34.8% from beyond the three-point arc, and 43.2% from the field overall.
Lindsey Lane has started all 18 games and is shooting 41.5% from the field while averaging 4.5 points per game. Lane has made a season-high six field goals against Georgian Court and Felician.
Kaitlyn Carter has also appeared in all 18 games, starting four. She has 11 steals in Chestnut Hill's last seven games and leads the team with 21. She had a season high 11 points vs. Felician on January 8 and has been a stalwart on defense effectively shutting down the best player in each of the Griffins' last three games for most of the contest. Her efforts earned her CACC Defensive player of the Week last week.
Missing is
Leah Miller's 16 points and 10 rebounds per game average. Miller was among the conference leaders in both categories before an injury cut short her season after eight games.
Last Time Out
Philadelphia, Pa. - Taking a break from conference action, the Chestnut Hill College women's basketball team hosted region newcomer College of Staten Island Monday night, cruising to a 68-34 win at Sorgenti Arena.
The Griffins improve to 15-3 overall with the win, a program best ninth straight victory, while the Dolphins fall to 3-12.
It was also a night that head
Jim Connolly could rest his regulars as every player saw at least ten minutes of action on the court.
Bri Hewlett (North Wales, Pa.) led the Griffins with 13 points while
Morgan Sterner (Northampton, Pa.) turned in a career high ten points.
Emily Sekerak (New Tripoli, Pa.) chipped in nine points (also a career high) while
Emily Chmiel (Doylestown, Pa.) added seven points in 11 minutes of action.
Lindsey Lane (Havertown, Pa.) led the Griffins with seven rebounds while
Abbey Spratt (Doylestown, Pa.) had five assists.
Brianna Rider (Nottingham, Md.) and Sekerak finished the game with six and five rebounds respectively.
The Griffins quickly jumped out to a 12-2 lead and never looked, holding the Dolphins to two field goals in the quarter as they led 16-4 after the first ten minutes. A 25-16 second quarter saw the Griffins lead expand to 41-20 at halftime with Griffins having seven different players put points on the board in the first two quarters.
The third quarter saw the Chestnut Hill defense tighten up as they held the Dolphins scoreless in the period while expanding the lead to 55-20. A Sterner three-point basket with 6:47 left in the game gave the Griffins their largest lead of the game at 62-20. Twenty-six seconds later the Dolphin' Jenalyse Alarcon made a layup for the Dolphins first points since the closing seconds of the second quarter. Staten Island followed with a 12-3 run before
Trinity Brittingham (Middletown, Del.) banked in a three-point basket in the final seconds to close out the scoring.
Griffins Climb to #5 in Latest D2SIDA East Region Poll
Philadelphia, Pa. - The Chestnut Hill College Women's Basketball team, following their two wins against D2SIDA region-ranked opponents last week have climbed to the #5 spot in the latest Division 2 Sports Information Directors Association (D2SIDA) East Region poll, released Monday afternoon. The poll is voted on by representatives of each of the three conference that make up the East Region: The Central Atlantic Collegiate conference, The Northeast-10 conference and the East Coast Conference.
In this, the first season that the Griffins' women's basketball program has been ranked, this week's ranking is their highest. Chestnut Hill was ranked at #8 last week. This marks the fifth consecutive week that the Chestnut Hill Women's Basketball team has either been ranked or has received votes in the poll.
The Griffins began the week by defeating then #2 University of the Sciences 51-41 on Tuesday at Sorgenti Arena. The team followed that with a 55-50 win over #10 Post University on Saturday to improve to 14-3 overall and remain the only team in the CACC that is unbeaten in in league play (8-0).
The complete East Region poll is below:
| D2 SIDA EAST REGION POLL- WEEK #10 |
| Rank |
School (First-Place Votes) |
W-L |
Pts. |
Prev. |
| 1 |
Southern New Hampshire (6) |
12-2 |
60 |
1 |
| 2 |
Pace |
14-2 |
52 |
3 |
| 3 |
Le Moyne |
10-2 |
46 |
4 |
| 4 |
Bentley |
9-4 |
42 |
5 |
| 5 |
Chestnut Hill |
14-3 |
37 |
8 |
| 6 |
University of the Sciences |
12-3 |
33 |
2 |
| 7 |
Jefferson |
12-5 |
20 |
6 |
| 8 |
Daemen |
9-3 |
19 |
7 |
| 9 |
Saint Anselm |
9-7 |
15 |
9 |
| 10 |
Post |
10-4 |
3 |
10 |
| RV: |
Mercy 2, Stonehill 1 |
|
|
|
Chmiel Earns Three CACC Women's Basketball Weekly Awards
It's a rare occasion having a first-year player earn both conference Player and Rookie of the Week honors. Chestnut Hill College Women's Basketball player
Emily Chmiel however went one better not only earning Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors (shared both with Holy Family's Lindsey Tretter) but added CACC Defensive Player of the Week honors as well, giving her a share of all three conference awards for the week ending January 23, 2022.
This was Chmiel's first CACC Player of the Week honor. Chmiel however has earned both conference Rookie of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week honors multiple times this season. This week marks the fourth time Chmiel has earned CACC Rookie of the Week honors and third time she has earned CACC Defensive Player of the Week accolades.
In leading the Griffins to a 2-0 week with victories over two region-ranked teams, Chmiel led the Griffins, averaging 15.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 50% from the field and 90% from the free throw line.
Opening the week against University of the Sciences (#2 East Region, #22 nationally in D2SIDA polls), the freshman forward equaled her career high with five blocks and added six rebounds, a steal and two assists in just 18 minutes of playing time, much of which came in the fourth quarter as the Griffins held the Devils without a field goal in the entire period.
On Saturday, Chmiel recorded her seventh double-double of the season as the Griffins rallied from a nine-point deficit to defeat region ranked (#10) Post University 55-50. Chmiel poured in 23 points on 8-14 shooting from the field and a 7-for-8 effort from the free throw line. She also grabbed 12 rebounds (eight defensive) and added three more blocks to her league leading total, which now stands at 33 (also most in the East Region). While on the floor, Chmiel held Post's post player Tai Pagan without a field goal and was part of the Griffin's defense that forced the Eagles to shoot just 3-for-267 (8.5%) in the final two quarters.
For the Week, Chmiel scored 31 points, grabbed 18 rebounds, had eight blocks, two assists and a steal.
The complete list of weekly honors earned by the Chestnut Hill Women's Basketball players is as follows:
Moving up the Ranks
In the Griffins' game against the College of Staten Island on Monday,
Cassie Sebold moved into 5
th place on the Griffins all-time scoring list, with 1,121 points passing Griffin great and now assistant coach Lindsey Alexander who scored 1,116 points during her career (2009-13). Sebold needs seven more points to pass Jennifer Banks who scored 1,126 from 2000-2004 (NCAA DIII era) to move into fourth place on the all-time scoring list.
Griffins and Tigers Comparison
| Griffins |
|
|
|
Tigers |
| 62.7 |
|
Pts/game |
|
59.6 |
| 53.4 |
|
Pts allowed/game |
|
62.8 |
| 37.7 |
|
FG% |
|
33.4 |
| 35.2 |
|
FG% Defense |
|
39.3 |
| 26.8 |
|
3PT FG % |
|
26.4 |
| 77.9 |
|
FT % |
|
69.0 |
| 43.0 |
|
Rebounds/game |
|
42.4 |
| 34.6 |
|
Rebounds allowed/gm. |
|
39.4 |
| 8.4 |
|
Rebound margin |
|
3.0 |
| 14.4 |
|
Assists/game |
|
12.0 |
| 6.9 |
|
Steals/game |
|
8.2 |
| 3.7 |
|
Blocks/game |
|
1.8 |
Scouting the Tigers
Holy Family University enters Wednesday night's game with a 10-9 overall record and a 5-5 mark in CACC games, good enough for fourth place in the league's South Division standings. The tigers have won four in a row, all against CACC opponents. In the four wins they have averaged 63.5 points per game while allowing just 54.8 points per game.
Moe Moore continues to lead the Tigers in both scoring and rebounding with averages of 12.1 points and 8.9 rebounds respectively. She also leads the team with 54 assists and 34 steals. Lindsay Tretter was named CACC co-Player and Co-Rookie of the Week earlier this week (an honor she shared with CHC's
Emily Chmiel) and is now averaging 10.8 points per game while shooting 40.6% from the field. She is second on the team with 22 assists and 22 steals.
Jenn Kokolus leads the team with 11 blocks and is second in rebounding, averaging 6.5 rebounds per game to go along with her 6.9 points per game average. Taylor Cotter and Carolyn Provost are both averaging over six points and four rebounds per game with Prevost having the best shooting percentage from the field for the Tigers (43%)
Eight different players have made at least five starts for the Tigers while only two have appeared in all 19 games, Jessica riepe (3 starts) and Megan Hughes (14 starts)
Last Time Out for Holy Family
Philadelphia, Pa. – The Holy Family University women's basketball team improved to .500 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play with a 5-5 mark after defeating Dominican College, 71-59, in conference action on Sunday afternoon at the Campus Center Gymnasium. The win marked the Tigers fourth straight victory.
Moe Moore and Lindsay Tretter each led the Tigers in scoring with 13 points apiece. Moore (4-9 FG | 5-7 FT) also grabbed seven boards and three assists, while recording three steals and a block on defense. Tretter shot 5-of-9 from the field and added four rebounds and three assists.
Jessica Riepe also scored in double-figures as she came off the bench and provided 11 points after knocking down three three-pointers. Jenn Kokolus finished with a team-high eight rebounds to go along with four points and two steals. Freshman
Ava Morrow and sophomore
Taylor each scored six points and grabbed five rebounds in the game.
A three-point play by Moore to close out the first quarter and give the Tigers a two-point advantage at 15-13, propelled the home squad to a big second quarter. Holy Family outscored Dominican, 23-11, in the second frame and took advantage of free throw opportunities connecting on 8-fo-10 from the line. Holy Family used a 12-4 run to start the quarter and grab its first double-digit lead of the game. Two free throws by senior
Megan O'Connell made the score 27-17 midway through the quarter. The Tigers led by as many as 16 points in the quarter after another two free throws by O'Donnell made the score 38-22. The Tigers would enter the locker rooms at halftime with a 38-24 advantage.
In the fourth quarter the Chargers made a run and cut the Tigers lead down to 12 points after a 9-2 run to open the quarter. Ahead 62-50 with 5:16 to play, the Tigers responded with back-to-back baskets on their next two possessions to increase the lead to 66-50. The Chargers outscored the Tigers, 18-11, in the quarter but the deficit was too much to overcome.
