College notebook: Trest making immediate impact at Seton Hill
Cheyenne Trest
Josh Wise
Hannah Greene
Aaron Harris
Cheyenne Trest could not have scripted a better start to her college basketball season.
A freshman guard at Seton Hill and a Canon-McMillan graduate, Trest has been named the PSAC West Division Freshman of the Week each of the first two weeks of the season. She became the first Griffins women’s basketball player to ever win back-to-back weekly awards from the PSAC.
Trest had her fourth double-figure scoring effort when she scored 14 points in each of the PSAC crossover matchups last weekend. In an 89-51 win over Lock Haven, Trest just missed a double-double, finishing with 14 points and nine assists. She also had six rebounds and four steals in the win.
In a 77-73 loss to Mansfield, Trest scored 14 points and made eight of 10 free throws.
Seton Hill played an exhibition game Tuesday against Division I St. Francis (Pa.) and Trest scored eight points, making three of six shots, and had four assists.
Trest is averaging 13 points per game and is Seton Hill’s second-leading scorer. She is tied for 7th in the PSAC in total assists with 17.
In golf
Seton Hall freshman Mia Kness of Venetia was named the Big East Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week after winning the Brown Bear Fall Invitational, held Oct. 15-16, in Seekonk, Mass. Kness, a Peters Township graduate, won on the fourth playoff hole over teammate Maddie Sager for her first tournament championship in only five collegiate tournaments. Among all Seton Hall golfers who had won a tournament, Kness played the second-fewest events before her initial victory.
Kness had three birdies in route to an even-par 71 in the final round to finish the tournament with a 1-under 141 (71-71). Kness and Sager set the Seton Hall record for lowest par-71 two-round score.
Jake Sollon, a sophomore at Rider and a Venetia native, placed 11th in a field of 150 golfers at the Lehigh Invitational held at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem.
Sollon, a Peters Township graduate, had a two-day total of 150 after shooting an opening-round 1-over 73 that had him tied for second place. He had 15 pars, which led all golfers, during the first round.
Sollon had a team-best 76.44 scoring average during his freshman season.
In basketball
Pitt-Johnstown’s Josh Wise, a sophomore guard from Washington, scored a career-high 27 points in a 99-88 loss Sunday to East Stroudsburg.
Wise made nine of 12 shots from the field, including three of five three-point attempts, and was 6-for-6 at the free-throw line. He also grabbed seven rebounds.
Wise went into UPJ’s game Tuesday night at Nyack as the Mountain Cats’ second-leading scorer at 17.8 points per game and the leading rebounder (5.5).
Waynesburg’s Mackenna Drazich, a senior guard/forward from Avella, was named the Yellow Jackets’ Women’s Basketball Player of the Week after averaging 13 points per game in the season-opening Hampton Inn Tip-Off Classic last weekend in Mechanicsburg. She scored a game-high 19 points on eight-of-13 shooting against SUNY Geneseo on Sunday. Drazich made 50 percent of her three-point tries (3-for-6) and grabbed five rebounds.
In football
Justin Watson, a senior wide receiver for Penn and a South Fayette graduate, tied his career-high with 13 receptions Saturday in the Quakers’ 29-22 victory over Cornell on Senior Day.
Watson concluded the best career by any Penn wide receiver – and arguably the best among Ivy League wideouts. He finished with 286 career receptions, which ranks No. 1 all-time at Penn, No. 3 in Ivy League history and No. 13 in FCS history. His 3,777 career receiving yards also is a Penn record and ranks second in Ivy League history.
Watson caught at least one pass in 40 consecutive games, which is the longest active streak in FCS and the fourth-longest in Division I. He also became the first Penn player to catch a touchdown in 10 consecutive games and finished with 14 scoring receptions this season.
Four Washington & Jefferson players have received Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Senior wide receiver Jesse Zubik received the second Academic All-District award of his career. He joined first-time honorees senior linebacker Nick Murgo, junior offensive lineman Andrew Reo and sophomore offensive lineman Keaton Turney.
Zubik maintains a 3.33 grade-point average as a financial economics major. During the regular season, Zubik had 65 receptions for 1,210 yards and 14 touchdowns, breaking the W&J and Presidents’ Athletic Conference records for receiving yards and touchdowns and the school mark for career receptions. He was named first team All-PAC for the second consecutive season. He is one of only seven wide receivers in Division III history with 4,500 yards and the 12th to catch at least 50 TDs.
Murgo has a 3.53 GPA and is majoring in business administration. Among all active players in Division III, Murgo ranks third in career tackles at 391, which is 11th in all four levels of NCAA football.
This season, Murgo leads the team and ranks sixth in the PAC on tackles, including 48 solo.
Reo is a double major in computing and information studies and accounting. He has a 3.65 GPA. Also a First-Team All-PAC selection, Reo started eight games at right guard for the W&J offense that ranked 19th in Division III with 476 yards per game.
Turney has a 3.75 GPA as a chemistry major. The sophomore has started every game at right tackle for the Presidents, helping anchor an offensive line that has sparked the 16th-ranked passing offense in the country.
Chris Corrado, a senior offensive lineman at Geneva and a McMurray native, received honorable mention status on the All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference team. Corrado helped Geneva produce the top rushing offense in the conference at 314.5 yards per game.
In volleyball
Hannah Greene, a freshman middle hitter from McDonald and a Fort Cherry graduate, was a member of the Cleveland State team that won the Horizon League championship and will be playing in the NCAA tournament that begins Nov. 30.
Greene has helped Cleveland State to a 22-7 record by playing in 15 matches. She had a season-high nine kills in a loss to Binghamton.
In soccer
Winthrop’s Allie Thomas, a sophomore forward from Canonsburg and a Canon-McMillan graduate, was voted to the All-Big South Conference first team. Thomas was the Eagles’ leading scorer with 15 points on seven goals, including two game-winners, and one assist. Her seven goals were tied for third in the conference. The goals came on only 13 shots on goal.
Sabrina Bryan, a freshman from Cecil, helped Hofstra win the Colonial Athletic Association championship and advance to the NCAA tournament.
Bryan, who played on Canon-McMillan’s state championship team last fall, started all 21 games for Hofstra and scored two goals and had six points.
Hofstra defeated Northeastern 2-1 in the CAA championship before losing to Auburn, 1-0, in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Aaron Harris, a sophomore midfielder for Penn State Behrend and a McGuffey graduate, was named to the All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference first team. Harris earned his second conference honor after being named to the third team last season. He was second this season for the Lions in goals (8), assists (5), and points (21). He helped Behrend to a 16-5-1 record and a berth in the ECAC playoffs.