Sports briefs
PAC weekly awards
Washington & Jefferson sophomore forward Alie Seto was named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for her performance in a pair of Presidents’ victories last week.
Seto scored 18 points in a 66-56 road win at Bethany and then added a game-high 20-point performance in a 65-53 victory over Grove City on Saturday. Seto averaged 19 points and six rebounds per game.
- Waynesburg freshman Aubrey Wingeart was named the PAC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week after a pair of first-place finishes Saturday at the Kenyon College Classic.
Wingeart won the mile in 5:23.07 and 3,000-meters in 10:31.75 (adjusted) to earn her second conference honor. Her time in the 3K was the fastest in the conference this season.
Barrett gets
PSAC honor
For the fourth time this season, California University redshirt senior women’s basketball player Seairra Barrett was chosen the PSAC West Athlete of the Week on Monday afternoon.
Barrett averaged 23.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game, as the Vulcans earned a pair of league victories to keep pace in the PSAC West standings. She posted a .529 field-goal percentage (18-of-34) in two home victories to help Cal clinch a berth in the league tournament. Barrett had her eighth double-double of the season with 33 points and 13 rebounds, plus two assists, two blocked shots and three steals, on Wednesday in a 79-45 victory over Gannon. Barrett finished with 14 points, three rebounds, two assists and three steals in a 61-41 win against Pitt-Johnstown on Saturday.
A three-year starter, Barrett is second in the PSAC in scoring at 22.7 points per game while becoming only the sixth player in school history to eclipse 1,800 career points. She also paces the league with 8.6 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game while also ranking sixth with a .506 field-goal percentage.
Barrett has been named the PSAC West Athlete of the Week six times in her career.
In the NHL
Michael Frolik and Mikael Backlund each had a goal and an assist in the third period to help the Calgary Flames beat the Arizona Coyotes on Monday.
Mark Giordano also had a goal and an assist, and Derek Ryan and Austin Czarnik had the other goals for the Flames, who won their second straight to improve to 3-3-2 since the All-Star break. Elias Lindholm assisted on both third-period goals, Rasmus Andersson also had two assists, and Mike Smith stopped 27 shots in his third straight start (2-0-1).
Conor Garland and Jordan Weal scored for the Coyotes. Calvin Pickard finished with 29 saves in his third start for Arizona since being claimed off waivers from Philadelphia on Nov. 29.
In college basketball
Kyle Guy scored 23 points and No. 3 Virginia pulled away in the second half to beat No. 20 Virginia Tech 64-58 on Monday night.
Ty Jerome added 16 points and De’Andre Hunter had 10 for the Cavaliers (23-2, 11-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who swept the regular-season series with their state rivals and won for the sixth time in their last eight visits to Cassell Coliseum.
Kerry Blackshear Jr. had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Hokies (20-6, 9-5), who played their sixth game in a row without floor leader Justin Robinson (injured foot). Ahmed Hill added 16 points, but the Hokies made just 3 of 27 attempts from beyond the 3-point arc.