Women's Basketball

Stapelfeld Collects Third MWBCA Rookie of the Week Honor

Posted: Feb 07, 2023

STANDISH, Maine – The Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association (MWBCA) weekly honors have been released and Saint Joseph's College freshman guard Elisabeth Stapelfeld (Brookline, N.H.) has been named as the MWBCA Rookie of the Week for the third time this season.

In a 3-0 conference week for the Monks, Stapelfeld averaged 13.7 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.3 steals while shooting 53.8% (14-26) from the floor, .500 (5-10) from three-point range, and 100% (8-8) from the free throw line. The freshman guard scored a career high 20 points in an 84-53 victory at Rivier University on Tuesday.

Through 21 games this winter, Stapelfeld is averaging 9.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.0 assists while posting shooting percentages of 48.3% (72-149), 40.7% (22-54), and 83.3% (35-42) from the field, beyond the arc, and the charity stripe, respectively. She ranks second on the team in field goal percentage and free-throw percentage and third in field goals made, free throws made, scoring average, and points (201).

Saint Joseph's College (17-4, 12-1 GNAC) will play at Anna Maria College on Wednesday evening at 5:00 PM.

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.