Women's Basketball

Ramsdell Earns Second Consecutive GNAC Weekly Honor

Posted: Dec 05, 2023

PHOTO CREDIT: Laurel Clace '25

STANDISH, Maine – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) weekly honors have been announced as Saint Joseph's College sophomore forward Grace Ramsdell (Wells, Maine) has earned GNAC Women's Basketball Rookie of the Week accolades for the second-consecutive reporting period.

Ramsdell claims the top rookie honor after averaging 12.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game in a 1-1 week for the Monks. She recorded a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds - along with two assists, two steals, and a pair of blocks - in a 64-53 GNAC victory over University of Saint Joseph on Saturday.

Through eight games this winter Ramsdell is averaging 11.9 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 1.5 assists while shooting 41.6% (37-89) from the field, 30.4% (7-23) from three-point range, and 77.8% (14-18) from the free-throw line. She currently ranks second on the team in scoring and rebounding averages and is fourth in the conference in blocked shots (10).

Saint Joseph's (5-3, 1-0 GNAC) will play at Regis College on Saturday in a conference contest set to start at 1:00 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.