Women's Basketball

Stapelfeld Earns GNAC & MWBCA Rookie of the Week Accolades

Posted: Nov 29, 2022

STANDISH, Maine – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) and Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association (MWBCA) weekly awards have been released and Saint Joseph's College freshman guard Elisabeth Stapelfeld (Brookline, N.H.) has collected Rookie of the Week honors from both organizations.

Stapelfeld was an all-around contributor for the Monks last week as the freshman guard averaged 8.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists in a 2-0 week. She netted 10 points and pulled down eight rebounds while dealing five assists in a win at UMaine-Farmington on Tuesday and chipped in with seven points and a pair of assists in a triumph over University of Southern Maine on Sunday.

Through six games this fall Stapelfeld is averaging 5.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per contest while shooting 48.3% (14-29) from the floor and 30.8% (4-13) from three-point distance. She currently ranks second on the team in FG% and is third in total assists (14).

The pair of weekly accolades are the first of Stapelfeld's collegiate career.

Saint Joseph's College is back in action on Thursday with a 7:00 PM game at Bates College.

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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.