Women's Basketball

Ramsdell Picked as GNAC & NEWBA Rookie of the Week

Posted: Jan 30, 2024

PHOTO CREDIT: Laurel Clace '25

STANDISH, Maine – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) and New England Women's Basketball Coaches Association (NEWBA) weekly accolades have been announced and Saint Joseph's College sophomore forward Grace Ramsdell (Wells, Maine) has been selected as the Rookie of the Week by both organizations.

Ramsdell claims the weekly honors after averaging 16.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.0 steals in a 2-0 conference week for the Monks. The sophomore forward scored 17 points and shot 63.6% (7-11) from the field in a win over New England College on Wednesday and added 16 points and seven rebounds in a victory at Anna Maria College on Saturday. For the week, Ramsdell shot 56.5% (13-23) from the floor and 85.7% (6-7) from the FT line and accumulated her stats while logging only 23.5 minutes per game.

For Ramsdell, the GNAC top rookie honor is her sixth of the season while the NEWBA award is her second of the year. She was also listed on the Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association (MWBCA) honor roll for her efforts.

Through 19 games this winter for the 12-7 Monks, Ramsdell leads the team in rebounding (7.9 RPG), field goals made (99) and blocked shots (13) and ranks second on the squad in scoring average (13.5 PPG) and field goal percentage (46.5%, 99-213).

Saint Joseph's College (12-7, 8-0 GNAC) will play at Rivier University tonight in a conference contest set for a 7:00 PM tip-off.

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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.