LATHAM, N.Y. - Thanks to her efforts in three games last week, Penn State Harrisburg's Jayla Galbreath has been named the United East Women's Basketball Player of the Week.
Galbreath turned in the best performance of her career in a victory over Pitt-Bradford on Saturday night, pouring in 27 points on 10-of-12 shooting, including seven 3-pointers. She also dished out five assists and grabbed three rebounds in the win. The next day, the junior followed it up with 11 points and five assists in a setback to a St. John Fisher squad receiving votes in the most-recent WBCA Division III Top 25 Poll. The Shrewsbury, Pa. native was named to the Pride-Spirit-Honor All-Tournament team at the conclusion of the weekend. For the week, she averaged 15.6 points and 3.6 assists per contest on 59.3 percent shooting from the floor and 57.9 percent shooting from 3-point range.
The Lions (4-3) return to action when they open conference play by hosting United East foe Wells at the Capital Union Building on Friday night, Dec. 3. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.
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