GREENVILLE, Pa. (March 2) – Saint Vincent College junior center
Ella Marconi was named Honorable Mention All-Presidents' Athletic Conference per a vote of the league's 10 head coaches.
Marconi started all 22 games for the Bearcats in the front court, averaging a double-double with 11.3 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. She ranked second in the PAC in rebounding, while she led the conference with 63 blocked shots. Marconi scored 10 or more points in 14 different games, including six 15-plus-point efforts, highlighted by a 23-point output in a win over Geneva on Jan. 20. She also grabbed 10 or more rebounds in 15 different games, including a 16-rebound performance against Gwynedd Mercy and a pair of 14-rebound games.
Marconi also blocked at least one shot in all 22 games and finished with two or more 21 times, including 5-block performances against Chatham (Dec. 1) and Waynesburg (Nov. 27), and a season-best 6-block effort in the PAC quarterfinals at Grove City. This marks the second straight season in which Marconi has earned All-PAC plaudits, after being named Second Team All-PAC following the 2021 campaign.
Senior guard
Lauren Gamble (Pittsburgh, Pa./Bishop Canevin) represented Saint Vincent on the PAC Sportsmanship Team. Gamble appeared in 19 games during her senior season, providing a spark off the bench while serving in an important leadership role. She scored 35 points while totaling 43 rebounds, 13 assists and eight steals.