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Mar. 3rd Athletes of the Week

Winter: Week 14

Male Athletes of the Week

Nicholas Garbarino

Sport:  Lacrosse

College:  Onondaga Community College

Hometown:  Binghamton, NY

Garbarino of the top-ranked Onondaga Community College men’s lacrosse team helped lead the Lazers to a 26-2 season-opening win over nationally ranked SUNY Delhi on Friday after scoring a career-high 10 points. Garbarino tallied eight goals and two assists as the No. 1 Lazers won their 88th consecutive game with a 26-2 victory over the seventh ranked Broncos.

 

Naquil Jones

Sport:  Basketball

College:  Genesee Community College

Hometown:  Philadelphia, PA

Naquil was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2014-15 NJCAA Region III Division II men's basketball tournament, helping GCC to its first regional title in 12 years. Jones scored a game-high 31 points and was a perfect 10-10 at the free-throw line in the semifinals against Niagara County CC and finished with a game-high 27 points and eight rebounds in the finals against Monroe CC. Genesee battled back to win the championship after trailing by 18 points late in the second half.

Female Athlete of the Week

Alyssa Crosby

Sport:  Basketball

College:  Jefferson Community College

Hometown:  Brier Hill, NY

Alyssa led Jefferson to a semifinal berth in the Region 3 tournament this weekend. She averaged 25 points per game and 12 rebounds per game while shooting 58 % from the floor.  In the Cannoneers quarterfinal win over Fulton-Montgomery CC Alyssa surpassed the 1000 point mark in her career at Jefferson, becoming the third player in program history to reach that mark.