Sage's Knockwood and Parslow honored by Skyline Conference
New York, NY— The Sage College's women's basketball team had two players honored on Monday night with the release of the weekly awards. Rookie guard Emily Parslow (Fonda, NY/Fonda-Fultonville) was named the Skyline Rookie of the Week, while junior forward Krystyn Knockwood (Troy, NY/Troy) earned Co-Player of the Week acclaim for her efforts.
Sage posted a 68-60 win over St. Joseph's College-Brooklyn in the lone contest last week and improves to 14-2, while owning the only undefeated league record as the team is now 10-0 in the Skyline Conference. The win over the Golden Bears marked a program-record 13th consecutive victory which surpassed last season's 12-game win streak. The Gators are back in action on January 26 travelling to Purchase College for an 8 p.m. Skyline contest and will wrap the week hosting St. Joseph's College (LI) on January 30 at 1 p.m. in Kahl Gym.
Last week against SJC-Brooklyn, Sage led 34-28 at the half and was paced by the play of three players that finished in double digit scoring. Leading the way was Parslow with 17 points to tie her Sage career-high after she added three assists with five steals. The rookie citation for Parslow is her second of the year after having also garnered a recognition on November 23. Parslow is the 18th leading scorer this year in the conference as she checks in with a 9.6 ppg average, while ranking sixth in assists per game (3.1), fourth in three-point field goals made per game (1.8), while also ranking seventh in three-point field goal percentage (31.5%), and sixth in assist to turnover ratio (0.9).
Knockwood added 14 points with a career-high 16 rebounds and a career-high eight blocked shots. The double-double was the second straight for Knockwood. She continues her climb on the Gator career blocked shot list and she is now No. 2 with 76. Last week, she was honored with a placement on the Skyline Weekly Honor Roll. With the release of the latest Skyline women's basketball statistics, Knockwood ranks 15th in scoring with a 9.7 ppg average, while leading the league with her 52.8% field goal percentage. She is also sixth in rebounding with an 8.7 rpg average, while leading the conference with her 2.6 blocks per game average.
Second-year head coach Allison Coleman's Gators own a 14-2 record on the year and have garnered numerous awards thus far on the 2015-2016 campaign. The Gators have had the Skyline Player of the Week three times this season, while also boasting the Rookie of the Week on four times.
