Velasco Named ECAC Co-Rookie of the Year
Portia Velasco of the St. John Fisher College women’s basketball team has been named to the 2011-12 ECAC Division III Upstate Women’s Basketball All-Star Team as Co-Rookie of the Year.
Starting all 26 games, the freshman point guard led the Cardinals in scoring, averaging 14.2 points per game. She also led the team with nearly four assists per game, good for third in the Empire 8 and nearly four-times more than her next-closest teammate. Velasco also led the way in free throw percentage, converting 80.2% of her shots from the charity stripe.
This is just the latest honor of many bestowed upon Velasco for her play this past season. Twice she was named as the College’s Female Athlete of the Week, once for the week ending November 27 and the other for the week ending January 2. Her stellar performance in her first year also gained her recognition from the Empire 8, as she was named as the Conference’s Rookie of the Year in addition to Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors on multiple occasions.
The Cardinals finished the season 11-15, falling to No. 1 seeded Ithaca in the semifinals of the Empire 8 Championship.