Women’s Basketball Player – St. John Fisher
Portia Velasco, Sophomore, Guard – Vallejo, CA/Carondelet
 
Portia Velasco shot 54.8% from the field and 88.9% from the line as St. John Fisher secured the No. 4 seed in the Empire 8 Tournament. She scored a career-high 34 points as the Cardinals defeated Hartwick 68-57 Friday night. Velasco went a perfect 10-for-10 from the floor and 12-of-14 from the charity stripe in the outing.  The 34-points was the most scored by a Fisher player since Colleen Maloney netted 35 during the 2010-11 season. She started the week with 14 points and a string of fours across the stat sheet in the rebound, assist and steal columns.