D3HOOPS.COM TEAM OF THE WEEK – DEC. 13, 2021-JAN. 2, 2022
MINNEAPOLIS – After making a splash for the Sea Gulls over the holiday break, guard Lauren Fortescue of the Salisbury University women's basketball team was named to the D3Hoops.com Team of the Week for the three weeks ending on Jan. 2.
Fortescue, a senior from Norristown, Pa., averaged 20 points, four rebounds, 3.5 steals and two assists over the Sea Gulls' two victories against William Smith and Pfeiffer at the Jamie L. Roberts Classic in Washington, D.C. On Dec. 20 against William Smith, Fortescue scored a career-high 27 points with seven steals, six rebounds and three assists, leading Salisbury to a 70-67 overtime victory. The next day against Pfeiffer she chipped in 13 points in just 14 minutes of action during a 73-52 Sea Gull rout. Fortescue shot 54 percent over the two games and 44 percent from three-point range.
Through 12 games this season, Fortescue – who took home Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Player of the Week on Monday – is averaging 14.7 points per game, plus 4.6 boards, 3.4 assists and 2.8 steals per game. She ranks in the top seven in the C2C in four major categories, including three-point percentage (.356, fourth), points per game (fifth), steals per game (fifth) and assists per game (seventh).
Fortescue's first career D3Hoops.com nod makes two such honors for the Sea Gulls this season. Kaylee Otlowski made the Team of the Week for Nov. 22-28.
Fortescue and the Sea Gulls, who completed the 2021 half of their schedule with a 10-2 record, take an eight-game winning streak into their 2022 debut at Lancaster Bible College on Wednesday. Tipoff from Lancaster Pa., is set for 7 p.m.
To read the complete D3Hoops.com Week 6 Team of the Week release, CLICK HERE.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football and the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Conference for men's and women's swimming. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 22 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 186 conference championships and 41 Academic All-Americans.
To learn more about the tradition of excellence with Sea Gull Athletics, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or on social media @SUSeaGulls.
