Adirondack grad and Monmouth freshman Kranbuhl named MAAC Rookie of the Week
Belle Kranbuhl, a 2020 graduate of Adirondack High School, was named MAAC Rookie of the Week for her play over the past three games. It s her first collegiate honor.
Posted: Feb 8, 2021 11:02 PM
Updated: Feb 8, 2021 11:03 PM
Posted By: Spencer Davidson
EDISON, N.J. - Adirondack High School graduate Belle Kranbuhl is already making a name for herself at the collegiate level.
The Monmouth University freshman was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Rookie of the Week, Monday.
This is the first conference honor of her young collegiate career.
In three games over the past week, Kranbuhl averaged 12 points and 9.3 rebounds. She also registered two double-doubles, with a 16-point and 12-rebound game (both career-highs) in a win over Siena, and a 10 and 10 game against Quinnipiac.
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Tuesday’s college roundup: No. 2 Baylor stays unbeaten, tops No. 6 Texas, 83-69
Baylor uses a big run to pull away to dispose of Texas.
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Baylor’s MaCio Teague drives to the basket against Texas’ Greg Brown, right, during the second half Tuesday night at Austin, Texas.
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AUSTIN, Texas Davion Mitchell scored 27 points and No. 2 Baylor used a big run to pull away for an 83-69 victory over sixth-ranked Texas on Tuesday night.
Baylor (17-0, 9-0 Big 12) has won every game this season by at least eight points and looked to be in a fight with its closest pursuer in the conference. Texas (11-4, 5-3) was within six points late before Baylor pulled away behind open 3-pointers from Adam Flagler and Mitchell.
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Before the Siena bus departs, Saints coach Ali Jaques stands near her seat in the front and counts to ensure that everyone has boarded.
That task won’t take long today.
Siena a team that has spent nearly half this season in quarantine will have only six players aboard when the bus rolls away from the Saints’ campus in Loudonville, for the trip to Monmouth today. The total travel party is 10: the players, two coaches, an athletic trainer and a bus driver.
That’s it.
“The novelty of it, I think it’s a thing you have to accept,” Jaques said. “We’re in this weird situation and we have to accept what it is and then understand how we can be successful and find opportunity in that situation.”
That’s it.
“The novelty of it, I think it’s a thing you have to accept,” Jaques said. “We’re in this weird situation and we have to accept what it is and then understand how we can be successful - and find opportunity in that situation.”
This much is certain: It is a weird situation.
Siena has 14 players on the roster; of the eight who won’t be on the trip to Monmouth, most are in quarantine for virus-related reasons - which can include positive tests or contact tracing suggesting they may have been exposed to COVID-19. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference has a requirement that teams must play if they have eight available players; Siena elected to play with fewer.