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Men's Basketball

Cossaro, Renneisen Named Rookie of the Week; Five Named to Honor Roll

Sam Cossaro of Molloy women's lacrosse and Kevin Renneisen of men's lacrosse were named ECC Rookie of the Week, announced by the league this afternoon. Additionally, seniors Jake Taylor and Sophia Yearwood, juniors Brooke Grossjung and Bryce Merchant, and freshman Sharmeela Ugbogbo were selected to their sports' Weekly Honor Rolls.
 
Cossaro scored the first three goals of her collegiate career in Molloy's 19-4 win over American International. The freshman added an assist for a game-high four points. She also added two ground balls, a caused turnover, and a draw control.
 
Renneisen netted his first two collegiate goals in #12 Molloy's 13-9 victory over Wilmington. The freshman scored twice just over a three-minute span.
 
Taylor led the #12 Lions with five points in a 13-9 victory over Wilmington. The senior was a major facilitator all afternoon, dishing out a career-high four assists while adding a goal of his own as well as two ground balls and two caused turnovers.
 
Yearwood averaged 21.5 points per game on the week for the Lions. The senior netted 25 points and added eight rebounds in Molloy's win over UDC, shooting 40 percent from the field and going 10-for-10 from the foul line. To close the regular season, Yearwood put up 18 points on a 50 percent day from both the field (7-of-14) and three-point range (4-of-8). On the week, she added an average of 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, shooting at .448 from the field, .411 from long distance, and 1.000 from the foul line.
 
Grossjung tallied a career-high four points in Molloy's 19-4 victory over American International. Grossjung netted career-high three goals in the effort and added an assist. In addition, the midfielder matched a career-high three caused turnovers to lead the Lions while adding three ground balls.
 
Merchant led the Molloy offense averaging 20.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game in two games on the week. The junior tallied a 20-point, 11-rebound double-double on Wednesday before ending the week with a 21-point performance at Staten Island on 62 percent shooting from the field.
 
Ugbogbo led the Lions with an average of 14.0 rebounds per game on the week to go with 8.0 points and 1.5 assists per game. The freshman's week was highlighted by a double-double at Staten Island with 10 points and 15 rebounds, adding an assist and a block. Earlier, Ugbogbo put up 13 rebounds to go with six points, two blocks, a steal, and an assist against UDC.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Sophia Yearwood

#12 Sophia Yearwood

G
5' 11"
Senior
Bryce Merchant

#9 Bryce Merchant

G
6' 5"
Junior
Sharmeela Ugbogbo

#33 Sharmeela Ugbogbo

C
6' 3"
Freshman
Brooke Grossjung

#10 Brooke Grossjung

M
5' 5"
Junior
Sam Cossaro

#16 Sam Cossaro

A/M
5' 3"
Freshman
Jake Taylor

#22 Jake Taylor

A
6' 0"
Senior
Kevin Renneisen

#40 Kevin Renneisen

A
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sophia Yearwood

#12 Sophia Yearwood

5' 11"
Senior
G
Bryce Merchant

#9 Bryce Merchant

6' 5"
Junior
G
Sharmeela Ugbogbo

#33 Sharmeela Ugbogbo

6' 3"
Freshman
C
Brooke Grossjung

#10 Brooke Grossjung

5' 5"
Junior
M
Sam Cossaro

#16 Sam Cossaro

5' 3"
Freshman
A/M
Jake Taylor

#22 Jake Taylor

6' 0"
Senior
A
Kevin Renneisen

#40 Kevin Renneisen

5' 7"
Freshman
A