ALFRED, NY – First-year Grace Rittenhouse (Dansville, NY/Dansville) of the Alfred University women's basketball team was named the Empire 8 Women's Basketball Rookie of the Week, as made official in an announcement by Associate Commissioner, Joe Venniro on Monday afternoon.
 
Rittenhouse may have tied for a game-high 20 points at Keuka College, but overall, statistically, led both the Saxons and Wolves in the Alfred University road win as she had a game-high 11 rebounds, a game-high three steals, a game-high 3-point % (3-for-4 or 0.750) and tied for game-high 3-pointers made.
 
It was Rittenhouse's first collegiate double-double as she hit career-highs across the board. She was 7-of-11 from the floor (0.636) and a perfect, 3-for-3 from the free throw line. She pulled down a career-best six offensive rebounds and tied her best with five defensive rebounds.
 
She joined men's lacrosse's Justin Mosher (Hilton, NY/Hilton) in Empire 8 honors as he was named the Men's Lacrosse Co-Player of the Week on Monday. Rittenhouse and the Saxons will next host Keuka College on Wednesday, March 17 at 7:00pm in the Terry S. Galanis Family Arena.