Eight Newcomers Join Women’s Basketball for 2022-23
On the eve of the 2022-23 season, head coach Ed Leyden has unveiled that eight new faces will help make up the 13-player Suffolk women’s basketball team for the its 40th campaign.
2022-23 SUFFOLK WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER
BOSTON – On the eve of the 2022-23 season, head coach Ed Leyden has unveiled that nine new faces will help make up the 13-player Suffolk women's basketball team for the its 40th campaign.
The group is comprised of six true freshmen in Colby Casey, Mia Fantauzzi, Colby Guinta,Kendall Jacques, Ellie Moffat and Arlenis Veloz and a pair of transfers, graduate student Katie Kirsch, who began her collegiate career at Trinity, and senior Madi Mahoney, who brought her talents to Beantown from Southern New Hampshire.
Position wise, there are five back court players in Casey, Fantauzzi, Mahoney, Moffat and Veloz, a true front court player in Jacques and a pair of swing players, guard/forward Fanatuzzi and forward/center Kirsch.
The nine rookies will be combined with the quartet of returners in junior Amanda DeAngelis, sophomores Aisling Crowley and Maddie Stewart and senior Lily Patneaude.
Action gets underway tomorrow, Thursday, Nov. 10 when Bridgewater State stops by Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court for a 7 p.m. showdown.
COLBY CASEY | G | FR | 5-5 | BURLINGTON, VT. / VERMONY ACDAEMY
MIA FANTAUZZI | G | FR | 5-0 | LONDONDERRY, N.H. / DUBLIN SCHOOL
BEFORE SUFFOLK – DUBLIN SCHOOL
Letterwinner at the Dublin School ... Led the Dublin School to the NEPSAC Class D Championship ... 1,000-point scorer at the Dublin School ... Also lettered in soccer and lacrosse.
COLBY GUINTA | G/F | FR | 5-11 | MANCHESTER, N.H. / TILTON SCHOOL
KENDALL JACQUES | F | FR | 6-0 | BILLERICA, MASS. / BILLERICA
BEFORE SUFFOLK – BILLERICA
Letterwinner at Billerica and captained the team ...Also lettered in soccer and track & field.
KATIE KIRSCH | F/C | GR | 6-0 | PELHAM, N.H. / CENTRAL CATHOLIC / TRINITY COLLEGE
BEFORE SUFFOLK – TRINITY (2018-22)
Two-year captain ... NESCAC All-Sportsmanship Team in 2021-22 ... Two-time NESCAC All-Academic Team honoree.
BEFORE SUFFOLK – CENTRAL CATHOLIC
Four-year letterwinner at Central Catholic and captained the team as a senior ... Regional Player of the Year ... Two-time all-conference ... Also lettered in volleyball and captained the team as a senior ... Led Central Catholic to the 2016 MVC Championship and the Division I North Championship ... Earned letterwinner status in track & field.
MADI MAHONEY | G | SR | 5-8 | DERRY, N.H. / PINKERTON ACADEMYC / SNHU
BEFORE SUFFOLK – SNHU (2019-22)
Began her collegiate career at SNHU ... Appeared in 13 games ... Scored 16 points ... Grabbed one board ... Dished out three assists ... Recorded three steals ... Had one swat.
ELLIE MOFFAT | G | FR | 5-4 | STRATFORD, CONN. / HAMDEN HALL COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
BEFORE SUFFOLK – HAMDEN HALL COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
Letterwinner and two-year captain at Hamden Hall Country Day School ... All-FAA Second-Team ... Also lettered in soccer and captained the team for two seasons ... Honor roll student-athlete ... Peer Leader as a senior.
ARLENIS VELOZ | G | FR | 5-5 | LOWELL, MASS. / CENTRAL CATHOLIC