Prince George's Women's Basketball Heads To Northern Virginia On Monday

GAME DAY INFORMATION
Prince George's (6-8) at Northern Virginia (5-8)
Monday, January 22, 2018 | 5 p.m.
Ernst Gymnasium | Annandale, Va.  

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opening tip… Prince George's begins a big week of four games in seven days at Northern Virginia on Monday. The Owls will play three of the four games on the road in this span. Prince George's defeated the Nighthawks last season in Largo.

last time out…  Imani Yates scored a career-high 29 points to propel Prince George's Community College past Howard Community College 77-29 on Wednesday. Yates notched her fourth 20-point game of the season and surpassed her previous career high by five points. The freshman put the icing on the cake for her career night by hitting a buzzer beater heave from half court from half court at the end of the game. She also added 10 boards for her third double-double of the season and also registered six steals, two assists and one block on the night. Gina Seifert stuffed the stat sheet with 24 points, 19 rebounds, five assists, four steals and four blocks. It was the sophomore's ninth 20-point game of the season and 10th of her career. She also notched her 12th double-double of the season and 22nd of her career while grabbing the second-most rebounds in her career. Myanna Strong added 15 points, five steals, four assists, five rebounds and three steals. Strong has reached double figures for the seventh time this season and eighth of her career. Gia Thomas hauled in a career-high 13 rebounds while Aja Ceesay recorded double digits in rebounds for the second-straight game after hauling in 11 rebounds on Wednesday.

national recognition for seifert part 2…  For the second time in five weeks, Prince George's Community College women's basketball sophomore Gina Seifert was named the NJCAA Division III Player of the Week on Dec. 20. Seifert first garnered the award for the week of Nov. 13-19. Seifert continued her dominance with her second-straight 30-point performance against NJCAA Division I Chesapeake to match her career high set one week prior against CCBC Catonsville on Dec. 6 and also hauled in a career-best 20 rebounds against the Skipjacks. She shot 13-for-21 from the floor and 4 of 6 from the free throw line while hauling in five offensive and 15 defensive rebounds while also tallying two assists, three steals and a block in the lone contest of the week for the Owls.

national recognition for seifert part 1… Gina Seifert was named the NJCAA Division III Women's Basketball Player of the Week on Nov. 21. Seifert, a sophomore forward, posted three 20-point performances and at least 16 rebounds in the three games while averaging 23.3 points, 17.3 rebounds, 3.0 steals, 2.3 blocks and 1.6 assists per game in the week. She started her week by matching her career high with 25 points along with 16 rebounds against Allegany College of Maryland on Nov. 15. She then posted 22 points and 18 rebounds against Butler County Community College on Nov. 17 and 23 points and 18 rebounds against Westmoreland County Community College on Nov. 18. She shot 48.0 percent (24-for-50) from the floor and 81.5 percent (22-for-27) from the free throw line while also tallying nine steals, seven blocks and five assists in the three games.

having a career day… Freshman Imani Yates recorded a career-high 29 points against Howard on Jan. 17. Sophomore Aja Ceesay hauled in a career-high 13 rebounds against Anne Arundel on Jan. 5. Freshman Camry Gantt notched a career-high 12 points against Montgomery on Dec, 20. Sophomore Gina Seifert has notched a career-high four times this season and matched her career-high for the second-straight game after scoring 30 points at Chesapeake on Dec. 14 after posting 30 points against CCBC Catonsville on Dec. 6. The sophomore, who posted a career best for points three times at home and once on the road, also hauled in a career-high 20 rebounds against the Skipjacks. Freshman Daja Latten posted her first double-digit point performance against Chesapeake with 15 points. Freshman Rickkia Jackson notched a career-high 11 points against Butler County. Jackson then hauled in a career-best 14 boards against Westmoreland on Nov. 18. Sophomore Myanna Strong led the way for the Owls against Pennsylvania Highlands on Nov. 8 with a career-high 18 points. Latten (13 rebounds) recorded a career high in rebounds against Potomac State on Dec. 2.

the point is double figures… Sophomore Gina Seifert has posted double figures in points 14 times this season and 30 times in her career. Sophomore Myanna Strong has eight 10+ point games in her career including seven times this season while freshman Imani Yates has reached double figures in points nine times this campaign. Freshmen Camry Gantt has two 10-point games to her credit while Daja Latten and Rickkia Jackson each have a 10-point game.

20-20 vision… Sophomore Gina Seifert has 10 20-point performances and two 30-point performances in her career, including nine 20-point games and both 30-point outbursts this season. Freshman Imani Yates has posted 20 points three times this season, including a career-best 29 points against Howard on Jan. 17.

on the boards… Sophomore Gina Seifert has reached double figures in rebounds 27 times in her career including 12 times in 2017-18. Seifert has also hauled in 15 or more rebounds 11 times in her career including eight this season. Freshman Rickkia Jackson has four 10+ rebound game this season. Freshmen Daja Latten and Imani Yates each have two 10+ rebound games this season. 

double trouble… Sophomore Gina Seifert has 22 double-doubles in her career including 12 this season. She registered a career-high 30 points and 20 rebounds against Chesapeake on Dec. 14. Freshman Imani Yates has three double-doubles and fellow freshman Daja Latten has turned the trick once this season.

one seifert to rule them all… After playing with her sister Lisa Seifert last season, sophomore Gina Seifert returns in 2017-18 to Prince George's with Lisa now at Salisbury University. The sophomore ranked second on the team with 11.0 points and a team-best 9.4 rebounds per game last season. She has posted 10 20-point performances, two 30-point tilts and 30 games with at least 10 points in her two-year career. The sophomore has 27 double-figure rebound performances and 22 double-doubles in her career. She has been named the NJCAA Division III Women's Basketball Player of the Week twice in 2017-18. In the classroom, Gina Seifert was a 4.0 student last year to earn NJCAA All-Academic first team honors. Seifert is the third of three siblings to play at Prince George's Community College. Along with Lisa, her older brother Stevie was a member of the 2014 NJCAA World Series Owls baseball team. Her mother Teresa has been a professor for 32 years in Largo, was once the women's basketball head coach and was just named the Owls new softball head coach in the fall.

welcome to the perch… Head coach Tiona Harris has added freshman Camry Gantt, Daja Latten, Rickkia Jackson, Giovanni Thomas and Imani Yates to the team in 2016-17.

that's gold, jerry, gold… Prince George's is celebrating its 50th Anniversary of Prince George's Athletics in 2017-18. Prince George's unveiled gold uniforms for men's soccer against Cecil on Sept. 15 as part of the 50th Anniversary of Prince George's Athletics, A Celebration of the Past, Present, And Future. The men's and women's basketball teams unveiled their gold jerseys for the doubleheader against CCBC Catonsville on Dec. 6 and will be wearing them for select games the rest of the season.

hosting maryland juco tournament… Prince George's will be hosting the Maryland JUCO Tournament for both men's and women's basketball on Feb. 23-25.

women's basketball tradition… The women's basketball team has won the Maryland JUCO Tournament seven times (1973-74, 1974-75, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1985-86, 1988-89 and 2000-01) and the NJCAA Region XX title four times (1974-75, 1988-89, 2005-06 and 2015-16).

about the coach… Head coach Tiona Harris, a former women's basketball standout at Prince George's Community College, begins her seventh season as head coach of the Owls. She guided the Owls to the 2014-15 NJCAA Region XX Division III title and a trip to the national tournament.