The City College of New York Athletics

VanEsselstyn Earns Rookie of the Week Honors

2/2/2010 12:40:52 PM

Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Week:

Taryn VanEsselstyn
City College of New York
Freshman / Forward / 5’11” / Chatham HS / Chatham, MA

Freshman Taryn VanEsselstyn helped the Beavers pick up two non-conference victories this week. Against St. Joseph's College (CT), she recorded nine points and eight rebounds, shooting 4-of-7 from the floor. In CCNY's loss against York she shot 6-of-10 from the floor, recording 13 points and seven rebounds. VanEsselstyn saved her best performance of the week for Friday's 87-21 victory over the College of New Rochelle. On the way to her sixth double-double of the season, she scored a career high 21 points along with 12 rebounds.

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Athletes of the Week

Willis Fernandez

Baseball

The senior shortstop was pivotal to the Beavers 3-1 record to open the season. He hit 10-17 for an average of .588 with 6 runs and 4 RBI's. His best game came against Yeshiva College in which he batted 4-5, hitting for the cycle, while scoring 3 runs and batting in 3 RBI's himself in the 15-1 rout of their opponents.

Jessica Wang

Women's Fencing

The sophomore has been a force for the Beavers at foil all season long. Her stellar performance continued at the Eastern Women's Fencing Championships. Wang claimed the silver medal, winning 14 bouts while only losing 3. She was also named to the First Team All Conference Team for the 2009-2010 season.

Did You Know...

Women's Basketball Fact

The all-time CUNYAC leading scorer, in both Men's & Women's Basketball, is a CCNY graduate. Lauren Cargill (1999-2003) totaled 2,272 points in her career at CCNY.