Janelle Junior, Julissa Anderson Represent Firebirds in D.C. Winter Classic All-Tournament Team
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The University of the District of Columbia women's basketball team, host of the two-day, four-team, D.C. Winter Classic Tournament held on December 29th-30th, was represented by senior guard Janelle Junior and junior guard Julissa Anderson on the All-Tournament Team, which was announced after the conclusion of the tournament.
Junior (Administration of Justice – Riverside, CA/La Sierra HS) averaged 12.5 points and 3.0 steals per-game in a 1-1 weekend for the Firebirds. She first dropped a game-high 15 points in a 67-51 victory over Felician on Saturday and then pitched in 10 points in a 50-39 loss to Assumption on Sunday. She had three steals in both games.
Anderson (Criminal Justice – Greensboro, NC/Southeast Guilford HS) had a season and game-high 16 points in the Firebirds loss to Assumption on Sunday, and she finished with two-day averages of 13.0 points and 5.0 rebounds to lead the Firebirds this past weekend.
No. 18 Shaw University, which won both its games against Assumption and Felician, had two players earn All-Tournament honors: Sequoyah Griffin and Taylor Dalrymple. Griffin led the Bears' charge in the win over Felician on Sunday and finished with two-day averages of 13.0 points and 3.0 rebounds while Dalrymple dominated inside against Assumption on Saturday and finished with two-day averages of 17.0 points and 12.0 rebounds.
Assumption, which split its tournament games over the weekend, was represented on the All-Tournament Team by Sabrina Siciliano. She finished with two-day averages of 14.0 points and 11.0 rebounds, which included a 17-point, 11-rebound effort in the Greyhounds' loss to Shaw. Jac'Quel Saunders represented winless Felician with two-day averages of 13.0 points and 4.0 rebounds.
D.C. Winter Classic All-Tournament Team
Jac'Quel Saunders – Felician
Sabrina Siciliano – Assumption
Janelle Junior – District of Columbia
Julissa Anderson – District of Columbia
Sequoyah Griffin - Shaw
Taylor Dalrymple – Shaw
D.C. Winter Classic Results
Saturday, December 29th
No. 18 Shaw 63, No, 26 Assumption 44
District of Columbia 67, Felician 51
Sunday, December 30th
No. 18 Shaw 74, Felician 66
No. 26 Assumption 50, District of Columbia 39