Sophomore guard Mackenzie Amalia of the basketball team is the recipient of the Chick-fil-A Robinson RMU Female Student-Athlete of the Week for March 2, 2022. In three games over the course of the last week, Amalia, a native of Beaver Falls, Pa., averaged 10.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists while shooting 57.9 percent (11-for-19) from the floor, including 56.3 percent (9-for-16) from beyond the arc. In a 70-56 win over Purdue Fort Wayne (3/1/22) at the UPMC Events Center in the first round of the 2022 Keeps Horizon League Tournament, Amalia scored a season-high 15 points. She knocked down five of her six attempts from the floor, including 4-for-5 from beyond the arc, to bolster the Colonials. Overall during the 2021-22 campaign, Amalia is averaging 5.4 points per contest and leads RMU in three-pointers with 38.
