Named the Chick-fil-A Robinson RMU Female Student-Athlete of the Week for Jan. 18, 2023, is junior guard Mackenzie Amalia of the basketball team. Amalia, a native of Beaver Falls, Pa., shares the honor with her teammate, sophomore forward Phoenix Gedeon. In a split last week in Horizon League action that included a 69-63 victory over IUPUI (1/14/23) at the UPMC Events Center, Amalia averaged 11.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists while converting 50 percent (7-for-14) of her shots from the field, including 57.1 percent (4-for-7) from beyond the arc, and 83.3 percent (5-for-6) at the free-throw line. In the win over the Jaguars, Amalia notched 11 points, five boards and five assists in stretching her streak of consecutive double-figure scoring games to three. Overall during the 2022-23 campaign, Amalia is averaging 6.7 points and owns a team-high 52 assists, an average of 3.1 per game.
