USCAA All-American Honors
Uniontown, PA - Penn State Hazleton student-athletes were honored Tuesday night at the United States Collegiate Athetic Association basketball awards banquet for their achievements. Taylor Cannon and Gabriel Toledo were named Academic All-Americans for their education success at Penn State Hazleton. Alexis Daly was named a first team All-American for the third consecutive year, and Jacob Solano was named second team All-American in his first season with Penn State Hazleton.
#23 - Alexis Daly - USCAA 1st Team All-American
Junior forward Alexis Daly (Wyalusing, PA) had another outstanding season for the Lady Lions in 2014-15. Daly averaged a double-double this season posting 16.6 points and 10.5 rebounds per game ranking her 7th in total scoring and 12th in rebounding average amongst USCAA competitors. Alexis scored her 1,000 career point at Penn State York on November 21, making her the third female basketball player in school history to pass that milestone, and now sits just 10 points shy of the scoring record for any basketball player at the campus with 1,284 career points. Daly stood out this season in Round one of the PSUAC playoffs where she delivered season highs with 34 points and 21 rebounds against Penn State Fayette. Recently named player of the year and named first team all-conference honors by the Penn State University Athletic Conference, Daly helped lead her team to its first PSUAC Championship appearance and now to its first appearance at the USCAA National Tournament. Congratulations Alexis on another distinguished season for the Lady Lions!
#13 - Jacob Solano - USCAA 2nd Team All-American
Freshman guard Jacob Solano (Bethlethem, PA) drove the Lions offense during the 2014-15 season. Solano eclipsed the 20 point mark in 13 of 20 games this season and scored a career best 37 on January 21 at Penn State Worthington Scranton. Jacob displayed an outstanding ability to handle the ball, penetrate defenses, and a confident mid-range attack which made him Hazleton's most valuable offensive asset. Solano finished the season ranked 9th in scoring in the USCAA averaging 21.3 points per game and 5th in free throw percentage, shooting at a 82.7 percent clip from the charity stripe. In addition to his USCAA honors, Solano was recently named second team all-conference by the Penn State University Athletic Conference. Congratulations to Jacob on an amazing inaugural season for the Nittany Lions!
Academic All-Americans
Uniontown, PA - Penn State Hazleton's Taylor Cannon and Gabriel Toledo were honored Tuesday night at the United States Collegiate Athletic Association winter awards banquet for their work in the classroom. Taylor Cannon received the honor for her third straight year while playing women's basketball and Gabriel Toledo received the honor for the first time as a member of Hazleton's mens basketball team. Academic All-Americans receive honors for maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. Congratulations to both players for their superior work in the classroom.