St. John Fisher University Athletics

Meghan Soja (Whitesboro/Whitesboro) of the St. John Fisher College women’s basketball team has been named as the College’s Female Athlete of the Week for the week ending January 2, 2011.

            Soja scored a career-high 18 points in Sunday’s 82-67 loss at nationally-ranked Medaille College.

            The junior forward went 5-for-7 from the floor and 8-for-11 from the foul line, while snagging nine rebounds and chalking up three steals.

            For the season, Soja ranks second on the team in steals with 2.0 per game.  She also ranks among the team-leaders in scoring (6.9 ppg) and rebounds (5.2 rpg).

            Fisher (4-5 overall, 1-0 Empire 8) will return to action at 6 p.m. on Tuesday and will host Elmira College in an Empire 8 Conference matchup