Career Accolades
- All-PSAC West Second Team (2018-19)
- Gannon Athletics Female Student-Athlete of the Year (2019)
LaCava finishes her Gannon career 31st in points (863), 11th in field goal percentage (51.5 percent) and 23rd in rebounds (450) at the time of her graduation.
2018-19 (Sr.): One of four Lady Knights to start in all 31 games… Finished third in single-season field goal percentage (.598) and 10th in free throws made (109)… All-PSAC West Second Team… Named the Gannon Athletics Female Student-Athlete of the Year at the 10
th Annual Golden Knight Awards… Led the team in scoring (12.8 PPG) and was second in rebounding (5.6 RPG)… Recorded three double-doubles her senior season against Johnson C Smith (11 pts, 11 reb – 11/11/18), Seton hill (29 pts, 12 reb – 1/12/19) and Edinboro (22 pts, 11 reb – 1/16/19)… Was seventh in the PSAC in free-throw percentage (.801)… Scored in double figures 23 times… Dished out multiple assists in five contests… Played at least 20 minutes in all but one game… Scored double digits in each of the first three games, including 13 points at Fairmont State (11/14/18)… Posted 18 points and nine rebounds in 25 minutes on Thanksgiving against Alaska Fairbanks (11/23/18), kick starting a stretch of seven straight games in double digits… Dropped in a career-high 29 points against Seton Hill (1/12/19) in her 100
th collegiate game and followed it up with her second straight 20-point effort against Edinboro (1/16/19)… Grabbed at least five rebounds 19 times… Went 1-4 on three-pointers, converting against California (Pa.) (2/13/19)… Shot at least 50% from the floor in 24 of 31 games.
Game-by-Game Stats
2017-18: Played in all 29 games ... was one of two Lady Knights to start in all 29 games, averaging 27.9 minutes per game ... named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete for the third year … received the NCAA Division II Athletics Directors Association (ADA) Academic Achievement Award for a second time ... led the Lady Knights with a 51% field-goal percentage (112-of-219) ... finished the season with 322 points, averaging 11.1 per game ... hauled down 160 rebounds, averaging 5.5 per game ... went 93-for-117 at the free throw line (80%) ... had 16 double-digit scoring games ... recorded her first career double-double at East Stroudsburg (12/9/17) with 16 points and 10 rebounds ... tallied another double-double at Clarion (1/13/18) with 19 points and 13 rebounds ... scored a career-high 23 points against Seton Hill on Jan. 8, 2018 ... also had 22 assists, 17 blocks and eight steals.
2016-17: Was one of four Lady Knights to play in all 28 games, starting 19 … named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete … received the NCAA Division II Athletics Directors Association (ADA) Academic Achievement Award ... scored a season-high 11 points and grabbed six rebounds during a 71-63 overtime victory against Bloomsburg … finished 2-of-3 from the field and 6-of-6 from the free throw line against the Huskies … netted at least seven points in a game seven times … totaled nine points during a 67-57 win at Cheyney … added eight points against Virginia State and Pitt-Johnstown … secured a season-high seven rebounds against Lock Haven … grabbed at least five rebounds in a game seven times.
2015-16: Saw action in 27 games as a true freshman … named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … shot 50 percent (14-28) throughout the season … made her collegiate debut during a 76-57 victory against Central State (Ohio) at the Carol Eckman Memorial Tournament, scoring her first career point with a free throw … played double-digit minutes 11 times … recorded season-highs in points (6) and rebounds (4) during an 81-66 win against Indiana (Pa.) … finished 2-of-2 from the field and 1-of-1 from three-point range against the Crimson Hawks … duplicated those shooting numbers while scoring five points during an 84-54 victory at Pitt-Johnstown … tied her season-high in rebounds against Shippensburg and Mercyhurst … had multiple rebounds in a game 11 times … blocked a season-high two shots against Mercyhurst.
High School: Played for head coach and Gannon women's basketball alum Jeanette (Odem) Whitehead at Hickory (Pa.) High School … was a three-year varsity letterwinner … named Region Player of the Year … selected to the all-region first team … named Sally Ward Tournament Most Valuable Player … earned State Farm Player of the Game, WYTV Student-Athlete of the Week and Reinhardt's Insurance Athlete of the Month accolades … helped Hickory post a 49-2 record during her junior and senior campaigns … was part of back-to-back undefeated regular seasons and region championship teams … helped Hickory finish 22-1 as a senior and 27-1 as a junior, winning the district championship en route to the state quarterfinals as a junior … graduated third in her senior class … landed a spot on the high honor roll … named to the National Honor Society … earned scholar-athlete honors … received the Eric Hunter Citizenship Award.
Personal: Physician Assistant major … is the daughter of Cathy and Ralph … has one sister.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 29 at Seton Hill, 1/1/19
Rebounds: 13 at Clarion, 1/13/18
FG Made: 13 at Seton Hill, 1/12/19
FG Attempts: 19 at Seton Hill, 1/12/19
3FG Made: 2 vs. Clarion, 2/21/18
3FG Attempts: 4 at Findlay, 11/27/16; at Cheyney, 11/20/16
FT Made: 11 vs. Seton Hill, 1/8/18
FT Attempts: 12 at Clarion, 1/13/18
Assists: 3 vs. Pitt-Johnstown, 2/1/17; at Alaska Fairbanks, 11/23/18; vs. Edinboro, 2/16/19
Blocks: 5 at Seton Hill, 1/31/18
Steals: 3 at Cheyney, 11/20/16
