Fr., F, 6-1, Wynantskill, NY/Averill Park
Week 5 Stats: 2 app., 8.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg, .400 FG pct.
Wood provided production off the bench during the Pioneers’ NEC series split with Wagner. The freshman forward accounted for 8.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per appearance. Wood sank four field goal attempts and secured 10 caroms while playing 19 minutes in the first leg of the two-game set, a 67-62 setback. Helping Sacred Heart avenge the prior day’s defeat, Wood logged nine points, eight rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block during Friday’s 58-50 triumph at the Pitt Center. The first-year Pioneer opened the fourth-quarter scoring with a bucket that gave SHU a 46-40 advantage at the 9:25 mark. She also grabbed three boards and blocked one shot during the final period of play. Wood has appeared in all six SHU games this season, averaging 7.2 points per outing and shooting 51.4 percent from the floor.