Malone University women's basketball player Selana Reale was recently named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's South Division Player of the Week after helping the Pioneers remain undefeated with victories over St. Joseph's (IN) College and Ursuline College.

The junior guard averaged 19.5 points, five rebounds, 2.5 assists and two steals on the week.  She tossed in a game-high 20 points during Monday's 82-59 triumph over St. Joseph's after connecting on seven of nine shots from the floor, including 4-of-5 attempts from beyond the three-point arc.  Reale then posted 19 points and three steals on Wednesday as Malone overcame a 13-point deficit in the second half to register a 78-70, comeback win against Ursuline.

Reale currently ranks 10th in the conference in scoring with an average of 14.8 points per game.  In addition, her 55.6% accuracy from beyond the three-point arc is fifth-best in the GLIAC and she is tied for eighth in steals at 2.2 per outing.

Malone is now 4-0 on the year, which marks its best start to a season since the 2006-07 squad won its first eight games.  The Pioneers begin conference play this week with a trip to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  Malone will face off with NCAA Division II #22 Michigan Tech University on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. before taking on Northern Michigan University on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.