SPSCC’s McGill sets NWAC rebounding record

Add South Puget Sound Community College freshman Savannah McGill to the record books.

In what turned out to be the Clippers’ final game of the season, McGill — a River Ridge High School product — broke the Northwest Athletic Conference women’s basketball record for single-season rebounding. She finished with 456.

“This record is an indication of all the hard work Savannah and her teammates have put in since September,” SPSCC coach Michael Moore said. “This may be an individual record, but Savannah will give all the credit to her teammates as she is a very selfless person both on and off the court.”

SPSCC was eliminated in the regional round of the NWAC playoffs on March 5, but McGill’s 10 boards broke a 26-year-old record. Blue Mountain Community College’s Renae Briggs set the previous record (453) in 1990. McGill’s rebounding average (15.7) is second all-time to Griggs’ (16.7).

“Savannah has a knack for understanding where the ball will come off the rim and also users her long frame to box out her near-by opponents,” Moore said. “Aside from rebounding, Savannah's other great characteristics to the team involve her high level of competitiveness as well as her love for her teammates. She always pushes herself and her teammates in practices and in games at a very high level, which is a direct result of her character and level of maturity.”

McGill was a key part of a Clippers squad that finished 16-13, and advanced to the postseason for the first time since 2009. She was named the NWAC West Region freshman of the year and to the NWAC All-Western Region first team.

“Savannah being the all-time rebounding champion of the NWAC puts more of an emphasis on that we are a rising program that will continue to strive for consistent success,” Moore said. “Talking to Savannah and the rest of the returning freshmen, they are all eager to get back to work to increase upon our 2015-16 season success. With the returners we have coming back and the potential recruiting class we have in mind, we once again will be looking to achieve even higher goals and return to the NWAC tournament, now with postseason experience behind us.”

This story was originally published March 12, 2016 at 6:42 PM with the headline "SPSCC’s McGill sets NWAC rebounding record."