Alyssa Gratien has had to adjust to a new role recently.
It's a good thing the 5-foot-4 point guard from Onondaga Community College (Syracuse, N.Y.) is as tough as they come. After fellow guard Dionna Grant went down with a torn ACL in the NJCAA Region III tournament, Gratien was left as her team's most reliable ball-handler.
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"The perfect way to describe Alyssa is, she's one of the fiercest competitors I've ever coached," Onondaga head women's basketball coach Mike Wheeler said. "She sees the floor well in transition, gets the ball inside and makes plays when we need them.
"She just doesn't want to lose and we saw that tonight."
Gratien overcame a slow start Thursday to lead the No. 2-ranked Lazers to a 57-56 victory against Northland Community and Technical College in an NJCAA Division III women's basketball national quarterfinal game at University Center Rochester Regional Sports Center.
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