TRAFFORD, Pa. (pacathletics.org) – Franciscan senior Jazzlyn Melnyk (Weirton, W.Va./Madonna) and Waynesburg senior Seth Evans (Sharon, Pa./Sharon) were named the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Scholar-Athletes of the Month for February.

Each month, the SAAC groups at PAC member institutions are asked to nominate one male and one female student-athlete for PAC SAAC Scholar-Athlete of the Month consideration based on academic and athletic accomplishments. Nominees must be varsity team members in their respective sport and in their junior or senior year. Scholar-Athlete of the Month nominees must also have a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher and be actively involved within their campus communities.

In February, Melnyk recorded 52 points, 65 rebounds, 15 assists, and 13 blocks. The senior guard opened the month with her fifth and final double-double of the season, posting 10 points and 11 rebounds while leading the Barons to their biggest comeback since 2016-17 and their second win of the season on February 1. She ended the season with a career-high 19 rebounds on February 22 against Geneva. Melnyk led the Barons in rebounds (224), assists (75), steals (54), and minutes played (924) this season and finished just one steal away from the program record.

Melnyk is a Management major who maintains a 3.94 GPA. She was a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection in 2022-23 and has been named to the PAC Academic Honor Roll three times.

On campus, Melnyk works in the athletic department as a compliance assistant and helps train fellow students in lifting and exercise programs through the campus gym. She is also actively involved in the local community and played a key role in organizing the inaugural Franciscan Community Invitational, where the Steubenville Catholic Central Crusaders hosted the Weirton Madonna Blue Dons on Kuzma Court in Finnegan Fieldhouse.

She is the first athlete from Franciscan to earn this honor during this academic year. Melnyk joins Olivia Mete, Alison Bryant, and Ryan Ozymy as the only four Barons to earn this recognition since becoming full members of the PAC for the 2020-21 school year

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