Women's Basketball All-NESCAC Teams Released

Women's Basketball All-NESCAC Teams Released

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HADLEY, Mass. - Bowdoin senior Kate Kerrigan (Wellesley Hills, Mass.) has been selected as the NESCAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year by the conference coaches. Kerrigan is the second player in NESCAC history to earn both awards in the same year, joining Tufts’ Khalilah Ummah (2008).

Kerrigan earns the Player of the Year honor for the first time in her career and is the fourth Polar Bear to be recognized, joining Lora Trenkle (2002, 2004), Eileen Flaherty (2007) and Shannon Brady (2016). Kerrigan is the Defensive Player of the Year for the third time in her career. She earned the honor as a first-year and sophomore in 2015 and 2016, and joins fellow Polar Bear Justine Pouravelis (2004, 2005, 2006) as the only two players since 2001 to win the accolade three times.

Kerrigan, also a repeat All-NESCAC First Team honoree, is the only player in Bowdoin women’s basketball history to have accumulated over 900 points, 600 rebounds, 300 assists and 200 steals in a career.  She averaged 10.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists for the NCAA-bound Polar Bears. She also lead the league in steals (2.5) and ranked among the league leaders in field goal percentage, shooting 52.6 percent from the floor.

  • Tufts seniors Melissa Baptista and Lauren Dillon represent the Jumbos on the All-NESCAC First Team. Baptista is a repeat honoree, while Dillon was the 2017 Defensive Player of the Year. Baptista averaged 12.9 points and 6.7 rebounds per game for Tufts, which earned an NCAA at-large berth. Dillion chipped in 7.1 points and led the team with 3.3 assists per game. She also collected 2.2 steals per game and shot 37.3 percent from 3-point range. Baptista and Dillon led Tufts to its fifth straight appearance in the NESCAC Championship game.
  • Amherst sophomores Madeline Eck and Hannah Fox earn All-NESCAC First Team for the first time. Eck, the 2017 Rookie of the Year, led the Mammoths in scoring (12.0), while also contributing 5.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game and shooting 46.4 percent from the floor. Fox chipped in 11.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. Together, they helped the Mammoths capture their third straight NESCAC title and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
  • Emily Briggs of Tufts was selected as the NESCAC Rookie of the Year. She is the third Jumbo to garner the award, joining Jessica Powers (2003) and Colleen Hart (2008). Briggs saw action in 26 games, earned 10 starts, and averaged 7.9 points per game for the NESCAC Runners-Up.
  • G.P. Gromacki of Amherst has been named NESCAC Coach of the Year for the third straight season and the seventh time in his 10 years on the bench. Gromacki guided Amherst to its eighth overall NESCAC Championship and third straight title after posting a 10-0 league mark for the second consecutive season. By virtue of winning the conference crown, Amherst earned an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament where it is making its 11th consecutive appearance.

Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams

Player of the Year & Defensive Player of the Year: Kate Kerrigan, Bowdoin
Rookie of the Year: Emily Briggs, Tufts
Coach of the Year: G.P. Gromacki, Amherst

First Team All-NESCAC
Position Name Institution Class Hometown
F Melissa Baptista Tufts Sr. Somerville, Mass.
G Lauren Dillon Tufts Sr. Wellesley, Mass.
G Madeline Eck Amherst So. Rye, N.Y.
G Hannah Fox Amherst So. Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
G Kate Kerrigan Bowdoin Sr. Wellesley Hills, Mass.
         
Second Team All-NESCAC
Position Name Institution Class Hometown
G Abby Kelly Bowdoin Jr. Bombay, N.Y.
F Maddie Bledsoe Wesleyan Sr. Newton, Mass.
C Haley Driscoll Colby Sr. Bedford, N.H.
G Amanni Fernandez Williams Sr. Corona, N.Y.
F Mairead Hynes Connecticut College Sr.  Mahopac, N.Y.
F Maya Davis Middlebury So. Milton, Mass.