ATTLEBORO, Mass. - Eight of the nine sponsored programs were
represented on 2009-10 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC)
Women's Basketball All-Conference Team, it was announced today by
Commissioner Del Malloy. In addition to the All-NECC honors, three
separate major individual award winners and the team sportsmanship
award were also voted upon and selected this week.
The Daniel Webster Eagles (20-5) took top honors as they finished
first in the NECC at 15-1. The Eagles' sophomore guard Vanessa
Bosques (N. Windham, Conn.), a sport management major, was named
the 2009-10 NECC Women's Basketball Player of the Year. In
conference play, Bosques averaged 16.9 points per game, 6.2
rebounds per game, 2.3 assists per game and 2.1 steals per game.
She was the NECC leading scorer throughout conference play. Bosques
is 14th in rebounding, 11th in field goal percentage (.435), first
in free-throw percentage (.978), 12th in steals, third in
three-point field goal percentage (.395), 2nd in three-point field
goals made (2.8 ppg) and seventh in blocked shots (0.6 bpg).
Overall, she averaged 17.1 points per game, which tops the NECC,
and ranks 15th overall in boards with 6.0 rebounds per game.
Bosques broke the Eagles' single season all-time three-point
shooting record.
The Newbury College Nighthawks' freshman center Catherine O'Connell
(Quincy, Mass.) nabbed the 2009-10 NECC Women's Basketball Rookie
of the Year award for her first season of collegiate play.
O'Connell, a sport management major, topped all NECC players in
rebounding at 14.8 boards per game. O'Connell is also ranked fifth
amongst all NCAA DIII players. She is 11th in scoring at 12.6, 8th
in field goal percentage (.452) and second in blocked shots (2.0
bpg). Overall, O'Connell is at 13.2 points per game and 15.0
rebounds per game. She was named NECC Rookie of the Week six times
and Player of the Week once, while earning NEWBA Rookie of the Week
and DIII Hoops Team of the Week for her efforts.
Bosques was joined by her head coach Heather Jacobs for top
conference honors. Jacobs was named the 2009-10 NECC Women's
Basketball Coach of the Year. She led the Eagles to their best
record in the program's history at 20-5. Jacobs, in her third
season, has .660 winning percentage guiding the Eagles to a 47-31
record.
The Blazers of Elms College (11-15), led by head coach Laura
Habacker, were honored as the 2009-10 NECC Team Sportsmanship Award
recipients. The Eagles finished 9-7 in conference play and earned
the #4 seed in the 2009 New England Collegiate Conference Women's
Basketball Tournament.
Voting for the All-NECC team and each of the major awards was
conducted among all NECC women's basketball head coaches.
Joining Bosques on All-NECC First Team was fellow Eagles' junior
Joyce Chagan (Boothbay Harbor, Maine), Lesley senior Hailee Lowe
(Hamilton, Mass.), Bay Path senior Jessica Hunt (Madison, Conn.),
and Mitchell senior Jennifer Iglesias (Waterbury, Conn.).
Second team honors went out to O'Connell along with Mitchell
sophomore Destiney Harris (Bristol, Conn.), Elms sophomore Carolyn
Talmadge (Wilbraham, Mass.), Daniel Webster sophomore Alycia
Gervais (Windham, Conn.)and Lesley junior Kaitlyn Wechsler
(Merrick, N.Y.).
Five players received honorable mention including Becker junior
Heidi Miller (Sanbornton, N.H.), Wheelock senior Sarah Brown
(Plainville, Conn.), Lesley senior Jodi Fralick (Woburn, Mass.),
Newbury senior Katelyn Mark (Quincy, Mass.) and Becker senior
Courtney Fiske (Westfield, Mass.).
2009-10 NECC WOMENS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Vanessa Bosques,
Daniel Webster, Sophomore, Guard (N. Windham, Conn.)
2009-10 NECC WOMENS BASKETBALL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Catherine
O'Connell, Newbury, Freshman, Center (Quincy, Mass.)
2009-10 NECC WOMENS BASKETBALL COACH OF THE YEAR: Heather Jacobs,
Daniel Webster College
2009-10 NECC WOMENS BASKETBALL TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD: Elms
College
2009-10 ALL-NECC WOMENS BASKETBALL FIRST TEAM
Vanessa Bosques, Daniel Webster, Sophomore, Guard (N. Windham,
Conn.)
Hailee Lowe, Lesley, Senior, Forward (Hamilton, Mass.)
Jessica Hunt, Bay Path, Senior, Forward (Madison,
Conn.)
Jennifer Iglesias, Mitchell, Senior, Guard (Waterbury, Conn.)
Joyce Chagan, Daniel Webster, Junior, Guard (Boothbay Harbor,
Maine)
2009-10 ALL-NECC WOMENS BASKETBALL SECOND TEAM
Destiney Harris, Mitchell, Sophomore, Center, (Bristol, Conn.)
Carolyn Talmadge, Elms, Sophomore, Guard (Wilbraham, Mass.)
Catherine O'Connell, Newbury, Freshman, Center (Quincy, Mass.)
Alycia Gervais, Daniel Webster, Sophomore, Forward (Windham,
Conn.)
Kaitlyn Wechsler, Lesley, Junior, Forward (Merrick, N.Y.)
2009-10 ALL-NECC WOMENS BASKETBALL HONORABLE MENTION
Heidi Miller, Becker, Junior, Forward (Sanbornton, N.H.)
Sarah Brown, Wheelock, Senior, Guard (Plainville, Conn.)
Jodi Fralick, Lesley, Senior, Guard (Woburn, Mass.)
Katelyn Mark, Newbury, Senior, Guard (Quincy, Mass.)
Courtney Fiske, Becker, Senior, Guard (Westfield, Mass.)


February 18, 2010
Wildcats Fall Short to #1 Daniel Webster 62-60

February 17, 2010
Bay Path Falls Short 63-62 in NECC Battle Against Becker

February 14, 2010
Bay Path Falls 75-48 to Lesley

February 11, 2010
Wildcats Ground Nighthawks in NECC Womens Basketball Action, 74-63

February 9, 2010
Defense propels Mitchell over Bay Path, 61-39

February 4, 2010
Wheelock boxes out win over visiting Bay Path


January 29, 2010
Basketball and SAAC Support WBCA Pink Zone Initiative

January 28, 2010
Bay Path Falls to Becker in WBCA Pink Zone Night

January 26, 2010
Eagles Soar Past Wildcats in NECC Womens Basketball Action

January 23, 2010
WHEELOCK STAGES FINAL MINUTE COMEBACK PREVAILING OVER BAY PATH

January 20, 2010
Nighthawks Power Past Wildcats, 68-40

January 19, 2010
Wildcats Fall Short Against Mountaineers, 55-51

January 15, 2010
Bay Path Falls to Mitchell College 57-30

January 13, 2010
Women's Basketball Falls to Elms College, 56-41

December 16, 2009
An interview: with R.J. Toner Bay Path Colleges Basketball Coach

December 8, 2009
Hunt Named NECC Women's Basketball Player of the Week

December 6, 2009
Johnson State Narrowly Overcomes Bay Path 43-39

December 5, 2009
The Wildcats Jumped the Frogs 59-21

November 30, 2009
Nadine Harkless Named NECC Rookie of the Week

November 29, 2009
Bay Path Falls to Anna Maria in DIII Action

November 24, 2009
Wildcats Claw BlueJays 64-55

November 22, 2009
Harkless Named to WNEC Golden Bear Women's Basketball Hoops Classic

November 21, 2009
Bay Path Falls to Host WNEC in First Round of Golden Bear Hoop Classic

November 18, 2009
Bay Path Falls to Albertus Magnus 75-46 in Women's Basketball Action

November 15, 2009
Wildcats Chomp Gators in Season Opener