ATLANTA (March 17, 2017) – Ali Doswell of Amherst College is the 2017 WBCA Division III Player of the Year and headlines the 2017 WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches’ All-America team, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today.
Doswell made history this past February — becoming Amherst’s all-time leading scorer (1,417) and leader of three-pointers (250) in a win over Bates College. Since then, she has recorded 1,535 points and 271 three-pointers.
Under Doswell’s leadership, Amherst earned a berth into its second-consecutive NCAA Division III Women’s Final Four. The Purple and White finished the regular season 24-0 and remained undefeated throughout the NCAA Division III Championship Sectional Final.
Doswell was named one of 10 finalists for the Jostens Trophy, and received a position on the 2017 Capital One College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District first team.
The WBCA presents the Player of the Year award annually to the top player in each of the six WBCA membership divisions (NCAA Divisions II, and III, NAIA, junior/community college and high school). The Player of the Year and the 10-member Coaches’ All-America team in each division are selected by a committee of WBCA member coaches in that division.
“The WBCA is pleased to name Ali Doswell as the 2017 WBCA NCAA Division III Player of the Year,” said Danielle Donehew, executive director of the WBCA. “Ali has played an integral role in guiding her team to an extraordinary season, and is very deserving of this distinguished honor. The WBCA applauds Ali for her hard work, dedication and contributions to the game during the 2016-17 season.”
Here are the 2017 WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches’ All-Americans:
|
Name |
Institution |
Year |
Position |
|
Melissa Baptista |
Tufts University |
Junior |
Forward |
|
Ali Doswell |
Amherst College |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Monica Holguin |
Trinity University (TX) |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Kaitlin Langer |
University of St Thomas |
Senior |
Center |
|
Britt Lauck |
Ohio Northern University |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Alexandra Leslie |
University of Rochester |
Junior |
Center |
|
Katie McDaniels |
Wheaton College (IL) |
Graduate Student |
Guard |
|
Lisa Murphy |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Senior |
Center |
|
Michela North |
Tufts University |
Senior |
Center |
|
Sara Tarbert |
Stevenson University |
Senior |
Forward |
“The 10 members of the 2017 WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches’ All-America Team are well deserving of this recognition, and the WBCA congratulates them for their accomplishments this season,” said Danielle Donehew, executive director of the WBCA. “These young women have worked to elevate themselves and their teams to an elite level and through their exceptional talents on the basketball court, they have lifted the women’s game.”
Here are the student-athletes who received 2017 WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches’ All-America honorable mention:
|
Name |
Institution |
Year |
Position |
|
Cara Adams |
State University College-Oneonta |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Amy Bullimore |
Ohio Northern University |
Junior |
Center |
|
Alexis Cheatham |
State University College-Fredonia |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Alyssa Crockett |
University of Texas-Dallas |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Sarah Curl |
Pacific University |
Senior |
Forward |
|
Amely Del Rosario |
Lehman College |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Holly Denfeld |
Milwaukee School of Engineering |
Senior |
Forward |
|
Michelle DeSantis |
Catholic University of America |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Kelly Donnelly |
Skidmore College |
Junior |
Guard, Forward |
|
Gillian Glackin |
Messiah College |
Senior |
Forward |
|
Jordan Holmes |
Denison University |
Senior |
Center |
|
Madeline Homoly |
Washington University |
Sophomore |
Forward |
|
Crystal Jones |
LeTourneau University |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Kate Kerrigan |
Bowdoin College |
Junior |
Guard |
|
Alysha Lofton |
Albright College |
Junior |
Guard |
|
Alyssa McDonough |
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Molly McGraw |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
Junior |
Guard |
|
Mikayla Miller |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
Junior |
Guard |
|
Miranda Murphy |
Wartburg College |
Junior |
Forward |
|
Michelle Obach |
University of Texas-Tyler |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Abby Owings |
Thomas More College |
Junior |
Guard |
|
Christina Pasaturo |
College of Staten Island |
Junior |
Guard |
|
Sarah Payomk |
University of Scranton |
Senior |
Forward |
|
Giovanna Pickering |
Babson College |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Anyssa Sanchez |
Rowan University |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Taylor Schmidt |
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Katie Sire |
Montclair State University |
Junior |
Guard, Forward |
|
Kit Small |
State University College-New Paltz |
Senior |
Forward |
|
Katie Sommer |
Wartburg College |
Junior |
Guard |
|
Micah Weaver |
Trinity University (TX) |
Junior |
Guard, Forward |
About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit www.WBCA.org for more details about the Association.
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