Collins Named As ECAC Division II Women's Basketball Player Of Year, Earns WBCA Honorable Mention All-America Accolades
March 30, 2006
Stonehill College's Alisha Collins Named 2006 ECAC Division II Women's Basketball Player of the Year
Cape Cod, Massachusetts -- The ECAC has announced the 2006 Division II Women's Basketball All-Star team.
The Stonehill College Skyhawks' junior forward Alisha Collins has been tabbed as the ECAC Division II Women's Player of the Year by a vote of ECAC coaches. Collins, the Northeast-10 Player of the Year averaged 18.1 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. She led the Skyhawks to a 24-7 overall record, a second place conference finish (17-5), and the NCAA semi-finals. Collins also earned a spot on the 2006 Daktronics NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Northeast Region All-American Team and was an Honorable Mention All-America selection of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.
In addition to being named this year's Player of the Year, Collins also earns a spot on the first-team. Joining her is Joelle Martin of Merrimack, Megan Bauer of Holy Family, American International's senior center Sharmion
Selman and New Haven's junior forward Ashley Hilton.
The ECAC honored five additional student-athletes on the second-team. USP's Leah Shumoski, Southern Connecticut State's Shamika Jackson, Shelby Rance of USP, Pam Karagiorgos of Concordia and Assumption's Charde Floyd
have all been named to the second-team.
2006 ECAC Division II
Women's Basketball
All-Stars
Player of the Year
F Alisha Collins Stonehill Jr.
First Team
F Alisha Collins Stonehill Jr.
G Joelle Martin Merrimack Sr.
C Meg Bauer Holy Family Jr.
C Sharmion Selman American International
Sr.
F Ashley Hilton New Haven Jr.
Second Team
F Leah Shumoski USP Sr.
G Shamika Jackson Southern Connecticut So.
G Shelby Rance USP Jr.
F Pam Karagiorgos Concordia Sr.
F Charde Floyd Assumption Sr.
Honorable Mention
Kelly Killion, G, So., Holy Family
Donna Lohrey, G, Sr., Molloy
Meg Abele, F, Jr., Philadelphia