MAAC Announces 2009-10 Women's Basketball All-MAAC Teams
MAAC Sports
Edison, NJ -
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference has announced the 2009-10 Women's
Basketball All-MAAC Teams, as selected by the MAAC's head coaches.
The All-MAAC First Team is
made up of Fairfield University's Stephanie Geehan, Iona College's Thazina
Cook, Loyola University Maryland's Miriam McKenzie, Manhattan College's Michelle
Pacheco, and Marist College's Erica Allenspach and Rachele Fitz. One of these six players will be named the 2009-10
Pepsi Max MAAC Player of the Year, also selected by the league's head
coaches. The Player of the Year will be announced
at the awards reception on Thursday, March 4 at 5:00 p.m at the Times Union
Center in Albany, N.Y., the site of the 2010 Citizens Bank MAAC Basketball
Championships.
Geehan, a 6-2 senior forward
from Braintree, Mass., was first in the MAAC and fourth in the nation in
rebounds with 11.6 per game. She also led the league in blocks per game with
3.4, a mark that is currently fifth in the country. Geehan was sixth in the
conference, averaging 14.5 points per game. She was named MAAC Player of the Week
four times.
Cook, a 5-9 senior from
Newark, N.J., finished the regular season ranked in the top-10 in a host of
categories. She was fifth in scoring (14.6ppg), seventh in rebounding (7.0rpg)
and field-goal percentage (39.3%), and eighth in steals (1.9spg). Cook was
named the MAAC Player of the Week once this year.
McKenzie, a 5-10 sophomore
from Columbia, Md., had a breakout year as she finished second in the league
with 16.6 points per game. She was fifth in the conference with a 41.6 field-goal
percentage, sixth in rebounding at 7.7 boards per contest, and seventh in
assists per game (2.8). She was chosen as the MAAC Player of the Week on
January 4.
Pacheco, a 5-8 senior from
Bronx, N.Y., led the league with 5.0 assists per game. She was also ranked in
the top-10 in the league with 2.7 steals per game (2nd), 15.3 points
per game (4th), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.2), a 40.9% field-goal
percentage (6th), and a 75.5% free throw percentage (6th).
She was selected as the MAAC Player of the Week once this season.
Allenspach, a 5-8 junior from
Miamisburg, Ohio, finished the regular season as the conference leader in
three-point field goal percentage (43.9%) and second in assist-to-turnover
ratio (2.2). She was also in the top-five in assists (3.6apg), free throw
percentage (82.1%), and three-point field goals made (1.9pg). Allenspach
averaged 13.6 points per game and was named the MAAC Player of the Week on
December 29.
Fitz, a 6-0 senior forward
from Seven Hills, Ohio and two-time MAAC Player of the Year, led the conference
in scoring (18.0ppg) and field-goal percentage (56.7%). She ended the regular
as the fourth-leading rebounder with 8.2 per contest. Fitz also held the second
highest free throw percentage (86.8%). She was selected as the MAAC Player of
the Week three times during the year.
This season's All-MAAC Second Team is made up of Canisius College's Brittané
Russell, Manhattan's Lindsey Loutsenhizer, Niagara University's Liz Flooks,
Marist's Corielle Yarde, and Siena College's Serena Moore.
The All-MAAC Third Team
consists of Fairfield's Desiree Pina, Iona's Suzi Fregosi, Anda Ivkovic, and
Anna McLean, Rider University's Amanda Sepulveda, and Saint Peter's College's
Natasha Morris.
All-MAAC First Team
| Stephanie Geehan |
Fairfield |
Sr. |
Forward |
6-2 |
Braintree, Mass. |
| Thazina Cook# |
Iona |
Sr. |
Guard |
5-9 |
Newark, N.J. |
| Miriam McKenzie |
Loyola |
So. |
Guard |
5-10 |
Columbia, Md. |
| Michelle Pacheco |
Manhattan |
Sr. |
Guard |
5-8 |
Bronx, N.Y. |
| Erica Allenspach |
Marist |
Jr. |
Guard |
5-8 |
Miamisburg, Ohio |
| Rachele Fitz# |
Marist |
Sr. |
Forward |
6-0 |
Seven Hills, Ohio |
All-MAAC Second Team
| Brittané Russell |
Canisius |
Sr. |
Guard |
5-5 |
Southfield, Mich. |
| Lindsey Loutsenhizer |
Manhattan |
So. |
Forward |
6-0 |
North Huntingdon, Pa. |
| Liz Flooks |
Niagara |
Jr. |
Forward |
5-10 |
White Plains, N.Y. |
| Corielle Yarde |
Marist |
So. |
Guard |
5-8 |
Leesport, Pa. |
| Serena Moore |
Siena |
Jr. |
Forward |
6-1 |
Rochester, N.Y. |
All-MAAC Third Team
| Desiree Pina |
Fairfield |
So. |
Guard |
5-6 |
Plainville, Conn. |
| Suzi Fregosi |
Iona |
Jr. |
Guard |
5-6 |
Massapequa, N.Y. |
| Anda Ivkovic |
Iona |
Jr. |
Forward |
6-1 |
Subotica, Serbia |
| Anna McLean |
Iona |
Sr. |
Center |
6-2 |
Freeport, N.Y. |
| Amanda Sepulveda |
Rider |
Sr. |
Guard |
5-4 |
Perth Amboy, N.J. |
| Natasha Morris |
Saint Peter's |
Sr. |
Guard |
5-8 |
Flint, Mich. |
# Repeat All-MAAC First Team Selection