MAAC Announces 2010-11 Women's Basketball All-MAAC Teams
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Edison, NJ -
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference has announced the 2010-11 Women's
Basketball All-MAAC Teams, as selected by the league's head coaches.
The All-MAAC First Team is
made up of Fairfield University's Taryn Johnson, Loyola University Maryland's
Miriam McKenzie, Manhattan College's Abby Wentworth, Marist College's Erica
Allenspach and Corielle Yarde, and Siena College's Serena Moore. One of these six players will be named the 2010-11
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 3 at 5:00 p.m at Webster
Bank Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Conn., the site of the 2011 Spark
Energy MAAC Basketball Championships.
Johnson, a 5-11 junior
forward from Brockton, Mass., led the MAAC in field goal percentage (50.7%) and
blocked shots (1.9 per game). She was also first in offensive rebounds in
conference games with 3.3 per contest. Johnson was in the top-10 in scoring
(13.0 ppg), rebounding (8.1 rpg), and steals (2.2 spg). She was chosen as the
league's Player of the Week three times.
McKenzie, a 5-10 junior guard
from Columbia, Md., averaged 14.2 points per game, second best in the league.
She also pulled down 7.2 rebounds per game, sixth best in the conference, and
connected on 41.2% of her field goal attempts (fifth). McKenzie earned two MAAC
Player of the Week awards.
Wentworth, a 5-9 senior guard
from Portland, Maine, was third in the MAAC with an average of 14.0 points per
game and led the league with 4.2 assists per contest. She also played the most
minutes in the conference (36.3 per game) and was second in steals (2.8 spg).
Wentworth was selected as the Player of the Week on January 18.
Allenspach, a 5-8 senior
guard from Miamisburg, Ohio, was second in the conference in field goal
percentage (48.3%) and free throw percentage (85.0%). She also posted a league
leading 2.84 assist-to-turnover ratio in MAAC contests. Allenspach, a two-time
Player of the Week this season, finished the regular season fifth in points per
game (13.2) and assists per game (3.0). She scored a career-high 34 points
against Houston on December 20 en route to Duel in the Desert Tournament MVP
honors.
Yarde, a 5-8 junior guard
from Reading, Pa., averaged 12.0 points per game and was third in the league
with a 46.3% field goal percentage. She dished out 2.4 assists per game, ninth
in the league, and added 5.2 rebounds per contest. Yarde was named the MAAC
Player of the Week on November 29.
Moore, a 6-2 senior forward from Rochester, N.Y., led the league in points per
game (15.0) and rebounds per game (8.8) and also posted a MAAC-best ten
double-doubles. She converted 42.1% of her field goal attempts, the fourth best
percentage in the conference. Moore was second in the MAAC in blocks per game
with 1.5. She was named Player of the Week two times this season.
This season's All-MAAC Second
Team is made up of Fairfield's Katelyn Linney and Desiree Pina, Iona College's
Anda Ivkovic, Loyola's Erica DiClemente and Katie Sheahin, and Saint Peter's
College's Jynae Judson.
The All-MAAC Third Team
consists of Iona's Kristina Ford, Manhattan's Lindsey Loutsenhizer, Marist's
Brandy Gang, Niagara University's Liz Flooks, and Siena's Cristina Centeno.
All-MAAC First Team
| Taryn Johnson, Fairfield |
Jr. |
Forward |
5-11 |
Brockton, Mass. |
| Miriam McKenzie, Loyola# |
Jr. |
Guard |
5-10 |
Columbia, Md. |
| Abby Wentworth, Manhattan |
Sr. |
Guard |
5-9 |
Portland, Maine |
| Erica Allenspach, Marist |
Sr. |
Guard |
5-8 |
Miamisburg, Ohio |
| Corielle Yarde, Marist |
Jr. |
Guard |
5-8 |
Reading, Pa. |
| Serena Moore, Siena |
Sr. |
Forward |
6-1 |
Rochester, N.Y. |
All-MAAC Second Team
| Katelyn Linney, Fairfield |
So. |
Guard |
5-8 |
Freehold, N.J. |
| Desiree Pina, Fairfield |
Jr. |
Guard |
5-6 |
Plainville, Conn. |
| Anda Ivkovic, Iona |
Sr. |
Forward |
6-1 |
Subotica, Serbia |
| Erica DiClemente, Loyola |
Gr. |
Guard |
5-11 |
Blue Bell, Pa. |
| Katie Sheahin, Loyola |
So. |
Guard |
5-10 |
Brookeville, Md. |
| Jynae Judson, Saint Peter's |
Jr. |
Forward |
5-10 |
Newark, N.J. |
All-MAAC Third Team
| Kristina Ford, Iona |
Jr. |
Forward |
6-1 |
Fresh Meadows, N.Y. |
| Lindsey Loutsenhizer, Manhattan |
Jr. |
Forward |
6-0 |
North Huntingdon, Pa. |
| Brandy Gang, Marist |
Jr. |
Forward |
6-2 |
Hartville, Ohio |
| Liz Flooks, Niagara |
Sr. |
Forward |
5-10 |
White Plains, N.Y. |
| Cristina Centeno, Siena |
Jr. |
Guard/Forward |
5-9 |
Belleville, N.J. |
# Repeat All-MAAC First Team selection