Central Islip, N.Y. – Senior forward Danielle Wilson (Bay Shore, N.Y.) of Dowling College has been named the 2013 Women's Basketball Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, while Kristen Korzevinski (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) of Queens College has been named the Rookie of the Year in voting by the conference's coaches.
Wilson put together a remarkable senior campaign for the Golden Lions, ranking among the conference leaders in numerous statistical categories to lead Dowling to the ECC Regular Season Championship. With a scoring average of 17.2 points per game and a rebounding average of 10.5 per game, Wilson averaged a double-double for the season and ranked ninth in Division II with 15 double doubles on the season. She also finished topped the conference with 184 field goals made and a 56.6 shooting percentage.
Her defensive effort was tops in the conference as well, earning the Defensive Player of the Year honor. Wilson paced the ECC in rebounds per game and total rebounds (273), while finishing third in defensive rebounds with 157. She was also an intimidating figure in the paint for the Golden Lions, swatting away a conference leading 76 blocks. Her block totals also ranks high on the NCAA leaderboard, as she currently sits fourth in the nation with 2.92 blocks per game.
As the leading rookie scorer in the conference, Korzevinski claimed the Rookie of the Year award. The freshman guard led all first-year players in scoring by pouring in 11.4 points per game. A four-time ECC Rookie of the Week, Korzevinski posted two 20 point games and 16 double digit scoring performances, including seven in a row to end the regular season, on the year.
Head Coach Bet Naumovski from Queens has been tabbed Coach of the Year. Naumovski led the Knights to a remarkable turnaround in 2013. After finishing the 2012 campaign with a 1-25 overall record and a 0-16 mark in conference play, the Knights improved to 11-14 overall and 8-10 in the ECC under Naumovski's guidance. The conference win total was enough for Queens to earn the No. 6 and final spot in the upcoming ECC Championship.
2012-2013 ECC Women's Basketball All-Conference
First Team
Tanisha Carter (Sr., F, Bridgeport)
Priscilla Dodoo (Gr., G, Bridgport)
Bria Jackson (Sr., G, Queens)
Nicolette Marciniak (Sr., F, LIU Post)
Nikki Jo Rotolo (Gr., G, NYIT)
Danielle Wilson (Sr., F, Dowling)
Second Team
Shpresa Liharevic (Sr., G, St. Thomas Aquinas)
Rebecca Lynch (Sr., G, NYIT)
Charlene Riddick (Gr., F/C, NYIT)
Marissa Sell (So., F, Roberts Wesleyan)
Connie Simmons (Sr., G, Dowling)
All-Rookie Team
Alyson Brennan (F, St. Thomas Aquinas)
Tatyana Calhoun (F, District of Columbia)
Alex Hampton (G, Molloy)
Kristen Korzevinski (G, Queens)
Dina Ragab (F, NYIT)
Player of the Year: Danielle Wilson, Dowling (Sr., F, Bay Shore, N.Y.)
Rookie of the Year: Kristen Korzevinski, Queens (G, New Hyde Park, N.Y.)
Defensive Player of the Year: Danielle Wilson, Dowling (Sr., F, Bay Shore, N.Y.)
Coach of the Year: Bet Naumovski, Queens
