New York – Danielle Wilson of Dowling has been named the 2012-13 All Met Division II women's college basketball Player of the Year by the Met Basketball Writers Association.
Joe Pellicane of Dowling was named Coach of the Year.
The rest of the All Met First Team: Jeanette Anderson and Torey Jones, Caldwell; Bria Jackson, Queens; Jessica Kitrys, Adelphi; Nikki Jo Rotolo, NYIT.
The Second Team: Krystine Agard, Concordia; Shpresa Liharevic, St. Thomas Aquinas; Rebecca Lynch, NYIT; Nicolette Marciniak, LIU Post; Brittany Shields, Pace; Connie Simmons, Dowling.
The All Met teams will be honored April 15 at the 80th NIT/MBWA Haggerty Awards dinner at the Westchester Marriott, Tarrytown, NY.
A 6-foot-3 senior forward from Bay Shore, NY, Wilson averaged a double double on the season with 17.2 points per game and 11.2 rpg (No. 12 in the nation) for the NCAA Division II runnerup Golden Lions. She led the East Coast Conference and was sixth nationally in field goal percentage (56.8%), while ranking in the Top 10 in the nation in blocks per game (2.97) and double doubles (20). Wilson also was named ECC Player of the Year.
Pellicane guided the Golden Lions (30-4) to the NCAA Division II Final Four, defeating Augustana, SD, in the semifinals before losing to Ashland, OH, in the championship game. Winning its second straight ECC regular season and postseason titles, Dowling was No. 1 in the nation in defense/opponents ppg.
SUMMARY
NEW YORK (April 10, 2013) – The 2012-13 All Met Division II women's college basketball teams announced Friday by the Met Basketball Writers Association.
FIRST TEAM
| Danielle Wilson, Dowling | 6-3, sr, F | (Bay Shore, N.Y.) |
| Jeanette Anderson, Caldwell | 6-1, jr, F | (Lynn, Mass.) |
| Bria Jackson, Queens | 5-4, sr, G | (Rochester, N.Y.) |
| Torey Jones, Caldwell | 5-8, sr, G | (Providence, R.I.) |
| Jessica Kitrys, Adelphi | 6-0, jr, F | (Parlin, N.J.) |
| Nikki Jo Rotolo, NYIT | 5-10, gr, G | (Rome, N.Y.) |
SECOND TEAM
| Krystine Agard, Concordia | 5-8, sr, G/F | (Queens, N.Y.) |
| Shpresa Liharevic, St. Thomas Aquinas | 5-8, sr, G | (Staten Island, N.Y.) |
| Rebecca Lynch, NYIT | 5-7, sr, G | (Hillsdale, N.J.) |
| Nicolette Marciniak, LIU Post | 6-1, sr, C/F | (Brooklyn, N.Y.) |
| Brittany Shields, Pace | 5-10, gr, F | (Cold Spring, N.Y.) |
| Connie Simmons, Dowling | 5-10, sr, G | (Syosset, N.Y.) |
Player of the Year: Danielle Wilson, Dowling
Coach of the Year: Joe Pellicane, Dowling
Release provided by Chuck Stogel, MBWA.
