Montclair State's Katie Sire & Karin Harvey Sweep Women's Division III Awards
2017 MBWA Women's Division III Honors
FFI: Chuck Stogel, MBWA - 914-428-6111, chstogel@aol.com
Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association
www.MetBasketballWriters.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sire, Harvey Head All-Met Div. III Women’s Awards
NEW YORK (April 18, 2017) –
Katie Sire from
Montclair State University has been named the All-Met Division III women’s college basketball Player of the Year by the Met Basketball Writers Association. Her coach,
Karin Harvey, was selected Coach of the Year for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
The rest of the All Met First Team: Kaitlyn Astel, Stevens; Christina Barone, Mount St. Vincent; Amely Del Rosario, Lehman; Alyssa McDonough, FDU-Florham; Christina Pasaturo, Staten Island.
The Second Team: Marajiah Bacon, Kean; Olivia Colbert, Brooklyn; Veronica Ganzi, Baruch; Maria Simmons, Rutgers-Newark; Kendrea Williams, FDU-Florham.
The Third Team: De’Mean Bond, Kean; Tyra Harrison, Farmingdale State; Amy Harioka, NYU; Andrea Iavarone, St. Joseph’s-LI; Ruth Vargas, Old Westbury.
The All-Met First and Second Team players and coaches will be honored April 26 at the 84th NIT/MBWA Haggerty Awards dinner at the Westchester Marriott, Tarrytown, NY.
A 5-foot-10 junior guard/forward from Hazlet, NJ, Sire --- who also was named the NJAC player of the year and a WBCA All-America honorable mention --- led the Red Hawks (26-3) with 16.7 ppg, 8.4 rpg and 51 steals while adding 55 assists and 13 blocks. Recording double-digit points in 23 games, she shot 47.0% from the field, hit 31 3-pointers and now has 1,143 career points.
In her 10th season at Montclair, Harvey guided the Red Hawks (26-3) to their fifth consecutive NJAC championship and fifth straight NCAA tournament appearance, advancing to the second round. MSU led its conference in scoring defense (52.9 ppg) and scoring margin (+15.8). Harvey also was named NJAC coach of the year for the third straight season and fifth time overall, along with selection as WBCA Region 3 coach of the year.
SUMMARY
First Team
Kaitlyn Astel, Stevens 5-11, Gr, G Staten Island, NY
Christina Barone, Mount St. Vincent 5-2. Sr, G Staten Island, NY
Amely Del Rosario, Lehman 5-5, Sr, G Bronx, NY
Alyssa McDonough, FDU-Florham 5-7, Sr, G Parlin, NJ
Christina Pasaturo, Staten Island 5-7, Jr, G Brooklyn, NY
Katie Sire, Montclair State 5-10, Jr, G/F Hazlet, NJ
Second Team
Marajiah Bacon, Kean 5-3, So, G Neptune, NJ
Olivia Colbert, Brooklyn 5-11, Sr, F Brooklyn, NY
Veronica Ganzi, Baruch 5-7. Sr, G Glendale, NY
Maria Simmons, Rutgers-Newark 5-4, Sr, G Irvington, NJ
Kendrea Williams, FDU-Florham 5-9, Fr, G Piscataway, NJ
Third Team
De’Mean Bond, Kean 5-11, Fr, C Paterson, NJ
Tyra Harrison, Farmingdale State 5-5, Jr, G Baldwin, NY
Amy Harioka, NYU 5-5, Sr, G Danville, CA
Andrea Iavarone, St. Joseph’s-LI, 6-0, Jr, F Miller Place, NY
Ruth Vargas, Old Westbury 5-11. Sr, F/C Brentwood, NY
Player of the Year: Katie Sire, Montclair Sate
Coach of the Year: Karin Harvey, Montclair State
View previous MBWA Women's Division III Awards here