Rowland, Naumovski Named Queens of All-Met Women's Division II
2017 MBWA Women's Division II Honors
FFI: Chuck Stogel, MBWA - 914-428-6111, chstogel@aol.com
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Rowland, Naumovski Score All-Met Women’s Div. II Honors
NEW YORK (April 20, 2017) – Madison Rowland of Queens College has been named the All-Met Division II women’s basketball Player of the Year by the Met Basketball Writers Association.
Elizabeth Naumovski of Queens was selected Coach of the Year.
The rest of the All Met First Team: Sierra Clark, Adelphi; Kristen Drogsler, Caldwell; MacKenzie Rowland, Queens; Kamala Thompson, Molloy; Nina Vukosavljevic, NYIT.
The Second Team: Calli Balfour, Adelphi; Jenna Erickson, St. Thomas Aquinas; Margaret Knollmeyer, NYIT; Aliyah McDonald, Molloy; Tianna Smith, Bloomfield.
The All-Met players and coach was honored April 26 at the 84th NIT/MBWA Haggerty Awards dinner at the Westchester Marriott, Tarrytown, NY.
A 5-10 senior guard/forward from Albany, NY, Madison Rowland --- who also was named East Coast Conference player of the year and a WBCA All-American, and to the All-Met First Team for the fourth consecutive season --- led the Knights (27-5) to an NCAA Elite Eight berth by scoring a program-record 697 points and averaging 21.8 ppg, fifth-best nationally in Division II. The all-time points and steals leaders in Queens and ECC history, Rowland paced the NCAA with 4.7 steals per game this past season, setting a school record with 151 steals, and adding 10.2 rpg, 3.9 assists, 1.4 blocks and shooting 50.5% from the field.
Rowland is the only player in NCAA history to officially record in excess of 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 500 steals, 400 assists and 100 blocks in a career. She finished her run at Queens with 2,375 points, 1,071 rebounds, 507 steals, 403 assists and 114 blocks. Her 507 steals place her fourth all-time in DII annals, her career average of 4.5 steals is tied for ninth and her career scoring total ranks in the top 20 in NCAA divisional history.
In her sixth season at the helm, Naumovski --- who also was named ECC coach of the year --- guided the Knights to the East Coast regular season title and an NCAA tournament bid for the third year in a row. QC earned its first NCAA Division II East Region crown and an Elite Eight appearance by compiling a program record for victories and a 27-5 mark overall. Queens ended the season ranked No. 7 nationally in the WBCA Top 25 Coaches’ poll, its best-ever finish.
SUMMARY
First Team
Sierra Clark, Adelphi, 5-11, Sr, F, Hughesville, MD
Kristen Drogsler, Caldwell, 5-10, Jr, G, Middle Village, NY
MacKenzie Rowland, Queens, 6-2, Sr, F/C, Albany, NY
Madison Rowland, Queens, 5-10, Sr, G/F, Albany, NY
Kamala Thompson, Molloy, 5-9, Gr, G, Selden, NY
Nina Vukosavljevic, NYIT, 5-5, Jr, G, Belgrade, Serbia
Second Team
Calli Balfour, Adelphi, 6-0, Sr, F, Hopewell Junction, NY
Jenna Erickson, St. Thomas Aquinas, 5-4, Jr, G, Melrose, NY
Margaret Knollmeyer, NYIT, 6-0, Fr, F, Hampton, NH
Aliyah McDonald, Molloy, 5-7, Sr, G, Hempstead, NY
Tianna Smith, Bloomfield, 5-7, Sr, G, Spring Valley, NY
Player of the Year: Madison Rowland, Queens
Coach of the Year: Elizabeth Naumovski, Queens
View previous MBWA Women's Division III Awards here