Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
STAC's Erickson, Lusk Earn Div. II Player, Coach of the Year Honors
NEW YORK (April 19, 2018) –
Jenna Erickson of St. Thomas Aquinas has been named the All-Met Division II women’s basketball Player of the Year by the Met Basketball Writers Association.
Kim Lusk of STAC was selected Coach of the Year for a second time, having been previously honored in 2011.
The rest of the All Met First Team: Kristen Drogsler, Caldwell; Maia Hood and Nina Vukosavljevic, NYIT; Sasha Patterson, LIU Post; Zhane Robinson, Bloomfield.
The Second Team: Beth Bonin, Queens; Adiya Henderson, St. Thomas Aquinas; Simone Hobdy, Adelphi; Mikaiya Moore, LIU Post; Sharell Sanders, Caldwell.
The All-Met First and Second Team players and coaches will be honored April 25 at the
85th NIT/MBWA Haggerty Awards dinner at the Westchester Marriott, Tarrytown, NY.
A 5-4 senior guard from Melrose, NY, Erickson --- who also was selected East Coast Conference player of the year and a WBCA Division II All-American --- led the Spartans (27-5) by averaging 16.9 points (No. 2 ECC), 4.8 assists and 1.8 steals, along with a single-season career best 92 3-point goals. She shot 47.0% from the floor (No. 5 ECC), 44.2% from beyond the arc (No. 1 ECC) and 83.2% at the free throw line (No. 4 ECC). Erickson played in all 122 STAC games during a four-year career, starting in 120, and finished with 1,826 points. She is No. 1 on the program’s all-time list with 331 3-pointers.
In her 10th season coaching at the school, Lusk guided the Spartans (27-5) to their first-ever ECC Tournament championship and the program’s first NCAA berth since 2003. The 27 wins, which included a first-round NCAA Tournament victory, represent the most in a season at STAC during its NCAA Division II era. A resident of West Nyack, NY, with degrees from Southern Connecticut State and New Haven, Lusk’s coaching record at STAC is 164-126 (.566 win pct).
SUMMARY
NEW YORK (April 19, 2018) – The 2017-18 All-Met Division II women’s college basketball teams announced Thursday by the Met Basketball Writers Association.
First Team
Kristen Drogsler, Caldwell 5-10, Sr., G Middle Village, NY
Jenna Erickson, St. Thomas Aquinas 5-4, Sr., G Melrose, NY
Maia Hood, NYIT
5-10, Gr., G/F Elmsford, NY
Nina Vukosavljevic, NYIT ` 5-5, Sr., G Belgrade, Serbia
Sasha Patterson, LIU Post
5-10, Sr., F Brooklyn, NY
Zhane Robinson, Bloomfield
5-10, Sr., F Newark, NJ
Second Team
Beth Bonin, Queens 5-6, So., G Cicero, NY
Adiya Henderson, St. Thomas Aquinas 6-1, Sr., F Troy, NY
Simone Hobdy, Adelphi 5-7, Sr., G St. Albans, NY
Mikaiya Moore, LIU Post 5-11, So., F Amityville, NY
Sharell Sanders, Caldwell 5-5, Sr., G Dorchester, MA
Player of the Year: Jenna Erickson, St. Thomas Aquinas
Coach of the Year: Kim Lusk, St. Thomas Aquinas