FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NYU’s Cuffee, Barber Capture All-Met Div. III WBB Honors
NEW YORK (April 13, 2020) – Janean Cuffee of New York University has been named the All-Met Division III women’s college basketball Player of the Year for 2019-20 by the Met Basketball Writers Association.
Meg Barber of NYU was selected Coach of the Year.
The rest of the All Met First Team, in addition to Cuffee: Kaleigh D’Arcy, USMMA Kings Point; Chanel Jemmott, Brooklyn; Payce Lange, Kean; Sophie Nick, Vassar; Kelly O’Donnell, St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn.
The Second Team: Morina Bojka, Mount Saint Mary; Nicole Carter, Montclair State; Janine Conway, Hunter; Nyasha Howard, John Jay; Christina Kiser, Bard; Shannon McCoy, Kean.
The Third Team: Annie Barrett, NYU; Jess Broad, Stevens; Nia Dawson, Baruch; Davida Warren, Old Westbury; Sarah Coutu, Manhattanville; Alex McKinnon, Montclair State.
A 5-5 junior guard from New York, NY, Cuffee was named to the All-University Athletic Association First Team after leading the UAA in scoring with 20.4 ppg (ranked No. 17 in NCAA Division III). She also led the Violets in steals for the season (45) and was second on the team in assists (2.9 per game).
A repeat All-Met First Team selection and named a CoSIDA District 3 Academic All-American, Cuffee scored at least 30 points in a game five times this past season. She has moved into 14th place on NYU’s all-time scoring list with 1,075 career points.
In just her second season at the Violets helm (38-16 overall record, .704 W-L percentage), Barber led NYU to a 21-6 mark and into the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament. NYU finished second in the UAA with a 10-4 regular season record, then received an at-large bid to the NCAAs.
The Violets finished runnerup nationally in Division III in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.31), ninth in team free throw percentage (76.5), 12th in scoring (77.3 ppg), 15th in assists per game (16.9) and 17th in 3-point shooting percentage (35.2). Out-of-league they were 11-2 and posted seven victories over Met area Division III schools without a loss.
A native of Hoosick Falls, NY, Barber is a 2002 NYU grad with a B.A. in economics and a 2015 Masters in sports business from Temple. Last year in her first season at NYU she guided the Violets to the ECAC Division III postseason championship.
SUMMARY
NEW YORK (April 13, 2020) – The 2019-20 All-Met Division III women’s college basketball teams announced Monday by the Met Basketball Writers Association.
First Team
Janean Cuffee, NYU • 5-5, Jr., G, New York, NY
Kaleigh D’Arcy, USMMA-Kings Point • 6-0, Sr., G, White Plains, NY
Chanel Jemmott, Brooklyn • 5-9, Jr., F, Brooklyn, NY
Payce Lange, Kean • 5-7, Sr., G, Tewksbury, NJ
Sophie Nick, Vassar • 6-1, Sr., C, Denver, CO
Kelly O’Donnell, St. Joseph’s-Bklyn • 5-10, Jr., G, Brooklyn, NY
Second Team
Morina Bojka, Mount St. Mary • 5-10, Jr., F, Prospect, CT
Nicole Carter, Montclair State • 5-7, Fr., G, Flemington, NJ
Janine Conway, Hunter • 5-9, Sr., G, Amityville, NY
Nyasha Howard, John Jay • 5-10, Sr., G/F, New York, NY
Christina Kiser, Bard • 5-9, So., G, No. Providence, RI
Shannon McCoy, Kean • 5-10, So., G, Barnegat, NJ
Third Team
Annie Barrett, NYU • 5-5, Sr., G Cambridge, MA
Jess Broad, Stevens • 5-10, So., F Marlboro, NJ
Sarah Coutu, Manhattanville • 5-3, Jr., G Cranston, RI
Nia Dawson, Baruch • 5-9, So., G Bridgehampton, NY
Alex McKinnon, Montclair State • 6-1, Sr., F Fairfield, CT
Davida Warren, Old Westbury • 6-0, Sr., C Brooklyn, NY
Player of the Year: Janean Cuffee, New York University • 2019-20 Highlight Video • Cuffee's Acceptance Speech
Coach of the Year: Meg Barber, New York University
For a list of previous Women's Division III Awards: Players of the Year - Coaches of the Year
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