Damika Martinez of Iona College was named the 2013-14 All Met Division I women’s college basketball Player of the Year by the Met Basketball Writers Association.  

Martinez and her peers were honored Tuesday evening, April 22, at the 81st NIT/MBWA Haggerty Awards dinner at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, NY.

A 5-7 junior guard from Meriden, CT, and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year, Martinez led the Gaels and the conference in scoring for a third consecutive season and was eighth in the nation with 24.9 ppg.

Averaging 4.8 rpg with 74 assists and 43 steals, Martinez set single-season school marks for points (771) and 3-point field goals (107).

She became Iona's all-time leader in 3-pointers (235) and ranks second in program history with 1,866 career points, just 26 shy of No. 1.

Martinez ranked 12th nationally at the free throw line with 88.1% accuracy, was one of only six players in Division I with two or more 40-point scoring efforts (including a school-record 46 in one game), and helped the Gaels achieve a program-best 26 victories, 18 MAAC wins and an 18-game winning streak.