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WPOY Erica Allenspach (Marist) 2011 hs

Erica Allenspach

  • Award
    Women's Player of the Year
  • Week Of
    4/26/2011
  • Sport
    Women's Division I
  • School
    Marist
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
    Guard
  • Hometown
    Miamisburg, Ohio
  • High School
    Miamisburg
Erica Allenspach of Marist College was named the 2010-11 Division I women’s college basketball Player of the Year by the Met Basketball Writers Association.  806

Allenspach was handed the award by her head coach Brian Giorgis, who was named Coach of the Year, at the Haggerty Awards dinner on Tuesday, April 26, at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, NY.

Allenspach is the second Red Fox to be named Met Player of the Year in program history; Rachele Fitz also earned the honor in 2009.

This season, Allenspach was named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Player of the Year as well as the conference tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

The senior averaged 13.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.8 steals per game while shooting MAAC-bests .502 from the floor and .838 from the free-throw line while also hitting her three-pointers at a .414 clip.

A Second Team All-Met in 2010, Allenspach finished her Marist career ranked among the top 10 in eight statistical categories.
 

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