Cappie Pondexter of Rutgers earned the Met Division I Women's Player of the Year award for an unprecedented third consecutive season (2003, 2004, 2005), as voted by the Met Basketball Writers Association.

The 2005 NIT/MBWA Awards dinner was held on Wednesday, April 20, at the Meadowlands' Pegaus West in East Rutherford, NJ.

Pondexter, a 5-9 guard, averaged 14.7 points and 3.5 rebounds in 27 games. She was named an All-American by the Associated Press (Third Team), Full Court Press (Third Team) and Kodak/WBCA (Honorable Mention).

Pondexter was selected as the NCAA Tournament Philadelphia Regional's Most Outstanding Performer after averaging a tourney-best 24.0 points per game as the Scarlet Knights returned to the Big Dance, winning their way into the Elite Eight.

A candidate for three National Player-of-the-Year awards (Naismith, State Farm Wade Trophy and Wooden Women's Award) as well as the Nancy Lieberman Award (top point guard), Pondexter was also named to the All-Big East First Team for the third consecutive