2022 MBWA AWARDS
Schetter, Seymour Set Pace for All-Met Women's Division II Team
Chuck Stogel, MBWA, 914-428-6111, chstogel@aol.com
NEW YORK (April 20, 2022) – Lauren Schetter of Pace University was selected the All-Met Division II women’s college basketball Player of the Year for 2021-22 as announced Wednesday by the Met Basketball Writers Association.
Carrie Seymour of Pace was named Coach of the Year for a record seventh time.
The rest of the All-Met First Team: Gabriella Aspuru, Molloy; Briana Lee, Felician; Emily Miccile, Adelphi; Casey O’Shaughnessy, Caldwell; Taylor Tomlinson, Dominican; Katie Wall, Mercy.
The All-Met Second Team: Taysha Bender, Mercy; Paula Dits, Caldwell; Sarah Ericson and Alexa Huertas. St. Thomas Aquinas; Safiyyah Lee, Molloy.
The All-Met teams will be honored at the 89th MBWA Haggerty Awards dinner on Monday, April 25, at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, NY. There are 12 colleges and universities under the Met Basketball Division II umbrella.
A 5-10 graduate student forward from Beacon, NY, Schetter --- who was named to the All-Met Second Team in both 2019 and 2020 --- led the Setters (24-8, 14-5) to first place in the NE10 Conference’s regular season, an-large berth in the NCAA Tournament and three national playoff victories enroute to a spot in the Elite Eight.
She scored 74 points overall with 26 rebounds in Pace’s four NCAA games, including posting 27 points and 8 rebounds in the Setters East Regional championship/Sweet Sixteen victory over Daemen.
For the season, Schetter started all 31 of her team’s contests, averaging 19.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.0 blocks per game. She shot 48.5% (224-of-462) from the field and 75.0% (141-of-188) at the free throw line. She ranked in the top six in the NE10 for ppg, rpg, FG pct and blocks per game.
Among many accolades, Schetter was named to the NE10 All-Conference First Team, D2CAA All-Region First Team, WBCA All-America Honorable Mention and Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Division II East Regional. A Human Resource Management major with a 3.73 GPA, she was honored as NE10 Academic All-Conference. 
In 2022, Seymour ascended a pedestal all her own when she was selected the MBWA All-Met Division II Women’s Coach of the Year for a record seventh time, more than any other such coaching laurel for men or women counterparts in Divisions I, II or III. Previously, she was honored in the inaugural MBWA women’s awards season in 1996, along with 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007 and 2010.
This past season, Seymour --- in her 30th year at the school that calls Pleasantville, NY, its home for athletics --- guided the Setters (24-8, 14-5) to first place in the NE10 Conference’s regular season, an-large berth in the NCAA Tournament and three national playoff victories enroute to a spot in the Elite Eight. Pace finished ranked No. 15 in the nation in Division II in the final WBCA poll.
Seymour notched career win No. 500 on Jan. 22 and is the 17th active coach in Division II with 500+ wins; now at 510.
The Setters made their third appearance in the national quarterfinals (1985, 2001) and the second under Seymour. Pace captured the program's first NCAA East Regional Championship since 2001, made its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2012 and annexed the program's first-ever NE10 regular-season championship. Pace's 24 total wins are the most since 2010-11.
Pace grabbed the NCAA East title by winning three tournament games on the SNHU court, defeating Daemen in the title contest. The Setters lost the NCAA Elite Eight game to North Georgia; the game was played in Birmingham, AL. 
The Haggerty dinner is the longest running, media-managed college basketball awards program in the United States.
SUMMARY
NEW YORK (April 20, 2022) – The 2021-22 All-Met Division II women’s college basketball team announced Wednesday by the Met Basketball Writers Association.
FIRST TEAM
Gabriella Aspuru, Molloy • 6-0, Sr., F, Farmingville, NY
Briana Lee, Felician • 5-9, So., G/F, Jersey City, NJ
Emily Miccile, Adelphi • 5-11, Gr., G, Wrentham, MA
Casey O’Shaughnessy, Caldwell • 5-8, Jr., G, Brooklyn, NY
Lauren Schetter, Pace • 5-10, Gr., F, Beacon, NY
Taylor Tomlinson, Dominican • 5-9, Jr., F, Middletown, NY
Katie Wall, Mercy • 5-6, Jr., G, Wappingers Falls, NY 
SECOND TEAM
Taysha Bender, Mercy • 5-7, Sr., G, Glen Burnie, MD
Paula Dits, Caldwell • 6-1, Sr., G, Alicante, Spain
Sarah Ericson, St. Thomas Aquinas • 5-7, Fr., G, Norwich, CT
Alexa Huertas, St. Thomas Aquinas • 5-6, Sr., G, Haverstraw, NY
Safiyyah Lee, Molloy • 5-11, Gr., G, Voorhees, NJ
Player of the Year: Lauren Schetter, Pace
Coach of the Year: Carrie Seymour, Pace
For a list of previous Women's Division II Awards:
Players of the Year - Coaches of the Year