D3hoops.com All-Northeast Teams | NEWBA All-Region First Team | NEWBA Senior Classic Roster

Westfield State's Jen Ashton and Salem State's Rachael Carter have been named to the D3hoops.com All-Northeast Region Teams as announced by the organization earlier this week. 

The duo also was also named to the New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) Senior Classic All-Star roster along with Megan Boutilette from Bridgewater State and Julie Frankian from Worcester State. The game will be played Saturday, March 28 at Ainsworth Gym at Smith College in Northampton, Mass.

It has been an award winning year for Ashton as she was named the MASCAC Women's Basketball Player of the Year, to the NEWBA All-Region First Team and has now added the D3hoops.com and Senior Classic honors.

The senior from Beverly, Mass. led the Owls in scoring at 15.6 points per game, in assists with 5.5 per game, and steals with 3.8 per game. She will graduate as the school's second all-time leading scorer with 1,524 points, the all-time leader in steals with 440, and ranks second all-time in assists with 594.
 
This year, Ashton led the MASCAC in assists, ranked 13^th in the nation in that category and 10^th in the nation in steals.

Carter joins Ashton on the D3hoops.com All-Northeast Region Team as a fourth team honoree. This season the senior from Merrimack, N.H. led the MASCAC in scoring with 19.4 points per game, and was second in the league in rebounding with 10.9 boards per game. A member of the league's all-conference first team, Carter finished her Salem State career second on the all-time career scoring list with 1,719 points.

Portions of this release courtesy of Westfield State and Salem State Sports Information