2014-15 Women's Basketball News
A total of 373 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league’s Winter 2015 All-Academic Team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann.
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.
29 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2014-15 Winter Sportsmanship Teams.
Westfield State University sophomore Jill Valley hit a dramatic lay-up with 4.7 seconds left in regulation to give the top-seeded Owls their first lead of the second half and escape with a 62-61 victory over Keene State College in the semifinals of the ECAC Division III New England Women's Basketball tournament.
With the winter regular season wrapped up, Westfield State has retained their lead in the Howard C. Smith Cup standings. The Smith Cup is awarded annually to the member institution which compiles the most points based on the placement of each of its programs competing in the 15 league championship sports.
Westfield State senior guard Jen Ashton roared to life in the second half, scoring 14 of her game high 18 points in the second half as top seeded Westfield State held off eighth-seed Western New England in the quarterfinals of the ECAC New England Division III women's basketball tournament.
The 2015 NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Tournament pairings have been announced and the Bridgewater State Bears will travel to Salisbury, Maryland to take on Salisbury University in an opening round contest on Friday evening, March 6th.
Rachel of Kusz of Bridgewater State and Rebecca Sapouckey of Westfield State are the MASCAC Women's Basketball Player and Rookie of the Week honorees.
Westfield State women's basketball is the number-one seed in the 2015 ECAC Division III New England tournament. Westfield will host a first round game on Wednesday against #8 Western New England University at 7:00 p.m. the Woodward Center.
Tournament MVP Rachel Kusz hit what proved to be the game-winning three pointer with 37 seconds left in regulation to lead second seed Bridgewater State University to a 60-57 upset win over top-seeded Westfield State University in the 2015 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Women's Basketball Championship Game held on Saturday at the Woodward Center.
Top seed Westfield State and second seed Bridgewater State have advanced to the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Women's Basketball Title Game after winning their respective semifinal games Thursday.
Senior Jen Ashton of Westfield State has been named the 2014-15 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Year and heads the All-Conference team which is voted on by the seven coaches around the conference.
Julie Frankian has been selected as this week's New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) Player of the Week for her efforts in a 2-0 week for Worcester State.
After winning their quarterfinal games on Tuesday night, the Framingham State Rams and Worcester State Lancers are moving on to the semifinals of the MASCAC Women's Basketball Tournament to be played on Thursday.
Rachael Carter of Salem State and Nani Perez of Worcester State are the MASCAC Women's Basketball Player and Rookie of the Week award winners.
The Westfield State Owls have earned the top seed in the 2014-15 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament after finishing their season a perfect 12-0 in conference play.
