DELAWARE?S DELLE DONNE HEADLINES 2009-10 ALL-CAA WOMEN?S BASKETBALL TEAM
HARRISONBURG, Va. (March 10, 2010) - Delaware freshman
forward/guard Elena Delle Donne was
selected as the 2010 Colonial Athletic Association women's basketball Player
and Rookie of the Year in voting by the league's head coaches, sports
information directors and members of the media.
The announcement was made Wednesday evening at the CAA's pre-tournament
awards banquet in Harrisonburg, Va.
Also receiving top honors were Old Dominion's Wendy Larry as CAA Coach of the Year and
VCU's Kita Waller as CAA Defensive
Player of the Year. Drexel's Gabriela Marginean and Georgia State's Brittany Graham were chosen as
co-recipients of the Dean Ehlers Leadership Award.
Delle Donne is just the second player in conference
history to earn CAA Player and Rookie of the Year accolades. She joins Old Dominion's Lucienne Berthieu,
who earned both honors in 1999. The
freshman forward/guard from Delaware leads the conference and ranks second in
the nation in scoring with 26.9 points per game. She has already scored a
school-record 673 points this season, which is the fifth-highest total in CAA
history. Delle Donne also tops the conference in free throw (91.5%) and
three-point (44.4%) shooting percentage.
She has broken numerous records this season, including her CAA-record
54-point performance against James Madison on Feb. 18.
Larry guided the Lady Monarchs to their 15th
CAA regular-season title with a 14-4 record.
ODU started the season just 3-10 overall, but reeled off eight straight
victories and captured 13 of its final 16 contests. Larry is the winningest
coach in CAA history with a career mark of 536-190. The Coach of the Year honor
is the eighth for Larry, the most by any CAA coach.
Waller led the conference with 2.6 steals per outing
to receive CAA Defensive Player of the Year honors. The senior guard led her team with 69 steals
to help the Rams rank second in the league with 10.4 steals per game. Waller is
VCU's first Defensive Player of the Year since Rochelle Luckett won the award
for the third straight time in 2002.
Marginean
and Graham are the second co-winners of the Dean Ehlers Leadership award, which
is presented annually to the women's basketball student-athlete who "embodies
the highest standards of leadership, integrity, and sportsmanship in
conjunction with her academic athletic achievement." Marginean, a senior
forward, is the league's all-time scoring leader with 2,519 points, while
Graham, a senior guard, is Georgia State's premiere three-point shooter with 46
treys this season.
Joining
Delle Donne on the All-CAA first team were Marginean, Towson's senior guard Shanae Baker-Brice, James Madison
junior guard Dawn Evans, and VCU
senior forward D'Andra Moss.
Baker-Brice
was fifth in the CAA in scoring (17.9 ppg), fifth in assists (4.3 apg), and
seventh in steals (2.2 spg). Evans was
second in the conference and ranked fourth in the nation in scoring with 25.5
ppg. She also topped the nation in
three-point field goals per game with 3.9.
Marginean is third in the league and ranked eighth in the nation in
scoring with 22.9 ppg. Moss was sixth in
the league in scoring with 17.5 ppg and 16th in the CAA grabbing 6.3
rebounds per game.
2009-10 CAA WOMEN'S
BASKETBALL AWARD WINNERS
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ALL-CAA
FIRST TEAM
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Cl.
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Pos.
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Ht.
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Hometown/Previous
School
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Shanae Baker-Brice, Towson
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Sr.
|
G
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5-6
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Washington, D.C./Theodore Roosevelt
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Elena Delle Donne, Delaware
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Fr.
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F/G
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6-5
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Wilmington, Del./Ursuline Academy
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Dawn Evans, James Madison
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Jr.
|
G
|
5-7
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Clarksville, Tenn./Northeast
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Gabriela Marginean, Drexel
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Sr.
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F
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6-1
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Cluj-Napoca, Romania/Mt. de Chantal
Academy (W.Va.)
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D'Andra Moss, VCU
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Sr.
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F
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6-0
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Atlanta, Ga./Norcross
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| |
|
|
|
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| |
|
|
|
|
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ALL-CAA
SECOND TEAM
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Cl.
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Pos.
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Ht.
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Hometown/Previous
School
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Shante Evans, Hofstra
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Fr.
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F
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6-0
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West Chester, Pa./Henderson
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Danyiell McKeller, Georgia State
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Sr.
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F
|
5-11
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Fayetteville, N.C./Westover
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Jasmine Parker, Old Dominion
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Jr.
|
G
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5-6
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Norfolk, Va./Maury
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Taysha Pye, William & Mary
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So.
|
G
|
5-8
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Bronx, N.Y./St. Annes-Belfield (Va.)
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Kita Waller, VCU
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Sr.
|
G
|
5-11
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Gainesville, Ga./Gainesville
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| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
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ALL-CAA
THIRD TEAM
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Cl.
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Pos.
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Ht.
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Hometown/Previous
School
|
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Brittany Blackwell, UNC Wilmington
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Jr.
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G/F
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6-1
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Raleigh, N.C./Cary Academy
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Jessica Canady, Old Dominion
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Sr.
|
F
|
6-1
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Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown
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Shadasia Green, Old Dominion
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Jr.
|
G
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5-9
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Patterson, N.J./Eastside
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Courtney Hurt, VCU
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So.
|
F
|
6-0
|
Loganville, Ga./Salem
|
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Brittany Wilson, Northeastern
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So.
|
G
|
5-10
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Pawtucket, R.I./Bay View
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|
|
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2010 CAA PLAYER OF THE
YEAR: Elena Delle
Donne, Delaware
2010 CAA COACH OF THE
YEAR: Wendy Larry,
Old Dominion
2010 CAA ROOKIE OF THE
YEAR: Elena Delle
Donne, Delaware
2010 CAA DEFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Kita
Waller, VCU
2010 DEAN EHLERS
LEADERSHIP AWARDS: Brittany
Graham, Georgia State & Gabriela
Marginean, Drexel
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ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
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Cl.
|
Pos.
|
Ht.
|
Hometown/Previous School
|
|
Elena Delle Donne, Delaware
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Fr.
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F/G
|
6-5
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Wilmington, Del./Ursuline Academy
|
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Emily Correal, William
& Mary
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Fr.
|
F
|
6-3
|
Venetia, Pa./Peter's
Township
|
|
Amber Easter, George
Mason
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Fr.
|
G/F
|
5-11
|
Hampton, Va./Bethel
|
|
Shante Evans, Hofstra
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Fr.
|
F
|
6-0
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West Chester, Pa./Henderson
|
|
Tarik Hislop, James
Madison
|
Fr.
|
G
|
5-7
|
Silver Spring, Md./Paint
Branch
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
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ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
|
Cl.
|
Pos.
|
Ht.
|
Hometown/Previous School
|
|
Tiffany Benson, William
& Mary
|
Sr.
|
F
|
6-1
|
Virginia Beach,
Va./Princess Anne
|
|
Elena Delle Donne, Delaware
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Fr.
|
F/G
|
6-5
|
Wilmington, Del./Ursuline Academy
|
|
Jess Fuller, Hofstra
|
Jr.
|
C
|
6-4
|
Queens, N.Y./Monroe C.C.
|
|
Jasmine Parker, Old Dominion
|
Jr.
|
G
|
5-6
|
Norfolk, Va./Maury
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|
Kita Waller, VCU
|
Sr.
|
G
|
5-11
|
Gainesville, Ga./Gainesville
|
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ALL-ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM
|
Cl.
|
Pos.
|
Ht.
|
Hometown/Previous School
|
|
Mari Buchan, Old Dominion
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So.
|
C
|
6-2
|
Stirlingshire, Scotland/Portobello
|
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Marisa Crane, Drexel
|
So.
|
G
|
5-5
|
Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus
|
|
Elena Delle Donne, Delaware
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Fr.
|
F/G
|
6-5
|
Wilmington, Del./Ursuline Academy
|
|
Angelee LaTouche, George Mason
|
Jr.
|
F/C
|
6-2
|
Kingston, Jamaica/Tallahassee C.C.
|
|
Sarah Williams, James Madison
|
Sr.
|
G
|
6-0
|
Wilmington, Del./Ursuline Academy
|
| |
|
|
|
|
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ALL-ACADEMIC SECOND TEAM
|
Cl.
|
Pos.
|
Ht.
|
Hometown/Previous School
|
|
Candice Bellocchio, Hofstra
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So.
|
G
|
5-6
|
Staten Island, N.Y./St. Peter's
|
|
Nicole Capurso, Hofstra
|
So.
|
G
|
5-9
|
Staten Island, N.Y./St.
John Villa Academy
|
|
Meghan McLean, Delaware
|
So.
|
G
|
5-9
|
Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair
|
|
Kayla Miller, Delaware
|
So.
|
G
|
5-8
|
Wilmington, Del./George Washington
|
|
Casey Sawhook, UNC Wilmington
|
Sr.
|
G
|
5-6
|
New Kensington, Pa./Valley
|
| |
|
|
|
|
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ALL-ACADEMIC
HONORABLE MENTION
|
Cl.
|
Pos.
|
Ht.
|
Hometown/Previous School
|
|
Robyn Barton, William & Mary
|
Sr.
|
G
|
6-0
|
Lake Oswego, Ore./Lake
Oswego
|
|
Sam Brigham, Hofstra
|
Sr.
|
G
|
5-10
|
Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury
|
|
Taryn Christian, Northeastern
|
Jr.
|
G
|
5-11
|
Silver Spring,
Md./Springbrook
|
|
Brittany Eley, George Mason
|
Jr.
|
G
|
6-0
|
Waldorf, Md./Westlake
|
|
Farrah Ferguson, Delaware
|
Sr.
|
C
|
6-4
|
Penllyn, Pa./Wissahickon
|
|
Kiara Francisco, James Madison
|
So.
|
G/F
|
5-10
|
Lakeland, Fla./Winter
Haven
|
|
Tyler Hale, Drexel
|
So.
|
F
|
6-0
|
Baltimore, Md./Towson
Catholic
|
|
Rashauna Hobbs, George Mason
|
Sr.
|
G
|
5-5
|
Bowie, Md./Riverdale
Baptist
|
|
Courtney Hurt, VCU
|
So.
|
F
|
6-1
|
Coyers, Ga./Salem
|
|
Dani Iervolino, Northeastern
|
So.
|
G
|
5-5
|
Manhassett, N.Y./St. John
the Baptist
|
|
Greta Luksyte, UNC Wilmington
|
Sr.
|
G
|
5-10
|
Vilnius,
Lithuania/Walsingham Academy
|
|
Gabriela Marginean, Drexel
|
Sr.
|
F
|
6-1
|
Cluj-Napoca, Romania/Mt. de Chantal
Academy (W.Va.)
|
|
Mia Mayberry, Northeastern
|
Jr.
|
F
|
6-2
|
Rock Island, Ill. /Rock
Island
|
|
Lindsey Moller, William & Mary
|
Jr.
|
G
|
5-10
|
Longmont, Colo./Longmont
|
|
Shay Rawls, Georgia State
|
Sr.
|
F/C
|
6-2
|
Augusta, Ga./Cross Creek
|
|
Jasmina Rosseel, Drexel
|
Jr.
|
G
|
5-8
|
Ieper,
Belgium/Sint-Theresia Instituut
|
|
Haliena Snowden, Towson
|
Sr.
|
F
|
6-0
|
Laurel, Md./Seton Keough
|
|
Chelsea Snyder, VCU
|
So.
|
C
|
6-6
|
Grendall, N.J./Newton
|
|
Jennifer Stjarnström, Drexel
|
Sr.
|
F
|
6-2
|
Norrkoping, Sweden/De
Geer Gymnasiet
|
|
Jalissa Taylor, James Madison
|
Jr.
|
F
|
6-3
|
Chesterfield, Va./L.C.
Bird
|
|
Aamira Terry, Hofstra
|
Jr.
|
G
|
5-8
|
Atlanta, Ga./W.D.
Mohammed
|
|
Isoken Uzamere, Hofstra
|
Jr.
|
F/C
|
6-2
|
Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood
|