For Immediate Release
March 4, 2008
Wellesley Sports Information
Courtesy NEWMAC Publicist, Greg McKeever
Duff Named to NEWMAC Basketball All-Conference Team
BABSON PARK, Mass. – Wellesley College junior post player Jessica Duff (Milton, Abingdon, UK) was named to the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) All-Conference team.
As Wellesley's top performer, Duff averaged 15.6 points and 9.7 rebounds while shooting 43% from the field during NEWMAC play. She finished among the conference leaders in scoring (#4), rebounding (#2), blocked shots (#8), and free throw shooting percentage (#8) while propelling Wellesley to a 6th place conference finish.
Coast Guard senior Natalie Moyer (Oklahoma City, Ok.) was named NEWMAC Player of the year. Rachelle Walker (Lee, Mass.) was named NEWMAC Rookie of the Year. Melissa Hodgdon, coach of the NEWMAC tournament champions, Wheaton, was named NEWMAC Coach of the Year. MIT won the league's sportsmanship award.
Joining Moyer on the All-Conference first team was teammate Melissa Martinelli (Vero Beach, Fla.). Clark junior Sarah Roderigue (Oakland, Maine), Wheaton junior Krystin Hickey (Manchester, N.H.) and WPI sophomore Kaileen Selen (Worcester, Mass.) rounded out the first team.
The All-Conference second team consisted of Babson senior Linsey Poulson (Leominster, Mass.), MIT senior Kimberly Soo Hoo (Benicia, Calif.), Springfield senior Tara McCarthy (Bristol, R.I.), Wellesley's Duff, and Wheaton senior Becky Aitchison (Norwalk, Conn.).
2007 Women's Basketball All-Conference Team and Award Winners
NEWMAC Athlete of the Year: Natalie Moyer, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
NEWMAC Rookie of the Year: Rachelle Walker, Springfield College
NEWMAC Coach of the Year: Melissa Hodgdon, Wheaton College
NEWMAC Sportsmanship Award: MIT
FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Sarah Roderigue, Clark
Natalie Moyer, Coast Guard
Melissa Martinelli, Coast Guard
Krystin Hickey, Wheaton
Kaileen Selen, WPI
SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Linsey Poulson, Babson
Kimberly Soo Hoo, MIT
Tara McCarthy, Springfield
Jessica Duff, Wellesley
Becky Aitchison, Wheaton