Cassidy Named Second Team All-America East, Kurowski Left Off Again

2010 America East Women’s Basketball All-Conference Award Winners

First Team:
Chantell Alford- Boston U
Erica Beverly- Hartford
Diana Delva- Hartford
May Kotsopoulos- Vermont
Courtnay Pilypaitis- Vermont

Second Team:
Erica Carter- Binghamton
Carlee Cassidy- UMBC
Andrea Holmes- Binghamton
Kirsten Jeter- Stony Brook
Candace Williams- New Hampshire

Third Team:
Charity Iromuanya- ALbany
Mo Moran- Boston U
Jackie Smith- Hartford
Samantha Wheeler- Maine
Alex Young- Boston U

All-Defensive Team:
Erica Beverly- Hartford
Diana Delva- Hartford
Charity Iromuanya- Albany
May Kotsopoulos- Vermont
Courtnay Pilypaitis- Vermont

All-Rookie Team:
Chantell Alford- Boston U
Ruthanne Dohery- Hartford
Julie Foster- Albany
Ebone Henry- Albany
Mo Moran- Boston U

All-Academic:
Kristin Baker- Maine
Carlee Cassidy- UMBC
May Kotsopoulos- Vermont
Mary Silvia- Hartford
Jackie Smith- Hartford

Coach of the Year:
Jenn Rizzotti- Hartford

Rookie of the Year:
Chantell Alford- Boston U

Defensive Player of the Year:
Erica Beverly

Player of the Year:
Diana Delva

Even I had a tough time putting Carlee Cassidy over Chantell Alford as a first team selection, so that pick does not surprise me. But It would have been nice to see Cassidy be named first team all-conference once in her great career. She led the league in scoring as a sophomore and junior and had another solid year this year. Three straight second-team selections is something to be proud of.

Cassidy was also an all-academic team selection after accumulating a 3.35 GPA as a Sociology and MCS double major.

But the fact that Michelle Kurowski is no where to be found on the list of post season awards bugs me a little. She had a fantastic season. Her 12.9 ppg ranked 10th in the conference and her 5.8 rpg was 13th, and her 42.1 FG% was 10th as well. Numbers like that should have been enough to get her a selection. Last year after leading all rookie in points, rebounds, field goal percentage, and steals, she was passed over for the Rookie of the Year award for a point guard with similar numbers, but it is hard to believe that there are 15 players better than her in the conference.