Pasaturo, Williams Lead Honorees in ECAC DIII Metro Women's Basketball Major Awards and All-Stars
DANBURY, Conn. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced its 2016-17 Division III Metro Women’s Basketball Major Awards and All-Star team.
Christina Pasaturo from the College of Staten Island garnered the Player of the Year honor, while FDU-Florham freshman Kendrea Williams received the Rookie of the Year award. Head Coach Mary Beth Spirk from Moravian College was named the Coach of the Year to wrap up the major awards.
Pasaturo was named the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) Player of the Year as well as being a five-time CUNYAC Player of the Week and ECAC Metro Player of the Week once. Through 28 games, the guard registered 611 points (21.8 points per game) and 84 steals (three steals per game). Pasaturo became the first CSI player to post back-to-back 500-plus point seasons. Through the CUNYAC conference tournament, she ranked second and third in the nation in 3-pointers (105) and total points respectively.
Williams was named MAC Freedom Rookie of the Year after averaging 20 points in 25 games played to lead FDU-Florham. The three-time MAC Freedom Player of the Week sank 167 buckets from the field and 69 from beyond the arc. Williams also converted 96 from the charity stripe good for a 79.3 free-throw percentage.
Spirk guided the Greyhounds to a 19-7 record through the regular season and Landmark Conference tournament, leading Moravian to its 16th-straight postseason appearance. After losing seven players from a team which reached the second round of the NCAA tournament last year, The Greyhounds were only picked to finish fourth in the Landmark Conference but Spirk led them to tie for second place. She was named the Landmark Coach of the Year and helped place one student-athlete on the Landmark first team in addition to helping Maddie Capuano garner the league’s Rookie of the Year honor.
2016-17 ECAC Division III Metro Women’s Basketball All-Star Team
Player of the Year
Christina Pasaturo – College of Staten Island, Jr.
Rookie of the Year
Kendrea Williams – FDU-Florham, Fr.
Coach of the Year
Mary Beth Spirk – Moravian College
First Team
Kaitlyn Astel – Stevens Institute of Technology, Grad.
Christina Pasaturo – College of Staten Island, Jr.
Marajiah Bacon – Kean University, So.
Camille McPherson – Moravian College, Sr.
Sasha Williams – Stockton University, Jr.
Honorable Mention
Andrea Iavarone – St. Joseph’s College – Long Island, Jr.
Maria Simmons – Rutgers University – Newark, Sr.
Mallory George – Centenary University, Sr.
Anyssa Sanchez – Rowan University, Sr.
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