Women's Basketball

Four NE10 Players Earn Women's Basketball All-America Recognition

Bentley's Whitmore Named to WBCA All-America Team

MANSFIELD, Mass. - Bentley graduate forward Maggie Whitmore highlights a group of four players from the Northeast-10 Conference to earn All-America honors from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA). 

Whitmore was named to the WBCA All-America Team, while three players - Assumption's Marina Callahan, Saint Anselm's Melanie Hoyt and Southern Connecticut's Delaney Haines - were selected as Honorable Mention All-Americans.

Whitmore, the Most Outstanding Player of the NE10 Championship, led Bentley to its fourth-consecutive league title and an East Region championship. She averaged 12.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists to help coordinate Bentley's balanced attack. Whitmore scored in double-figures in 26 games for the Falcons, who went a remarkable 33-2 this season. 

Hoyt, the NE10 Player of the Year and D2CCA East Region Player of the Year, earned recognition from both the WBCA and D2CCA. She led all NE10 players in scoring (18.1 points per game) and field goal percentage (55.9%) this season, while ranking sixth in rebounding (8.1). 

Haines was the second-leading scorer in the NE10 this season with 16.9 points per contest, while Callahan ranked in the Top 10 in both scoring (13.3 points) and rebounding (8.3 rebounds) in the conference. 
WBCA ALL-AMERICAN
Maggie Whitmore, Bentley

WBCA ALL-AMERICAN - HONORABLE MENTION
Marina Callahan, Assumption
Melanie Hoyt, Saint Anselm
Delaney Haines, Southern Connecticut

D2CCA ALL-AMERICAN - HONORABLE MENTION
Melanie Hoyt, Saint Anselm

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