EMMANUEL’S O’DWYER NAMED ECAC BASKETBALL ALL-STAR

CENTERVILLE, Mass. – The Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) announced its 2012-13 Women's Basketball All-Star Teams on Thursday afternoon.  Emmanuel College's senior forward Fiona O'Dwyer was among the ten honorees from the New England region.  O'Dwyer received a 2nd Team All-ECAC nod, as voted upon by the New England Women's Basketball Coaches.

O'Dwyer, a four-year starter at Emmanuel, will graduate as the program's third all-time leading scorer with a collegiate career total of 1,557 points.  She is also Emmanuel's all-time leading rebounder with a four-year total of 920 boards.

O'Dwyer led the Saints to GNAC Championships in all four of her seasons played at Emmanuel. The Stamford, Connecticut native also led Emmanuel to four-straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the NCAA Elite Eight in her junior season.

Most recently, O'Dwyer and the Saints rolled to a perfect 12-0 mark in regular season GNAC competition, won the conference tournament and advanced to take on the University of Rochester University in the national tournament.  A first round NCAA loss gave the Saints an overall record of 23-6 for the 2012-13 campaign.

The 2012-13 ECAC Division III New England Women's Basketball All-Star Team

Player of the Year: Sarah Collins, Jr. - Babson College

Rookie of the Year: Olivia Murphy, Fr. - UMass-Boston

First Team:

Michaela Cosby, Sr. - Bridgewater State University

Marcia Voigt, Sr. - Amherst College

Sarah Collins, Jr. - Babson College

Claire Baecher, Sr. - Williams College

Colleen Moriarty, Sr. - UMass-Dartmouth

Second Team:

Deanna Purcell, So. - Rivier University

Nicole Garland, Sr. - University of Southern Maine

Beth Suggs, Sr. - University of New England

Fiona O'Dwyer, Sr. - Emmanuel College

Vanessa Bosques, Gr. - Daniel Webster College