O’DWYER TABBED WOMEN’S HOOP ALL-AMERICAN
BOSTON, Mass. – Emmanuel College senior Fiona O’Dwyer recently received several post-season honors, including being named a D3hoops.com 3rd Team All-American. O’Dwyer’s 3rd Team honor came on the heels of being selected one of five D3hoops 1st Team All-Northeast Region players. Additionally, O’Dwyer was voted an Honorable Mention All-American by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).
BOSTON, Mass. – Emmanuel College senior Fiona O’Dwyer recently received several post-season honors, including being named a D3hoops.com 3rd Team All-American. O’Dwyer’s 3rd Team honor came on the heels of being selected one of five D3hoops 1st Team All-Northeast Region players. Additionally, O’Dwyer was voted an Honorable Mention All-American by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).
After leading the women’s basketball team to the program’s fourth-straight Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship, O’Dwyer was voted the 2013 GNAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Year. The Stamford, Connecticut native captained the Saints this season and led Emmanuel with an average of 17.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. O’Dwyer 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 joined four other seniors on the D3hoops 1st Team All-Northeast Region, including Amherst’s Marcia Voigt, Bridgewater State’s Michaela Cosby, Williams’ Claire Baecher and Babson’s Sarah Collins. O’Dwyer, along with Voigt, Baecher and Collins, were then elevated to the All-America ranks, as voted upon by a nation-wide panel of college sports information directors. O’Dwyer is just Emmanuel’s second women’s basketball player to be named a D3hoops.com All-American, as Emmanuel alum Marcy Tillman was named a 2nd Team All-American following the 2001-02 season.
Additionally, O’Dwyer received honors from the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The WBCA All-America Team was selected in Atlanta, Georgia on March 14, 2013. The 10-member team was selected by a vote of the selection committee, with the committee composed of one representative coach from each of the eight geographical regions. O’Dwyer was honored as one of the 30 Honorable Mention All-American selections.
Player of the Year: Carissa Verkaik, C, Calvin
Rookie of the Year: Rachel Parupsky, F, Bethel
Coach of the Year: Kris Huffman, DePauw
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First team |
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Pos |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
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G |
Sam Barber |
UW-Stevens Point |
Sr. |
Schofield, Wis. |
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G |
Kristina Williams |
Lewis and Clark |
Sr. |
El Dorado Hills, Calif. |
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F |
Kate Nielsen |
Simpson |
Sr. |
Brainerd, Minn. |
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C |
Sarah Collins |
Babson |
Sr. |
Weymouth, Mass. |
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C |
Carissa Verkaik |
Calvin |
Sr. |
Holland, Mich. |
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Second team |
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Pos |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
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G |
Lauren Avant |
Rhodes |
Jr. |
Memphis, Tenn. |
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G |
Allison Long |
Thomas More |
Sr. |
Hebron, Ky. |
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F |
Dori Gyori |
Messiah |
Sr. |
Biatorbagy, Hungary |
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F |
Natosha Gottlieb |
Louisiana College |
Sr. |
Alexandria, La. |
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C |
Cenzie Yoder |
Ohio Northern |
Jr. |
Celina, Ohio |
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Third team |
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Pos |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
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G |
Katelyn Fischer |
Marymount |
Sr. |
Reisterstown, Md. |
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G |
Marcia Voigt |
Amherst |
Sr. |
Skillman, N.J. |
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F |
Emmanuel |
Sr. |
Stamford, Conn. |
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F |
Alex Gasaway |
DePauw |
Jr. |
Crawfordsville, Ind. |
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F |
Melissa Tobie |
Montclair State |
So. |
Elizabeth, N.J. |
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Fourth team |
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Pos |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
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G |
Cydni Matsuoka |
Vassar |
Jr. |
Sacramento, Calif. |
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G |
Jill Woerner |
Catholic |
Sr. |
Providence, R.I. |
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F |
Claire Baecher |
Williams |
Sr. |
Brunswick, Me. |
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F |
Kyra Dayon |
FDU-Florham |
So. |
Trenton, N.J. |
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C |
Camille Marie |
Cornell |
Sr. |
Marion, Iowa |
2013 WBCA Division III Coaches’ All-America Team:
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Name |
Institution |
Year |
Pos. |
Height |
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Claire Baecher |
Williams College |
Sr. |
F |
6-3 |
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Samantha Barber |
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
Sr. |
G |
5-9 |
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Sarah Collins |
Babson College |
Sr. |
C |
6-2 |
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Natosha Gottlieb |
Louisiana College |
Sr. |
F |
5-9 |
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Dori Gyori |
Messiah College |
Sr. |
F/C |
6-2 |
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Cydni Matsuoka |
Vassar College |
Jr. |
G |
5-4 |
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Kate Nielsen |
Simpson College |
Sr. |
F |
5-11 |
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Carissa Verkaik |
Calvin College |
Sr. |
C |
6-2 |
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Kristina Williams |
Lewis & Clark College |
Sr. |
G |
5-9 |
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Jill Woerner |
Catholic University of America |
Sr. |
G |
5-11 |
2013 WBCA Division III Coaches’ All-America Team Honorable Mentions:
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Name |
Institution |
Year |
Pos. |
Height |
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Tesla Akers |
Ferrum College |
Sr. |
G |
5-6 |
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Lauren Avant |
Rhodes College |
Jr. |
G |
5-10 |
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Alexa Barbush |
Franklin & Marshall College |
Sr. |
G |
5-7 |
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Floriana Borova |
William Patterson University |
Jr. |
G |
5-9 |
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Makenzie Branson |
Occidental College |
Sr. |
G |
5-11 |
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Kathryn Campbell |
Ithaca College |
Sr. |
G |
5-9 |
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Kate Dellinger |
Widener University |
Sr. |
G |
5-7 |
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Katelyn Fischer |
Marymount University |
Sr. |
G |
5-7 |
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Melissa Gilkey |
Washington University |
So. |
F |
6-1 |
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Melissa Graham |
State University College at Geneseo |
Sr. |
G |
5-10 |
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Brittany Hicks |
York College |
Jr. |
F |
5-10 |
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Misha Jackson |
Emory University |
Sr. |
C |
5-11 |
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Cortney Kumerow |
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater |
Sr. |
C |
6-1 |
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Stephanie Kuzmanic |
Carthage College |
Jr. |
G |
5-8 |
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Rosa LaMattina |
University of Mount Union |
Sr. |
G |
5-7 |
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Allison Long |
Thomas More College |
Sr. |
G |
5-5 |
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Katie Lytle |
Swarthmore College |
Jr. |
G |
5-9 |
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Janell Menard |
Maryville College |
Sr. |
G |
5-9 |
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Fiona O’Dwyer |
Emmanuel College |
Sr. |
F |
5-11 |
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Brooke Olson |
Wheaton College (Ill.) |
Sr. |
G |
5-9 |
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Joanna Snyder |
Ohio Northern University |
Sr. |
F |
5-11 |
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Tricia Sorensen |
Concordia College, Moorhead |
Sr. |
F |
5-11 |
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Beth Suggs |
University of New England |
Sr. |
F |
6-0 |
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Melissa Tobie |
Montclair State University |
So. |
F |
6-1 |
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Marcia Voigt |
Montclair State University |
So. |
F |
6-1 |
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Kate Walker |
DePauw University |
Sr. |
G |
5-6 |
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Sarah Wetmore |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Sr. |
G |
5-9 |
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Mollie Whiting |
University of Dubuque |
Sr. |
G |
5-6 |
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Alexis Wright |
Moravian College |
So. |
F |
5-11 |
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Ally Zywicki |
University of Rochester |
So. |
G |
5-6 |