Conference Names Women's Basketball All-Conference Team
MADISON, N.J. – After a highly-competitive second season
of competition 12 student-athletes have been selected to the
2008-09 All-Landmark Conference Women’s Basketball Team as
voted by the conference’s eight head coaches. The team
consists of a first and second team, with six players on each team,
and the selections made by position. The voting for the
All-Conference Team took place after the conclusion of the regular
season and prior to the start of the Landmark postseason.
Five of the eight Landmark teams were represented by a pair of
players, while seven of the eight conference teams had at least one
representative. Juniata College was the only program with two
first-team selections, while The University of Scranton, Moravian
College, Susquehanna University, and the United States Merchant
Marine Academy all had two honorees. A Scranton performer earned
Player of the Year honors for the second time in as many years as
sophomore Megan Kopecki received that honor after being chosen as
Rookie of the Year last season. Juniata’s Claudia McDowell
was picked as the Defensive Player of the Year in her senior
campaign. Susquehanna freshman Libby Shober earned Rookie of the
Year laurels and the Susquehanna coaching staff led by Head Coach
Jim Reed was picked as the Coaching Staff of the Year.
For the second-team in as many years the All-Conference team was
balanced among the classes as four seniors, five juniors, a pair of
sophomores and one freshman were honored. Seven of the 12
selections are repeat honorees including Kopecki, McDowell and
Juniata’s Kelly Ashcraft who all earned first-team selections
for the second time. Catholic’s Brianna Peterson,
Moravian’s Kate Harrison and Alyssa Bisci along with
Susquehanna’s Rachael Hughes all captured All-Conference
honors for the second time.
2008-09 All-Landmark Conference Women’s Basketball
Team
First Team
Pos-Name, School, Class, Hometown(High School)
G-Claudia McDowell, Juniata, Sr., Alexandria, Pa. (Juniata
Valley)
G-Kate Harrison, Moravian, Jr., Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. (Cold
Spring Harbor)
G-Megan Kopecki, Scranton, So., Millington, N.J. (Watchung Hills
Regional)
G-Stephanie Waller, USMMA, Sr., Brookfield, Wis. (Brookfield
East)
F-Brianna Peterson, Catholic, So., Garnerville, N.Y. (North
Rockland)
F-Kelly Ashcraft, Juniata, Sr., Bellefonte, Pa. (State
College)
Second Team
Pos-Name, School, Class, Hometown/High School
G-Rachael Hughes, Susquehanna, So., Gordon, Pa. (North
Schuylkill)
F-Alyssa Bisci, Moravian, Jr., Easton, Pa. (Easton)
G-Ryan Mooney, Scranton, Jr., Spring City, Pa. (Pius X)
F-Amber Smith, Goucher, Jr., Baltimore, Md. (Institute of Notre
Dame)
F-Libby Shober, Susquehanna, Fr., Barnesville, Pa. (Marian
Catholic)
F-May Marie Hayes, USMMA, Sr., Pearland, Texas (Pearland)
Player of the Year: Megan Kopecki, Scranton
Defensive Player of the Year: Claudia McDowell, Juniata
Rookie of the Year: Libby Shober, Susquehanna
Coaching Staff of the Year: Susquehanna University (Head Coach,
Jim Reed)