Herring Named MASCAC Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Year
Britt Herring of Worcester State has been named the 2015-16 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Rookie of the Year.
WESTFIELD, Mass. — Britt Herring of Worcester State has been named the 2015-16 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Rookie of the Year.
The freshman from W. Brookfield, Mass. helped her team to four conference victories and the sixth seed in the tournament. In her first year with the Lancers, Herring had the fifth most points in the league (13) and rebounds (8.8) while also tallying the third most blocks (55) and fourth most total rebounds (219). She was named MASCAC Rookie of the Week four times during the regular season.
Joining MASCAC Player of the Year, Jill Valley on the First Team All-Conference are Bridgewater State's Jennie Lindland, Framingham State's Raegan Mulherin and Alycia Rackliffe and Westfield State's Forbasaw Nkamebo.
Landing a spot on the Second Team All-Conference with Herring are Bridgewater State's Chanelle Melton, Framingham State's Montá Connolly, MCLA's Kayla Hotaling and Salem State's Kaitlyn Bryan.
2015-16 MASCAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
Player/Institution Class Position Hometown
Jill Valley, Westfield State Junior Guard Orange, Mass.
Raegan Mulherin, Framingham State Sophomore Guard Baldwinville, Mass.
Jennie Lindland, Bridgewater State Junior Forward Edgartown, Mass.
Alycia Rackliffe, Framingham State Junior Center Feeding Hills, Mass.
Forbasaw Nkamebo, Westfield State Senior Center Amherst, Mass.
SECOND TEAM
Player/Institution Class Position Hometown
Kayla Hotaling, MCLA Junior Forward Ravena, N.Y.
Montá Connolly, Framingham State Junior Guard Lynn, Mass.
Chanelle Melton, Bridgewater State Junior Forward Brockton, Mass.
Britt Herring, Worcester State Freshman Center W. Brookfield, Mass.
Kaitlyn Bryan, Salem State Junior Guard Lowell, Mass.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jill Valley, Westfield State Junior Guard Orange, Mass.
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Britt Herring, Worcester State Freshman Center W. Brookfield, Mass.
CHAMPION'S CHOICE COACH OF THE YEAR
Walter Paschal, Framingham State
Portions of this Release Courtesy of Emily Diekelmann, MASCAC Director of Media Relations