Herring and Sweeney Named to WACBA All-Star Teams

WACBA Final Standings and Stats

WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State University's Britt Herring (West Brookfield, Mass.) and Catherine Sweeney (Lowell, Mass.) have both been named to the 2017-18 Worcester Area College Basketball Association (WACBA) All-Star teams, as announced by Jen Toland of the Telegram last week.

Voters included sports information directors or primary contacts from each of the nine NCAA schools in Worcester County, including Division I Holy Cross and Division II Assumption, as well as members of the local media.

Herring, a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) First Team All-Conference recipient, was named to the WACBA First Team for her second consecutive year.

This past season, she led the MASCAC in field goal percentage (57.3%), and blocks (83) while leading her team in points (347), points per game (12.9), field goals made (153), and rebounds (215). She totaled eight double-doubles throughout the season, and also reached a milestone as a junior, notching her 1,000^th career point in the Lancers' MASCAC quarterfinal win over Salem State.

Sweeney was named to the WACBA Second Team for averaging 9.9 rebounds, 7.6 points, 5.4 assists, 2.1 steals, and 1.1 blocks in 21 games played. She was third in the conference in rebounds per game, defensive rebounds (155), and total assists (113). She recorded five double-doubles and a triple-double against MCLA, which the Lancers women's basketball program had not seen in years.  She also led the Worcester Area in assists per game (5.4).

WACBA major award winners include Lauren Manis of Holy Cross (WACBA Women's Basketball Player of the Year), Mikaela Mitchell of Fitchburg State (WACBA Women's Basketball Rookie of the Year), and David Bostick of Becker College (WACBA Women's Basketball Coach of the Year).

* 2017 First Team
^ 2017 Second Team     
# 2017 Major Award Winner
& 2017 Co-Major Award Winner