Ouellette Headlines 2023 All-GNAC Honors
WINTHROP, Mass. – Junior forward Jordan Ouellette (Bristol, Conn.) of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) women's basketball team was named to the All-Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Second Team, as the conference unveiled its year-end awards, which are voted on by the league's head coaches, on Monday. The Blue Jays were also awarded the Team Sportsmanship Award. Olivia Heslin (Plainville, Conn.) added to the list of accolades for USJ, being named to the All-Sportsmanship Team.
The Blue Jays finished the 2022-23 campaign with a 16-10 record, including a 12-6 mark in conference play. USJ earned the No. 3 South seed for the GNAC Postseason Tournament, ultimately falling in the quarterfinals to Emmanuel College in overtime. The 16 wins were the most for the program since the 2010-11 season.
Ouellette was a force to be reckoned with all season long for the Blue Jays, pacing the team with 16.7 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. The totals saw her finish sixth and seventh, respectively, in each category in the conference. The Bristol, Connecticut native became the third-best single-season scorer in program history, tallying 433 total points on the year. She continued to etch her name in the program's record books, hauling in 222 total rebounds, the fourth-most in a single season. The conference accolade is the second in her career, after being named to the All-Third Team a year ago.
For the complete list of all-conference honorees, major award winners, and all-sportsmanship selections, please see below.
FIRST TEAM
Jakara Murray-Leach, Albertus Magnus
Caitlyn Scott, Albertus Magnus
Yannie Chan, Emmanuel (Mass.)
Pam Gonzalez, Regis (Mass.)
Lyric Grumblatt, Rivier
SECOND TEAM
Marinique Reddin, Anna Maria
Haley Brewster, Norwich
Jordan Ouellette, Saint Joseph (Conn.)
Angelica Hurley, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Hannah Talon, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
THIRD TEAM
Marissa Holt, Colby-Sawyer
Olivia Matela, Emmanuel (Mass.)
Juju Nealy, Lasell
Madi Zancan, Regis (Mass.)
Hannah Muchemore, Rivier
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Kayla Jackson, Elms
Shirle Major, Lasell
Madi Zancan, Regis (Mass.)
Brianna Wilcox, Rivier
Elisabeth Stapelfeld, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
MAJOR AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Yannie Chan, Emmanuel (Mass.)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Angelica Hurley, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - Madi Zancan, Regis (Mass.)
COACH OF THE YEAR - Mike McDevitt, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD - Saint Joseph (Conn.)
ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Sharaya Keele, Albertus Magnus
Patty Agbeh, Anna Maria
Lia Raynowska, Colby-Sawyer Cat Thomas, Dean
Adalena Francis, Elms
Megan Reilly, Emmanuel (Mass.)
Autumn Ford, Johnson & Wales
Brooke Damboise, Lasell
Maren McGinn, Norwich
Valerie Whalen, Regis
Alexa Dufries, Rivier
Olivia Heslin, Saint Joseph (Conn.)
Mikayla Van Zandt, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
About The GNAC
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 14 member institutions and over 3,500 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 22 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience.
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