For the second time in as many years the Saint Joseph's College women's basketball team ended the season with the Association of DIII Independents Northeast Championship. Defeating St. Joseph's College of Brooklyn in the semi-final and Maine Presque Isle in the championship game, the squad closed out the year winning three games in a row.

Head Coach Deb Reardon (2nd Season) knew the combination of hard work and young talent would create a strong foundation during this learning season in which the program returned only one starter.

The team wasn't without veterans as MVP Kaylin Regula led the team with 11.1 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals and Defensive Player of the Year Danielle Somma took on the most challenging defensive assignments and chipped in with 4.3 points and 2.5 rebounds a game. Danielle was honored by the Athletic Department with the Student-Athlete Excellence Award and the Senior Female Athlete Award at the annual banquet in April.

Sophomores Megan Farrell and Marie Lint stepped out of the shadows during their sophomore campaigns, appearing in all but one contest. Farrell missed a game due to a concussion suffered at the Green Mountain Tournament. Both doubled their production from a year ago as Megan, the Unsung Hero Award winner, was second on the team in scoring with 8 points a game and Marie was third with 7.2 points a game.

In her first season of intercollegiate basketball, sophomore Yoandree Pierre-Jacques earned Most Improved honors and posted two double-double games and finished second in rebounding with 6 a game and fourth in scoring with 5 points a game.

Returnees Deb Drown, the Team Spirit Award winner, and Sarah Willis provided depth at the guard spots while first year players Ashton Coutu and Sarah Banks proved to be strong defenders. First year players Mallory Clark, Andrea Enright and Kasey Kaldro gained valuable experience and challenged the starters in practice on a daily basis.

Alysn Ludwig and Sasha Bowen, two first-year players who broke into the line-up, made great strides this season and finished in the top half of several statistical categories.

Alysn showed an uncanny ability come up with offensive rebounds and score despite being outsized in the paint and finished third in rebounding with 5.2 a game and fifth in scoring with 4.5 a game. Sasha earned fifteen starts at the point guard position and led the team in free-throw percentage with .826.

Success is measured in many ways and despite a 10-16 overall record, the emergence of underclassmen, individual improvement and strong team bond show that this was a great year for the squad.

With conference membership in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference beginning in 2007, the 2006-07 Monks look forward to the challenge of a "three-peat" in their final season of competition in the Association of DIII Independents.