STANDISH, ME - The 2011-12 All-GNAC Women's Basketball Teams have been released and two Saint Joseph's College players have been honored.

Senior center Ashley Geel (St. George, Maine/Georges Valley), a Second Team selection as a junior, has garnered First Team honors this winter while senior guard Megan McDevitt (Cumberland, Maine/Greely) earned her first All-GNAC accolade with a Second Team listing.

Geel closed her collegiate career with her finest season as the 6'1 center posted career-highs in scoring (12.1 PPG), points (340), field goals made (142), field goal percentage (50.9%), free-throw percentage (70%), rebounding (7.3 RPG), rebounds (204), assists (43) and steals (18). One of the top post players in the GNAC, Geel recorded seven double-doubles, led the Monks in scoring in 11 different contests, and was the team's leading rebounder in 15 games. 

McDevitt, one of the elite long-distance shooters in program history, paced the Monks in three-pointers made (52) and three-point percentage (39.1%) during her senior season. She finished the year tied for the team lead in free-throw percentage (87.7%) with junior guard Danyelle Shufelt (Sutton, Vt.) and ranked second on the team in scoring (11.1 PPG) as a senior.

With 16 points in a win over Pine Manor College on February 7th, Geel became the 20th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point plateau and leaves the program with 1,093 career points. She ranks as the SJC Basketball - both men's and women's - all-time leader with 202 blocked shots and currently ranks eighth in team history with 672 rebounds.

McDevitt became the Monks' all-time leader in three-pointers made (180) when she drained her first of two trifectas in a loss to Emmanuel College in the GNAC Championship game on Saturday. The two-year team captain capped her career with the second-highest three-point efficiency rate (38.9%) in program history and netted 948 points (21st) over four seasons at Saint Joseph's.

Senior forward Allie Parent (Camden, Maine/Camden Hills) is the Monks' 2011-12 GNAC All-Sportsmanship Team representative. Selected to receive the honor by vote of her teammates, the all-around contributor tallied 6.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.2 steals while starting all 28 contests during her senior campaign.

Under the guidance of 19th-year Head Coach Mike McDevitt '83 (376-146, .720), St. Joe's went 20-8 overall and posted a 12-1 record versus GNAC opponents on the way to gaining the #2 seed in the conference tournament. The Monks hosted two tourney tilts as the Royal Blue defeated #7 Albertus Magnus, 89-51, in a quarterfinal matchup on February 21st and tipped #3 Rivier, 59-58, at home two days later before falling to top-seeded Emmanuel, 68-57, in the GNAC Championship on Saturday. 

2011-12 GNAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON HONORS

Saint Joseph's College, founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy, celebrates its Centennial year in 2012 with a theme of "Realize the Promise" – honoring our commitment to educating well-rounded graduates who combine career focus with classic liberal arts studies. A Private, Catholic, primarily residential, coeducational liberal arts institution, Saint Joseph's welcomes students of all ages and all faiths. The campus, located 18 miles northwest of Portland and just two hours from Boston, encompasses 350 acres along the shore of beautiful Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine. Enrollment ranges between 1,000 and 1,100 students annually. Saint Joseph's offers challenging academic programs in the liberal arts and sciences, education, nursing and business fields in a value-centered environment.