STANDISH, Maine – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's basketball postseason accolades have been released and two Saint Joseph's College players have been honored.
Senior guard Angelica Hurley (Groveland, Mass.) has earned First Team All-Conference honors and sophomore forward Grace Ramsdell (Wells, Maine) has collected GNAC Rookie of the Year, Second Team All-Conference, and GNAC All-Rookie Team accolades.
Hurley, a two-time Second Team All-GNAC honoree, claims First Team All-Conference honors after averaging 15.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.6 steals per game while shooting 39.0% (142-364) from the field, 35.1% (66-188) from three-point range, and 77.9% (74-95) from the free throw line while starting all 28 contests for the Monks as a senior.
The third-year starter became the 27th member of the Monks' 1,000-Point Club during the season and heads into the NCAA Tournament ranked second in the conference in three-pointers made (66), fourth in defensive rebounds (173), sixth in three-point percentage (35.1%), eighth in assists (95), ninth in points (424), and 11th in FT% (77.9%), assist/turnover ratio (1.5), and scoring average (15.1).
Hurley is just the sixth SJC player to garner First Team All-GNAC honors and first since former teammate Cassandra Stapelfeld '22 collected First Team mention in 2022.
In 89 career games, Hurley has scored 1,093 points with 692 rebounds, 297 assists, 153 steals, and 43 blocked shots with shooting percentages of 38.5% (351-911), 34.5% (160-464), and 77.5% (231-298) from the floor, beyond the arc, and the FT line, respectively.
She currently ranks seventh in program history in three-pointers made, eighth in rebounding average (7.8 RPG), 10th in rebounds, 11th in free-throw percentage, and 12th in three-point percentage and assists.
Hurley is one of just two players in program history to record at least 1,000 points, 650 rebounds, 250 assists, and 150 steals – Carolyn Brooks '88, who tallied 1,630 points, 718 rebounds, 332 assists, and 286 steals over 97 games, is the other.
Ramsdell, the third SJC women's basketball player to earn GNAC Rookie of the Year accolades and first since Kelsi McNamara '19 in 2016, averaged 14.3 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 1.1 assists and shot 47.8% (155-324) from the floor, 35.3% (30-85) from three-point range, and 69.4% (59-85) from the FT line in 28 starts during her first collegiate campaign.
After missing her freshman season due to injury, Ramsdell was named as the GNAC Rookie of the Week an astounding eight times this winter and led the team in field goals made (155), rebounding, total rebounds (227), three-point percentage, and blocked shots (17). She also ranked second in scoring average, points (399), and three-pointers made (30) and notched eight double-doubles during the 2023-24 campaign.
Ramsdell also ranks fifth in the conference in three-point percentage, eighth in defensive rebounds (163) and total rebounds, ninth in field goal percentage, and 10th in field goals made.
In the 47-year history of Saint Joseph's College women's basketball, only one player – Kendra Coates '91 (338) – pulled down more rebounds during their first collegiate season. Just two SJC first-years made more field goals - Linda Johnson '81 (181) and Coates (175) – and three scored more points – Coates (451), Johnson (426), and McNamara (402) – during their rookie season.
Led by 32nd-year Head Coach Mike McDevitt '83, the Monks are 21-7 overall and capped the conference docket with an unblemished 14-0 record. As the top seed in the GNAC Tournament, Saint Joseph's defeated #8 Rivier University, 74-64, in quarterfinal action and edged #4 Emmanuel College, 70-64, in a GNAC semifinal to advance to the GNAC Championship for the eighth-consecutive season. Facing #2 University of Saint Joseph in the title game on Mike McDevitt Court on February 24th, the Monks tied a team record with just four turnovers and scored a season-high 85 points to win the program's sixth GNAC Championship.
Appearing in the NCAA Tournament for the seventh time in team history, Saint Joseph's will play at #3 Rhode Island College in opening round action on Friday at 8:00 PM.
