STANDISH, Maine – The Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association (MWBCA) postseason honors have been released and a pair of Saint Joseph's College players have earned accolades.
Senior guard Angelica Hurley (Groveland, Mass.) has claimed Second Team All-State honors and sophomore forward Grace Ramsdell (Wells, Maine) has collected Second Team All-State and All-Rookie Team accolades.
Hurley claims Second Team All-State 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 garnered GNAC Tournament Most Valuable Player honors after netting 25 points with nine rebounds in the team's 85-72 conference championship victory over University of Saint Joseph on February 24th.
In 90 career games, Hurley has scored 1,100 points with 701 rebounds, 298 assists, 153 steals, and 43 blocked shots with shooting percentages of 38.4% (354-923), 34.3% (161-470), 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, who earlier this month became 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 47.6% (161-338) from the floor, 36.4% (32-88) from three-point range, and 67.4% (60-89) from the FT line in 29 starts during her first collegiate campaign.
After missing her freshman season due to injury, Ramsdell was named as the GNAC Rookie of the Week eight times and the MWBCA Rookie of the Week on five occasions this winter. She led the team in field goals made (161), rebounding, total rebounds (234), three-point percentage, and blocked shots (17). She also ranked second in scoring average, points (414), and three-pointers made (32) and notched eight double-doubles during the 2023-24 campaign.
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 scored more points – Coates (451) and Johnson (426) - during their rookie season.
Led by 32nd-year Head Coach Mike McDevitt '83, the Monks went 21-8 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 suffered a 56-37 loss at the hands of #3 Rhode Island College in opening round action on March 1st.
