Anderson & Young Selected to Play in NEWBA Senior All-Star Classic
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (March 23, 2017) – Senior forwards Emily Anderson (Rocky Hill, Conn.) and Paige Young (Berlin, Conn.) of the Western New England University women's basketball team have been selected to play in the New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) Senior All-Star Classic.
The game, which features 23 of the top seniors in the region, will be held this Saturday (March 25) at 2 p.m. at Mount Holyoke College's Mildred S. Howard Gymnasium. Nominations for the NEWBA Senior All-Star Classic were submitted by both coaches and sports information directors in the region, and selections were made based on a vote of the coaches.
Anderson led the CCC in scoring (16.3 PPG) and free throw shooting (83.8%) during the regular season on her way to All-Conference first team accolades. The Rocky Hill, Conn. native, who also averaged 6.5 rebounds (10th in CCC) and 1.12 assists per game, posted double-digit scoring efforts in all but two of Western New England's 28 contests.
After missing significant portions of her sophomore and junior seasons with injuries, Young was an All-CCC third team performer in 2016-17. She averaged 9.3 points and a CCC-leading 9.0 rebounds per game, while posting seven double-double efforts in 28 games.
