Reading, Pa. (Mar. 4, 2008) – Alvernia College freshman
Kelli McIntyre (Orwigsburg, Pa./Blue Mountain) and senior
Jill Rosolie (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco) were both named to the All-Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Second Team while senior
Ashley Blevins (York, Pa./Eastern York) earned a spot on the All-Sportsmanship Team as announced Tuesday by the organization. All three student-athletes are making their first appearance on All-PAC teams.
McIntyre proved to be the heart and soul of the Crusaders this year with the team losing all four games she missed during a stretch in the middle of the season and rebounding to win nine straight games once she returned. McIntyre led the Crusaders in scoring (14.3 per game) and steals (40). She finished the season on a streak of 12 straight games scoring in double figures, eight of which were 20-plus, including her career-high 25 which she reached twice, both in home wins over Centenary. McIntyre shot 45 percent from the 3-point arc and pulled down 3.7 rebounds per game.
Rosolie was second on the team in scoring at 11.9 points per game, second in free throws percentage at 77 percent, and also shot better than 40 percent from the arc finishing the season 23-of-57 (40.4 percent) from long range.
Blevins completed a career that was slowed by injury, but put in admirable effort the whole time. She appeared in 23 games for the Crusaders this season and averaged just better than three points and two rebounds per contest.
Alvernia struggled to a 5-12 record through the first 17 games but rebounded nicely to win the last eight regular season games and its first PAC playoff game, a 79-62 win over Centenary at home for win number nine. The season ended for the Crusaders at 14-13 with a 79-71 loss at top-seeded Gwynedd-Mercy in the conference semifinals.
Player of the Year: Amy Hughes, Misericordia University
Rookie of the Year: Krista DiRomualdo, Neumann College
Coach of the Year: Tom Griffith, Misericordia University
PAC Team Sportsmanship Award: Cedar Crest College
All-PAC Women’s Basketball First Team:
Amy Hughes, Misericordia University
Karen Tierney, Gwynedd-Mercy College
Stephanie Roberts, Centenary College
Ericka Morrison, Misericordia University
Kayleen Smith, Cabrini College
All-PAC Women’s Basketball Second Team:
Krista DiRomualdo, Neumann College
Kelli McIntyre, Alvernia College
Kristy Cramp, Gwynedd-Mercy College
Jill Rosolie, Alvernia College
Brittany Whetts, Neumann College
All-PAC Women’s Basketball Honorable Mention:
Deana DiAmico, Cabrini College
Kelly Oakes, Cedar Crest College
Lacey DeGraw, Misericordia University
Alyssa Brady, Cabrini College
Leann Wallower, Cedar Crest College
Amanda Lass, Marywood University
All-PAC Women’s Basketball Sportsmanship Team:
Alvernia College: Ashley Blevins
Cabrini College: Sharae Middlebrook
Cedar Crest College: Kelley Cipriani
Centenary College: Catherine Olmstead
College of Notre Dame: Melissa Flora
Eastern University: Mandy Kuiken
Gwynedd-Mercy College: Beccie Strohecker
Immaculata University: Nina Cammarano
Marywood University: Deirdre Gill
Misericordia University: Lindsey Sykes
Neumann College: Krista DiRomualdo
Rosemont College: Andrea Boyle