Iavarone Earns Second Skyline All-Conference First-Team Selection
Written by Joshua Soto (SJC-LI Sports Information)
New York, NY| Junior Andrea Iavarone of the St. Joseph's College (L.I.) women's basketball team has been selected to the Skyline All-Conference First-Team for the 2016-17 season, as announced by the conference on Monday morning.
For Iavarone, it's her third All-Conference selection in as many years, having appeared on the Second-Team as a freshman, and the First-Team as a sophomore in 2015-16.
The Miller Place, NY native finished the season first in the Skyline in scoring (18.3 PPG) and second in rebounds (11.6 RPG).
In an 86-63 win over Purchase College on January 4, the forward tallied career-best 39 points (18th in the nation, most points scored in a single game this season) on a program best 19-24 shooting from the floor en route to setting a new the program record for points in a single-game.
Iavarone's second First-Team selection comes on the heels of a campaign that saw her receive D3Hoops.com's Team of the Week honors for the week ending January 8. Iavarone became the first player in program history to earn the honor, which recognizes the best players in NCAA Division III across the nation. She was also selected to four Skyline Weekly Honor Roll mentions and three Conference Player of the Week selections (12/5, 12/19, 1/9) Additionally, Iavarone was selected to the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association Divisions II-III Weekly Honorable Mention on December 20 and January 10.
2016-17 Skyline Conference Women's Basketball All-Conference Team
First Team
Name, School, Cl., Pos., Hometown
Christina Barone *, Mount Saint Vincent, Sr., G, Staten Island, N.Y.
Tyra Harrison, Farmingdale State, Jr., G, Baldwin, N.Y.
Andrea Iavarone, St. Joseph's (L.I.), Jr., F, Miller Place, N.Y.
Jessica Rini, Mount Saint Mary, Jr., F, Seaford, N.Y.
Genevieve Schoff, Sage, Jr., G/F, Little Falls, N.Y.
Ruth Vargas, Old Westbury, Sr., C, Brentwood, N.Y.
Second Team
Name, School, Cl., Pos., Hometown
Essence Casey, Farmingdale State, Jr., F, Huntington Sta., N.Y.
Kayla Cleare, Mount Saint Mary, So., C, W. Hempstead, N.Y.
Kaleigh D'Arcy, USMMA, Fr., G, White Plains, N.Y.
Destiny Marino, St. Joseph's (Bklyn.), Jr., G, Middle Village, N.Y.
Jasmine Robinson, Old Westbury, Sr., G, Greenburgh, N.Y.
* Player of the Year: Christina Barone, Mount Saint Vincent
Defensive Player of the Year: Kelly Nola, Mount Saint Vincent (Jr., G; Staten Island, N.Y.)
Rookie of the Year: Kaleigh D'Arcy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Coach of the Year: Michael Coppolino, Mount Saint Mary (fourth season)
