Cappelloni on second team of three All-Region groups

WATERVILLE, Maine – Colby College senior guard/forward Alison Cappelloni (Sudbury, Mass.) was named to the second team by three different organizations on Wednesday to bring her women's basketball postseason award total up to six.

Cappelloni was named to the second team on the D3hoops.com All-Northeast Region Team, the New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA), and the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC). She has already been honored as one of 40 finalists for the State Farm Coaches All-America Team, a New England Small College Athletic Conference First Team selection, and a Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association (MWBCA) First Team pick.

Cappelloni finished her career with 1,229 points to rank sixth all-time in program history and had 646 rebounds and 138 assists. Cappelloni holds Colby records for 3-point field goals made in a career (186) and single-season 3-point field goals (63 this year).

In the latest NESCAC statistics, Cappelloni is the only player in the top 10 in scoring, rebounding, and 3-point field goal percentage. She also finished fourth in league free throw shooting (.790).

D3hoops.com All-Northeast Region Team

Player of the Year: Caroline Stedman, Amherst, sophomore guard; Coach of the Year: G.P. Gromacki, Amherst; Rookie of the Year: Curran Leighton, Southern Maine

First Team: Caroline Stedman, Amherst, sophomore guard; Colleen Hart, Tufts, junior guard; Nicole Wurdeman, Babson, sophomore forward; Julia Baily, Tufts, senior forward; Melissa Teel, Western Connecticut, junior center

Second Team: Jessica Chapin, Brandeis, senior guard; Iman Davis, Emmanuel, senior guard; Curran Leighton, Southern Maine, first year forward; Alison Cappelloni, Colby, senior forward; Melissa Martinelli, Coast Guard, senior center

Third Team: Vanessa Bosques, Daniel Webster, sophomore guard; Shelby Bradford, Husson, senior forward; Lauren Yanofsky, Bates, senior forward; Caitlyn Laflin, Maine-Farmington, senior forward; Danielle Jenkins, Salem State, senior center

New England Women's Basketball Coaches Association (NEWBA) Awards

Player of the Year: Melissa Teel, Western Connecticut, junior center; Coach of the Year: Judy Blinstrub, Babson; Rookie of the Year: Curran Leighton, Southern Maine

First Team: Nicole Wurdeman, Babson, sophomore forward; Shelby Bradford, Husson, senior forward; Melissa Teel, Western Connecticut, junior center; Jessica Chapin, Brandeis, senior guard; Colleen Hart, Tufts, junior guard

Second Team: Danielle Jenkins, Salem State center; Caitlyn Hynes, Bowdoin, senior center; Lauren Yanofsky, Bates, senior forward; Melissa Martinelli, Coast Guard, senior center; Alison Cappelloni, Colby, senior forward

ECAC Division III New England Team

Player of the Year: Caroline Stedman, Amherst; Rookie of the Year: Curran Leighton, Southern Maine

First Team: Caroline Stedman, Amherst; Kendrae Walker, Albertus Magnus; Jessica Chapin, Brandeis; Colleen Hart, Tufts; Melissa Teel, Western Connecticut

Second Team: Alison Cappelloni, Colby; Ceciley Chisholm, Endicott; Julia Baily, Tufts; Nicole Wurdeman, Babson; Curran Leighton, Southern Maine

Third Team: Danielle Jenkins, Salem State; Vanessa Bosques, Daniel Webster; Shelby Bradford, Husson; Terri Duffy, Colby-Sawyer; Iman Davis, Emmanuel