NEWBA All-Region Teams and Major Awards Announced

NEWBA 2024
NEWBA 2024
Posted: Mar 07, 2024
NORTHAMPTON - March 7, 2024 - The New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) announced its all-region teams and major award winners for the 2023-24 season on Thursday. This group of athletes were nominated and voted on by coaches from around the region for their impact on the hardwood during the regular season. 
 
 
Player of the Year Coach of the Year Rookie of the Year

Sydney Jones
 Bowdoin
Junior • Guard • Chestnut Hill, MA

  • NESCAC Player of the Year
  • First Team All-NESCAC
  • 2024 NESCAC Champion
  • Averaged 16.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.0 steals per game
  • 5x NESCAC Player of the Week
  • 1,000 point scorer this season

 

 

Jenna Cosgrove
Rhode Island College
Head Coach 

  • LEC Coach of the Year
  • Led the Anchorwomen to a second straight NCAA Sweet 16
  • 27-0
  • Program-record 27-game win streak
  • LEC Champions
  • Ranked No. 3 nationally

 

Brynn Rautiola
 Keene State
Freshman • Guard • Rindge, NH

  • LEC Rookie of the Year
  • LEC All-Conference First Team
  • Ranked 27th in NCAA Division III with 19.6 points per game
  • Led the conferende with 68 three-pointers
  • 2nd in program history with 491 points this season

 

 
 

 NEWBA All Region

 1st Team:

Christina Antonakakis, MIT
Reilly Campbell, Trinity
Sophia Guerrier, RIC
Sydney Jones, Bowdoin
Jessie Ruffner, Smith
 
2nd Team:
 
Angela Czeremcha, Springfield
Amanda DeAngelis, Suffolk
Lyric Grumblatt, Rivier
Maggie Russell, Tufts
Ally Yamada, Smith
 
3rd Team:
 
Izabelle Booth, RIC
Arianna Gerig, Williams
Kylie Grassi, Bridgewater State
Flannery O'Connor, Framingham State
Rachel Vinton, Springfield
 
4th Team: 
 
Gwendolyn Carpenter, Framingham State
Bailey Donovan, Husson
Bri Frongillo, Emerson
Madison Medbury, RIC
Cary Whiteside, UMass Dartmouth