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Women's Basketball - Martinelli Named to NEWMAC First Team
Melissa Martinelli, who led the NEWMAC in scoring and rebounding, earned first team honors for the third straight season.
NEW LONDON, CONN.--(3/2/10)--Senior Melissa Martinelli was named to the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Women’s Basketball All-conference first team in voting by the leagues ten head coaches.
Martinelli led the NEWMAC in scoring (19.4), rebounding (8.5) as well as free throw percentage (.747) and she was fifth in field goal percentage (.481).
She earns first team All-conference honors for the third straight season after being named NEWMAC Rookie of the Year in 2007.
This season, she had 20 or more points in 11 games with seven double-doubles.
Melissa leaves the Academy as the Bears all-time leading scorer with 1,853 points and the all-time leading rebounder with 906 rebounds in her brilliant career.
Martinelli was named the NEWMAC Player of the Week three times during the season.
Coast Guard finished 7-18 overall and 4-14 in league play.
