United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics - Women's Basketball - Martinelli, Moyer Named to All-Region team

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(3/19/08)--Coast Guard Academy sophomore Melissa Martinelli and senior Natalie Moyer, who led the Bears to the ECAC New England Division III Championship, were named to the D3hoops.com All-Northeast region team as voted on by the sports information directors in the region. Martinelli was named to the first team while Moyer earned third team honors.

Martinelli, who was the NEWMAC Rookie of the Year last season, earned first team All-conference honors for the first time this season. She led the team in scoring (17.1), rebounding (8.3) and field goal percentage (55.9 percent). She was named NEWMAC Player of the Week three times this season and was named to the D3hoops.com National team of the week on a separate occasion. Martinelli earns All-region honors for the first time in her career and becomes the first Coast Guard player to be named to the first team.

Moyer, the NEWMAC Player of the Year, is also a finalist for WBCA All-America honors. She finished her brilliant career with 1,640 points. She is also the Coast Guard all-time leader in 3-pointers (259), steals (234) and games played (107). She set the single-season record with 95 steals this season while averaging 16.9 points and she also led the conference with 84 three-pointers. She was a second-team All-region selection as a sophomore.

Coast Guard won a school-record 25 games, finishing 25-5 and the senior class leaves with a school-record 63 wins in the last four seasons.