GABBIDON NAMED TO 2016 ECAC DIVISION II WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-STAR TEAM

March 22, 2016

GABBIDON NAMED TO 2016 ECAC DIVISION II WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-STAR TEAM

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/22/16) Dominican College women's basketball player, Déja Gabbidon, has been named to the 2016 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division II Women's Basketball All-Star First Team as was announced by the conference office today.

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/22/16) Dominican College women's basketball player, Déja Gabbidon, has been named to the 2016 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division II Women's Basketball All-Star First Team as was announced by the conference office today.

This is her first ECAC All-Star First Team accolades.

The senior forward from Teaneck, N.J., led the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) in points (505), points per game (18.0) and field goals (192). She ranked second in free throws (98), free throw percentage (85.2%), defensive rebounds (193), total rebounds (293), third in rebounds per game (10.5) and fourth in offensive rebounds (100).

Gabbidon earned two CACC Player of the Week honors this season, along with one Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Player of the Week accolades and one CACC Defensive Player of the Week selections.

She also became the 26th player in Lady Charger history to reach the 1,000 career point plateau back on January 30th, 2016. She currently has scored 1,143 points and 736 rebounds.

This is Gabbidon's second post season honor as she was named to the All-CACC First Team.

Click here to view the complete release from the ECAC office.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.