MILLS AND SUAREZ EARN ALL-MET ACCOLADES

April 20, 2023

MILLS AND SUAREZ EARN ALL-MET ACCOLADES

Orangeburg, N.Y. (4/20/23) Dominican University New York women's basketball players, Tanasha Mills and Alexis Suarez, have earned All-Met accolades as was announced yesterday by the by the Met Basketball Writers Association.

2023 All-Met Release

Orangeburg, N.Y. (4/20/23) Dominican University New York women's basketball players, Tanasha Mills and Alexis Suarez, have earned All-Met accolades as was announced yesterday by the by the Met Basketball Writers Association.

Mills was named to the All-Met First Team for the first time in her career, while Suarez earned Second Team honors for the first time.

A sophomore from New City, N.Y., Mills led the Lady Chargers in points, points per game, was second in assists and third in steals. She led the Cetnral Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) in made free throws, was third in total points and assists, fourth in points per game and free throw percentage and is tenth in made field goals.

Suarez, a junior from Poughquag, N.Y., led Dominican in assists and steals and was second in rebounds, points and points per game. She was fourth in the CACC in steals and assists, ninth in field goals and 13th in points.

Mills and Suarez join Briana Lee of Felician University and Casey O'Shaughnessy of Caldwell University in receiving All-Met honors from the CACC.

FIRST TEAM

Sarah Ericson, St. Thomas Aquinas 5-7, So., G Norwich, CT

Ty'Zhea Hawkins, Adelphi 5-4, Gr., G Brentwood, NY

Erin Leary, St. Thomas Aquinas 6-0, So., F Carle Place, NY

Briana Lee, Felician 5-9, Jr., G/F Jersey City, NJ

Tanasha Mills, Dominican 5-5, So., G New City, NY

Casey O'Shaughnessy, Caldwell 5-8, Sr., G Brooklyn, NY

Katie Wall, Mercy 5-6, Sr., G Wappingers Falls, NY

SECOND TEAM

Jenalyse Alarcon, Staten Island 5-9, So., F Troy, NY

Taysha Bender, Mercy 5-7, Gr., G Glen Burnie, MD

Brianna Davis, Queens 5-8, Fr., G Bronx, NY

Lauren Hackett, Pace 5-5, Gr., G Commack, NY

Alexis Suarez, Dominican 5-6, Jr., G Poughquag, NY

Co-Player of the Year: Sarah Ericson, St. Thomas Aquinas

Co-Player of the Year: Briana Lee, Felician

Coach of the Year: Bill Cleary, St. Thomas Aquinas

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.