BOSTON – Chelsea Campellone of the Suffolk women's basketball team is one of 16 student-athletes nominated for HeroSports DIII Women's Basketball Performer of the Year as announced by herosports.com. Campellone earned the nominated after being named HERO of the Week for her 43-point, 13-rebound effort in an 85-63 win over Lasell during Week 11 of the regular season. Fans can vote for Campellone here. 

Campellone's performance January 23 tied Suffolk University Athletics Hall of Famer Ellen Crotty (Pistorino) for second all-time by a Ram in a single game, just two shy of the 40-year program record (45). Campellone went 16-of-22 from the floor and shot 11-of-18 at the line to score more than half of Suffolk's 85 points. 

The Fall River, Massachusetts native is the first player in blue-and-gold to surpass 40-plus points during the Ed Leyden's tenure, which spans 22 seasons and is the first Ram to eclipse the mark inside Regan Gymnasium.