BIDDEFORD, Maine – Suffolk women's basketball's Amanda DeAngelis put together a standout junior campaign en route to a spot on the Commonwealth Coast Conference's First-Team, the league office unveiled Tuesday.
DeAngelis was Suffolk's offensive and defensive staple as she averaged a double-double of 16.2 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. The captain was one of just two players in the CCC to average a double-double, alongside Gordon's CCC Player of the Year Madison Wynbeek of Gordon.
Over Suffolk's 25 regular-season games, DeAngelis scored in double figures on 21 occassions with seven 20-plus point showings. The captain paced the Rams on the glass 16 times this season, with double-figure caroms in 14 appearances. The two-way player put together a bakers' dozen double-double efforts to collect her first all-conference accolade.
The forward from Londonderry, New Hampshire, aided to the Rams CCC postseason berth, the seventh spot in the eight-team field. The league's quarterfinals shipped Suffolk to Biddeford, Maine to take on second seed University of New England Feb. 21. In a game that featured a dozen lead changes and 13 tied scores, the blue-and-gold fell short, 63-53, to end the year, its second in the CCC, 13-13.
In two seasons in the CCC, Suffolk has taken home four conference awards including defensive player of the year, two first-team selections and one third-team nod. Overall, the Rams trophy case features 38 all-conference awards, 34 of which were handed out during Suffolk's tenure in the GNAC (1996-2020) including two rookie of the years, 11 first-team, nine second-team and 13 third-team selections.
2023 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CCC
Player of the Year - Madison Wynbeek, Gordon
Defensive Player of the Year - Caroline Elie, Roger Williams
Rookie of the Year - Lauren Dunn, Curry
CCC Scholar-Athlete - Tara Laugeni, Endicott
Coach of the Year - Kelly Thompson, Roger Williams
Team Sportsmanship – Gordon / Wentworth
First-Team All-CCC
Amanda DeAngelis, Suffolk
Keagan Dunbar, University of New England
Caroline Elie, Roger Williams
Katie Galligan, Roger Williams
Abrianna Vazquez, Nichols
Faye Veilleux, University of New England
Madison Wynbeek, Gordon
Second-Team All-CCC
Shaina Cooney, Western New England
Abby Garaban, Western New England
Tara Laugeni, Endicott
Briana Neary, Salve Regina
Ami Rivera, Gordon
Third-Team All-CCC
Sophie Araneo, Roger Williams
Sarah Dempsey, Endicott
Kiera Fernandes, Nichols
Nikki Rosa, Roger Williams
Ashley Rourke, Salve Regina
Emily St. Thomas, Endicott