2013-14 Women's Basketball News

Parks Named Second Team ECAC Division III New England All-Star
Parks Named Second Team ECAC Division III New England All-Star

April 17, 2014

Elms College junior forward Denisha Parks (Fall River, Mass.) was named Second Team Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England All-Star as announced by the league on Thursday.

Parks Named to D3hoops.com All-Northeast Region Third Team
Parks Named to D3hoops.com All-Northeast Region Third Team

March 18, 2014

Elms College junior women’s basketball player Denisha Parks (Fall River, Mass.) was named to the D3hoops.com 2014 All-Northeast Region Third Team as recently announced by the organization.

Three Players Named All-NECC in Women’s Basketball
Three Players Named All-NECC in Women’s Basketball

March 03, 2014

Elms College junior forward Denisha Parks (Fall River, Mass.) was named the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Player of the Year and First Team All-NECC as announced by the league office on Monday.

Women’s Basketball Falls to Regis College, 71-43
Women’s Basketball Falls to Regis College, 71-43

March 01, 2014

Elms College junior forward Gianna Youngblood (East Freetown, Mass.) scored a team-high 11 points and junior forward Denisha Parks (Fall River, Mass.) netted 10 points and collected 10 rebounds, but Regis College’s Janaya Bradley (New Haven, Conn.) led all scorers with 20 points as the top-seeded Pride downed the second-seeded Blazers, 71-43 in Saturday afternoon’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championship tournament women’s basketball title game at Higgins Court in Weston, Mass.

Women’s Basketball Outlasts Mitchell College, 63-60, Advances to Third Straight NECC Championship Title Game
Women’s Basketball Outlasts Mitchell College, 63-60, Advances to Third Straight NECC Championship Title Game

February 28, 2014

Elms College junior forward Denisha Parks (Fall River, Mass.) poured in a game-high 28 points and pulled down nine rebounds as the second-seeded Blazers out lasted No. 3 Mitchell College, 63-60 in Friday evening’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championship tournament semifinal women’s basketball game at Higgins Court on the campus of Regis College.

Second Half Surge Lifts Women’s Basketball Past Wheelock College, 79-57
Second Half Surge Lifts Women’s Basketball Past Wheelock College, 79-57

February 25, 2014

Elms College junior forward Denisha Parks (Fall River, Mass.) led all scorers with 27 points and a game-high 14 rebounds to help pace the second-seeded Blazers to a 79-57 victory over No. 7 Wheelock College in Tuesday evening’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championship tournament first round women’s basketball game at Picknelly Arena.

Women’s Basketball Raises $500 for Alzheimer’s Awareness
Women’s Basketball Raises $500 for Alzheimer’s Awareness

February 24, 2014

The Elms College women’s basketball team recently raised over $500 for Alzheimer’s awareness which will be donated to the Walk to End Alzheimer’s Association.

Women’s Basketball Earns Second Seed in the 2013-14 NECC Championship Tournament
Women’s Basketball Earns Second Seed in the 2013-14 NECC Championship Tournament

February 22, 2014

The Elms College women’s basketball team garnered the second seed in the 2013-14 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championship tournament as announced by the league office on Saturday.

Strong Second Half Lifts Women’s Basketball Past Newbury College, 59-42
Strong Second Half Lifts Women’s Basketball Past Newbury College, 59-42

February 22, 2014

Elms College junior forward Denisha Parks (Fall River, Mass.) scored a game-high 19 points and collected nine rebounds, while junior forward JC Pickett (Chicopee, Mass.) added 16 points and tied for the game-high in boards with 13 to help lift the Blazers to a 59-42 victory over Newbury College in Saturday afternoon’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) women’s basketball game at Picknelly Arena.

Parks Becomes Programs’ All-Time Leading Scorer as Women’s Basketball Bests Bay Path College, 77-74
Parks Becomes Programs’ All-Time Leading Scorer as Women’s Basketball Bests Bay Path College, 77-74

February 19, 2014

Elms College junior forward Denisha Parks (Fall River, Mass.) netted a game-high 31 points and became the program’s all-time leading scorer as the Blazers outlasted Bay Path College, 77-74 in Wednesday evening’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) women’s basketball game at Picknelly Arena.

Parks Named NECC Player of the Week
Parks Named NECC Player of the Week

February 17, 2014

For the fifth time this season, junior forward Denisha Parks (Fall River, Mass.) was named the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Player of the Week for women’s basketball as announced by the league organization on Monday.

Women’s Basketball Soars Past Daniel Webster College, 67-53
Women’s Basketball Soars Past Daniel Webster College, 67-53

February 15, 2014

Elms College junior forward Denisha Parks (Fall River, Mass.) led four Blazers in double figures with a double-double of 18 points and game-high 13 rebounds to help lift Elms to a 67-53 victory over Daniel Webster College in Saturday afternoon’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) women’s basketball game at Mario Vagge Gymnasium.

Parks, Youngblood Lift Women’s Basketball Past Becker College, 80-72
Parks, Youngblood Lift Women’s Basketball Past Becker College, 80-72

February 12, 2014

Elms College junior forwards Denisha Parks (Fall River, Mass.) and Gianna Youngblood (East Freetown, Mass.) registered 21 points each and junior forward JC Pickett (Chicopee, Mass.) netted 19 points and a game-best 14 rebounds to help steer the Blazers to an 80-72 victory over Becker College in Wednesday evening’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) women’s basketball game in Leicester, Mass.

Parks Named to NEWBA Weekly Honor Roll
Parks Named to NEWBA Weekly Honor Roll

February 10, 2014

Elms College junior forward Denisha Parks (Fall River, Mass.) was named to the New England Women’s Basketball Association (NEWBA) Weekly Honor Roll for the first time this season as announced by the organization on Monday.

Women’s Basketball Downs Lesley University, 79-49
Women’s Basketball Downs Lesley University, 79-49

February 08, 2014

Elms College junior forward Denisha Parks (Fall River, Mass.) notched a game-high 20 points and tied for the game high in rebounds with 10 as the Blazers pulled away to a 79-49 victory over Lesley University in Saturday afternoon’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) women’s basketball game at Picknelly Arena.

Parks Nets 34 to Lift Women's Basketball Over Bay Path College, 74-61
Parks Nets 34 to Lift Women's Basketball Over Bay Path College, 74-61

February 04, 2014

Elms College junior forward Denisha Parks (Fall River, Mass.) netted a game-high 34 points and pulled down a team-best 11 rebounds as the Blazers erased a 42-34 halftime deficit to secure a 74-61 victory over Bay Path College in Tuesday evening's New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) women's basketball game at Holyoke Community College.