Parks Named NECC Player of the Year, Pickett All-Conference

Chris Kendrick (@CKendrick86)

CHICOPEE, Mass. – Elms College senior forward Denisha Parks (Fall River, Mass.) was named the 2014-15 New England Collegiate Conference Player of the Year, while senior forward JC Pickett (Chicopee, Mass.) earned Second Team honors, announced by the league office Monday morning. Parks becomes the second player to win back-to-back Player of the Year accolades, and third to win the award twice.

Pickett earns her third NECC All-Conference selection, and first Second Team honor, after averaging nearly a double-double as a senior with 10.6 points and 9.5 rebounds. Pickett ranked third in the NECC in field goal percentage with a 45.8 clip, and fourth in rebounds per game and blocks per game (1.1). With 31 total blocks, JC set the new single season record for blocks, en route to become Elms all-time leader in blocked shots with 76. Pickett recorded 12 double-doubles, and netted a career-high 25 points in a win at Daniel Webster.

The NECC Special Awards and All-Conference Teams:

2015 Women's Player of the Year – Denisha Parks, Elms College

2015 Women's Rookie of the Year – Brittany Stone, Regis College

2015 Women's Coach of the Year – Angela Santa Fe, Regis College

2015 Women's Basketball Team Sportsmanship Award – Wheelock College

2015 Women's Basketball All-Conference teams:

First Team

• Ashley England, Jr., G, Daniel Webster College
• Amber Flagg, Jr., G, Windsor, Conn.,  Southern Vermont College
• Amanda Hawkesworth, So., F, Abington, Mass., Regis College
• Denisha Parks, Sr., F, Fall River, Mass., Elms College
• Michelle Woods, So., F, Wilmington, Mass., Wheelock College

Second Team

• Jayna Bradley, Sr., G, New Haven, Conn., Regis College
• Kayla Free, So., G, Quincy, Mass., Daniel Webster College
• Amanda Garcia,  Jr., F, New Britain, Conn., Mitchell College
• Emilee Marro, Sr., G, Bedford, N.H., Regis College
• JC Pickett, Sr., F, Chicopee, Mass., Elms College

Honorable Mention

• Katie Alsip, So., G, Quincy, Mass., Wheelock College
• Janetis Cardona, So., G, Southbridge, Mass., Newbury College
• Brooke Martel, Sr., G, Griswold, Conn., Becker College
• Sarah MacDonald, Jr., Cohoes, N.Y., Southern Vermont College
• Jessica Shepherd, So., G, West Hartford, Conn., Mitchell College