Denisha Parks Selected for NEWBA Senior All-Star Classic
Chris Kendrick (@CKendrick86)
KEENE, N.H. – Elms College senior forward Denisha Parks (Fall River, Mass.) was selected to participate in the 2015 New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) Senior All-Star Classic, announced by NEWBA Friday afternoon. The 24 participants will play in the Classic held on Saturday, March 28th at Ainsworth Gymnasium at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Parks had a banner year as senior, reaching the 2,000-point plateau in a January 22nd win over Southern Vermont, along with collecting her 1,000th career rebound in a win at Bard on December 13th. Denisha led the NECC in scoring with 21.4 points per game, and free throw percentage at 85.1%. Parks tied for third in the league in rebounding (9.5) and fourth in field goal percentage (43.5), earning an All-NECC First Team selection. Denisha racked up 13 double-doubles on the season, capped off with sixth career 20-20 performance with 27 points and 20 rebounds in a NECC First Round win over Daniel Webster. Parks owns 11 women's basketball program records including career points (2,248), career rebounds (1,271), and career steals (206).
Parks is one of three representatives from the New England Collegiate Conference, joining Emilee Marro and Janaya Bradley of Regis College. Parks is the first Blazers to be selected since Erika Murphy played in the classic in 2012.
2015 NEWBA Senior All-Star Classic Participants:
Abbie Brickley, Wheaton College (Mass.)
Aliah Curry, Norwich University
Jen Ashton, Westfield State University
Jaimie Bickelhaupt, Springfield College
Sara Binkhorst, Bowdoin College
Kelly Coleman, University of New England
Denisha Parks, Elms College
Dani Davis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Julie Frankian, Worcester State University
Megan Boutilette, Bridgewater State University
Rachael Carter, Salem State University
Jade Desroches, Castleton State College
Hannah Cain, Brandeis University
Kelsey Garrity, UMass Dartmouth
Christan Wojtas, Keene State College
Amber Legare, Mount Holyoke College
Kelsey Cahill, Colby-Sawyer College
Mari Kordell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Emilee Marro, Regis College (Mass.)
Taylor McBride, Eastern Connecticut State University
Shannon McCourt, Eastern Connecticut State University
Mhiah Vickers, Eastern Nazarene University
Janaya Bradley, Regis College (Mass.)
Taylor Burgess, New England College
