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Posted: Mar 04, 2020

Courtney Paschal Earns All-MASCAC Second Team Honors

Courtney Paschal Earns All-MASCAC Second Team Honors

SALEM, MASS. - Senior Courtney Paschal (Waltham, Mass.) was named to the 2019-20 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Women's Basketball Second Team in a vote by the seven conference coaches on Wednesday.

Paschal led Salem State in scoring with a 15.4 ppg average, which was sixth best in the conference. The senior placed second in the MASCAC in three-point shooting connecting on 23--64 (35.9%) of her attempts while her 82.2% free throw percentage was also good for second in the conference based on 100 attempts (88-107). Paschal's 43.3% (91-210) scoring percentage ranked sixth in conference. 

Mary Kate O'Day of Framingham State earned the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year. O'Day, a senior from Berlin, Mass., led the Rams to a perfect 12-0 record and the school's first outright MASCAC regular season title for the top seed in the tournament. O'Day finished the regular season in the top five of the conference in several categories, including points per game (18.4), total points (496), rebounds per game (8.6), total rebounds (232) free throw percentage (83.3), three point percentage (41.2) and field goal percentage (45.9)  and assists (85). Her best game of the year came in the 101-91 win over Westfield State where she netted a double-double of 31 points and 10 rebounds along with five assists while shooting 53 percent (10-19) from the field.
 
Claiming the 2019-20 MASCAC Women's Basketball Rookie of the Year was Flannery O'Connor of Framingham State. The freshman from Amesbury, Mass. averaged 13.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game while leading the league in field goal percentage at 56.7 percent. She also collected 45 blocks, 32 assists and 20 steals in his her first year with the team. In the same win over Westfield State, O'Connor registered a career-high 30 points and 16 rebounds while shooting 65 percent from the floor. 
 
For leading his team to their first outright MASCAC regular season title, 12-0 league record and number one seed in the tournament, Walter Paschal of Framingham State was named the 2019-20 Champion's Choice Women's Basketball Coach of the Year. 
 
Joining O'Day on the All-Conference First Team are Emily Velozo of Framingham State, Melissa Gray and Chelsea Moussette of Westfield State and Mya Mosley of Worcester State.
 
Landing a spot on the Second Team All-Conference with O'Connor are Bridgewater State's Destiny Fitzgerald, Fitchburg State's Angelina Marazzi, Courtney Paschal of Salem State and Gigi LeMay of Worcester State.