CSAC Announces Women’s Basketball End-of-Year Awards for 2022-2023
VILLANOVA, Pa. - The Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) is proud to announce the 2022-2023 All-CSAC Women’s Basketball team. The team, composed of players from all ten CSAC institutions that sponsor women’s basketball, was voted upon by the coaches in the league.
The team includes first, second, and honorable mention All-CSAC honorees. Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year were awarded as well as All-Sportsmanship honorees.
For the second season in a row, Player of the Year is awarded to Clarks Summit University graduate student
Elizabeth Singleton. Averaging 21.0 points (3
rd in CSAC), 9.9 rebounds (3
rd in CSAC), 5.3 assists (4
th in CSAC) and 2.5 steals (10
th in CSAC), Singleton led the Defenders to their 2
nd straight CSAC Championship game; falling this season to Notre Dame (MD) after last season’s victory and NCAA Tournament appearance. Additionally, Singleton holds the single-game high scoring output for this season with 45 points vs. Penn St-Wilkes Barre on November 9
th, 2022.
Defensive Player of the Year went to Saint Elizabeth sophomore
Destiny Battle. The 2021-22 CSAC Co-Rookie of the Year, Battle led the Eagles with 16.0 points per game, and led the CSAC in Total Steals (119) and Steals per Game (4.4); including 11 steals vs. Cairn on November 30, 2022. In five separate games this season, Battle had 7 or more steals. Battle also pulled down 197 rebounds from the guard spot averaging 7.3 Rebounds per Game.
Rookie of the Year went to
Adrianna Stricek from Wilson. Stricek led the Phoenix in scoring at 13.4 points per game and was 11
th in Total Points Scored in the CSAC (336 points), was 4
th in the CSAC averaging 9.4 rebounds per game. On January 11
th, 2023, Stricek scored a season-high 37 points vs. Saint Elizabeth. This is the first CSAC Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Year for Wilson College.
Coach of the Year was awarded to
Kalin Wynn from Notre Dame. The 2021-2022 CSAC Coach of the Year, Wynn led the Gators to a 21-4 regular season record including a 17-1 record in CSAC play. This season, the Gators won their first CSAC Tournament championship and will enter the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007.
2022-2023 All-CSAC Women’s Basketball
Player of the Year: Elizabeth Singleton, Clarks Summit
Defensive Player of the Year: Destiny Battle, Saint Elizabeth
Rookie of the Year: Adrianna Stricek, Wilson
Coach of the Year: Kalin Wynn, Notre Dame
2022-23 ALL-CSAC TEAMS
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
Yr. |
Team |
Hometown/High School |
| Ashley Wilson |
Sr. |
Cedar Crest |
Norwalk, CT / Norwalk HS |
| Elizabeth Singleton |
Gr. |
Clarks Summit |
Schenectady, NY / Mekeel Christian Academy |
| Alexis Durham |
So. |
Notre Dame |
Plumas Lake, CA / Wheatland Union HS |
| Kori People |
Jr. |
Notre Dame |
Washington DC / Central HS |
| Destiny Battle |
So. |
Saint Elizabeth |
East Orange, NJ / East Orange HS |
| SECOND TEAM |
|
|
|
| Name |
Yr. |
Team |
Hometown/High School |
| Taylor Hinson |
So. |
Cairn |
Carney’s Point NJ / Collingswood HS |
| Allison Aten |
Sr. |
Clarks Summit |
Streetsboro, OH / HFJC |
| Daija Fitchett |
Gr. |
Notre Dame |
Baltimore, MD / Towson HS |
| Kolby Lynch |
So. |
Saint Elizabeth |
Morristown, NJ / Morristown HS |
| Samira Murphy |
Sr. |
Wilson |
Virginia Beach, VA / Great Bridge Christian |
| HONORABLE MENTION |
|
| Name |
Yr. |
Team |
Hometown/High School |
| Kearah Henry |
Sr. |
Bryn Athyn |
Philadelphia, PA / Academy at Palumbo |
| Serene Calderon |
So. |
Clarks Summit |
Corfu, NY / Pembroke HS |
| Riley Berry |
Jr. |
Keystone |
Margate, FL / Piper HS |
| Kwashanti Holmes |
Fy. |
Keystone |
Yonkers, NY / Woodlands HS |
| Adrianna Stricek |
Fy. |
Wilson |
Harrisburg, PA / Trinity HS |
| ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM |
|
|
| Name |
Yr. |
Team |
Hometown/High School |
| Emily Driver |
Fy. |
Bryn Athyn |
Fuquay-Varina, NC / Fuquay-Varina HS |
| Abi Whitmore |
So. |
Cairn |
Candor, NY / Little Tree School |
| Rachel Bilger |
So. |
Cedar Crest |
Philadelphia, PA / Upper Dublin HS |
| Caraline Winkel |
Jr. |
Clarks Summit |
Ocean City, NJ / Atlantic Christian School |
| Megan Weber |
Sr. |
Keystone |
South Williamsport, PA / South Williamsport HS |
| Bethani Newbold |
So. |
Notre Dame |
Anniston, AL / Daegu HS |
| Angel Ricks |
Gr. |
Rosemont |
Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann-Goretti |
| Sinag'ha Jacobs |
Sr. |
Saint Elizabeth |
Somerville, NJ / Somerville HS |
| Jasmine Hamilton |
Sr. |
Valley Forge |
Phoenixville, PA / Phoenixville Area HS |
| Madison Ross |
Sr. |
Wilson |
New Oxford, PA / New Oxford HS |