BEVERLY, Mass. – The Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) announced the 2023-24 women’s basketball awards winners and All-Conference Teams on Thursday. Honorees are selected by a vote of the league’s head coaches based on regular-season play.

Suffolk senior forward Amanda DeAngelis is the Player of the Year. She led the CCC in double-doubles (19), total rebounds (290) and rebounds per game (12.1). Among NCAA Division III players, her double-doubles ranked fourth nationally, and her total rebounds, rebounds per game and offensive rebounds per game (4.5) ranked in the top 20. DeAngelis was third in the league in points per game (17.8) and total points (426).

Also from the Rams, graduate student Lauren Romito is the Defensive Player of the Year, leading the league in blocks (102) and blocks per game (4.08). She was top three in the CCC in total rebounds (233), rebounds per game (9.3), defensive rebounds (6.0) and offensive rebounds (3.3). Her total blocks ranked second in NCAA Division III and blocks per game were third. In Conference games, the forward led all players in blocks per game (4.1) and field goal percentage (53.6).

Endicott freshman guard Emma Shinney is the Rookie of the Year. In 25 games played, she averaged 33.8 minutes, 10.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game. She led the league in rebounds per game from the guard position. Shinney ranked third nationally in assists per game and fifth in total assists (164), the only freshman among 40 players in those two categories.

Western New England’s Nicole Chaszar is the Coach of the Year after leading her team to 22 wins this season, the most in the program's 42-year history. The Golden Bears won their first CCC Tournament title since 2018-19 and earned an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament. Also the regular-season champions, WNE will play Bowdoin College on Friday, March 1.

Roger Williams senior team captain Caroline Elie holds a 3.66 cumulative grade point average while majoring in biology with a minor in public health. She has worked as patient care aid in assisted living facilities and as a medical assistant at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She is currently working with the Medical Associates of Rhode Island, shadowing a dermatology physician’s assistant. After graduation, she will continue work at Brigham and Women’s before pursuing a graduate degree as a physician's assistant.

Awards:
Player of the Year: Amanda DeAngelis, Suffolk University, Forward, Senior (Londonderry, N.H.)
Defensive Player of the Year: Lauren Romito, Suffolk University, Forward, Graduate (Hauppauge, N.Y.)
Rookie of the Year: Emma Shinney, Endicott College, Guard, Freshman (Wakefield, Mass.)
Coach of the Year: Nicole Chaszar, Western New England University
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Caroline Elie, Roger Williams University, Guard/Forward, Senior (Rockland, Mass.)
Team Sportsmanship Award: Gordon College

First-Team All-Conference:
F - Sarah Dempsey, Endicott College, Junior (Windham, N.H.)
G - Abrianna Vazquez, Nichols College, Senior (Dedham, Mass.)
G - Katie Galligan, Roger Williams University, Senior (Pembroke, Mass.)
F - Amanda DeAngelis, Suffolk University, Senior (Londonderry, N.H.)
G - Jordyn Franzen University of New England, Senior (Salem, N.H.)
F - Faye Veilleux, University of New England, Senior (Wrentham, Mass.)

Second-Team All-Conference:
G - Kiera Fernandes, Nichols College, Graduate (Franklin, Mass.)
G/F - Sophia Coppola, Roger Williams University, Sophomore (Madison, Conn.)
G/F - Caroline Elie, Roger Williams University, Senior (Rockland, Mass.)
F - Lauren Romito, Suffolk University, Graduate (Hauppauge, N.Y.)
F - Shaina Cooney, Western New England University, Junior (Montgomery, N.Y.)

Third-Team All-Conference:
G - Lauren Dunn, Curry College, Sophomore (Hanson, Mass.)
G - Emma Shinney, Endicott College, Freshman (Wakefield, Mass.)
G - Ami Rivera, Gordon College, Junior (Concord, N.H.)
F - Kaylee Beyor, University of New England, Graduate (Hinesburg, Vt.)
F - Tara Laugeni, Western New England University, Graduate (Woodbridge, Conn.)

Teams listed alpha by school.

ABOUT THE COMMONWEALTH COAST CONFERENCE
The Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), founded in 1984, is an NCAA Division III athletic conference composed of 10 full member and two associate member institutions throughout the New England region. Its membership aims to provide student-athletes with a positive experience in their pursuit of excellence through high academic standards, quality competition and a meaningful student life. The Conference administers Championships in 20 intercollegiate sports.

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