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Jessica Duleba CUNYAC MVP 2012

Jessica Duleba Named CUNYAC MVP, Folashade Akinde & Chris Beauchamp Named All-Stars

2/16/2012 3:13:00 PM


The City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) hosted its annual basketball awards luncheon on Thursday afternoon at the Water Club in New York City.

The Bearcats won one major award, while two others were named All-Stars. All the awards are voted upon by each of the league’s nine head coaches.

The afternoon luncheon consisted of all-star players, award winners, VIPs from various schools and sponsors such as Con Edison, which is hosting the 47th Annual CUNYAC Basketball Championships that will begin this weekend with higher seeds hosting quarterfinal round games.
(BARUCH SCHEDULE)

Jessica Duleba was named the CUNYAC Women’s Player of the Year. Duleba has averaged 14.1 points per game as the fourth best scorer in the CUNYAC. She has shot .800 from the free throw line in 25 regular season games and helped the team for the eighth straight year win the CUNYAC North Division Title.

For the second straight year,
Folashade Akinde was named a CUNYAC Second Team All-Star. Akinde has produced another solid season with averages of 9.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game in 25 regular season games.

Chris Beauchamp was the lone men’s honoree earning CUNYAC First Team Honors for the second straight year. Beauchamp has averaged 18.2 points per game and ranks sixth in CUNYAC scoring. He is currently only 34 points away from breaking the all-time Baruch men’s basketball scoring record of 1,549 held by Leonard Mitchell ’00.

For a complete list of award winners and all-stars, please read below.

CUNYAC WOMEN’S AWARD WINNERS
Player of the Year: Jessica Duleba, Baruch
Rookie of the Year: Nikki Fabozzi, Staten Island
Coach of the Year: Alex Lang, Brooklyn
Burt Beagle Sportsmanship Award: Vanessa Rivera, York

FIRST TEAM ALL-STARS
Amanda De La Cruz, Guard, Lehman
Jaleesa Gordon, Forward, Lehman
Kristen Markoe, Forward, Hunter
Justine O’Callahan, Forward/Center, Brooklyn
Lauren Plagainos, Guard, Brooklyn

SECOND TEAM All-STARS
Folashade Akinde, Forward, Baruch
Jamecia Forsythe, Guard, John Jay
Katelyn Hepworth, Forward, Staten Island
Leslie Mencia, Guard/Forward, Lehman
Megan Mckenna, Guard, Hunter

CUNYAC MEN’S AWARD WINNERS
Player of the Year: Winston Douglas, Medgar Evers
Rookie of the Year: Javon Cox, Staten Island
Coach of the Year: Tony Petosa, Staten Island
Burt Beagle Sportsmanship Award: Mark Courtien, Hunter

FIRST TEAM ALL-STARS
Jerome Alexander,Guard/Forward, John Jay
Chris Beauchamp, Guard, Baruch
Mathias Raggiotto, Forward, Lehman
T.J. Tibbs, Guard, Staten Island
Jordan Young, Forward/Center, Staten Island

SECOND TEAM All-STARS
Jovan Deare, Forward, Medgar Evers
Amil John, Guard, Brooklyn
Bloochy Magloire, Guard, Staten Island
Tyshawn Russell, Guard, Brooklyn
Tony Vails, Guard, York





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