O’Donnell Named to D3hoops.com All-Region First Team
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Adding to an already decorated junior campaign, Kelly O'Donnell (Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Edmund Prep) was named to the D3hoops.com All-Atlantic Region First Team as the site released the 19th edition of their All-Region teams earlier today.
The only women's basketball student-athlete in team history to earn D3hoops.com All-Region accolades, O'Donnell becomes the first to receive first-team honors after landing on the second team last season, and named Rookie of the Year two seasons ago. Leading the league in scoring and finishing in the top five in the nation, O'Donnell was earlier named Skyline Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year, also a first in program history.
The 5-foot-10 guard was one of the most prolific scorers in the nation producing double-figures in all but one of 28 games this season and was one of two players in the league to average a double-double with a Skyline-leading 21.8 points per game and 10.0 rebounds per game.
En route to pouring in 609 points this season that placed her fifth in Division III, O'Donnell crossed two milestones this season — scoring her 1,000th and 1,500th career points. The top career scorer among all juniors, she will enter her senior season with 1,555 points and 766 rebounds.
O'Donnell led the Bears to runner-up honors in the 2020 Skyline Conference Championship, capping their season with an 18-10 record — the most wins in the team's NCAA era and the most wins since the 2005-06 season.
She leads one of two in the conference to receive All-Region honors, with USMMA senior guard Kaleigh D'Arcy named to the third team.
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D3hoops.com 2020 women's All-Atlantic Region team
Player of the Year: Payce Lange, Kean
Coach of the Year: Demetrius Poles, Rowan
Co-Rookies of the Year: Reilly Boehm, CCNY and Nickie Carter, Montclair State
| First team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| G | Bella Lamonea | Keystone | So. | Glendora, Calif. |
| G | Payce Lange | Kean | Sr. | Tewksbury, N.J. |
| G | Kelly O'Donnell | St. Joseph's (Bklyn.) | Jr. | Brooklyn, N.Y. |
| F | Katie McShea | Marymount | So. | Hainesport, N.J. |
| F | Rebecca Prociak | King's | Sr. | Wilkes-Barre, Pa. |
| Second team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| G | Ke'alohilani Naone-Carter | Rosemont | Sr. | Magnolia, N.J. |
| G | Samantha Shinkus | DeSales | So. | Frackville, Pa. |
| F | Shannon Devitt | TCNJ | Jr. | Westfield, N.J. |
| F | Chanel Jemmott | Brooklyn | Jr. | Brooklyn, N.Y. |
| F | Averi Jordan | DeSales | So. | Frackville, Pa. |
| Third team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| G | Nickie Carter | Montclair State | Fr. | Flemington, N.J. |
| G | Kaleigh D'Arcy | Merchant Marine | Sr. | White Plains, N.Y. |
| G | Tessa Zamolyi | Misericordia | Jr. | Bethlehem, Pa. |
| F | Meghan Matthews | Cabrini | Sr. | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| C | Ayanna Johnson | Rowan | So. | Ewing, N.J. |