03/16/2009
2008-09 Women's Basketball Season Recap

The Clark University womens basketball team (13-13) strung together six straight New England Womens and Mens Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) victories towards the end of the season to garner a trip to the conference tournament and earn the fifth-seed with a 9-4 NEWMAC mark. The Cougars post-season run was cut short, however, with a loss to fourth-seed Wheaton College in the first round.

Bright spots in the Cougars tough slate included their 19th Worcester City Championship in the 28-year history of the event, where Sarah Roderigue 09 claimed the tournaments Most Valuable Player honor for the second consecutive year. Roderigue also notched her 1,000th career point in the teams home season opener and capped her career ranked 11th on Clark's all-time list with 1,314 points. The teams two-year captain also claimed NEWMAC second-team honors, securing her third All-Conference recognition.

Ivori Aiken 12 and Kate Minister 12 were welcome additions to the squad, averaging 10.0 and 6.8 points, respectively, to help the squad rank third in scoring offense (62.8) in the conference.

Co-captain Sara Hagstrom '09 not only finished a solid career on the court as the league leader in assists (5.62) and 3-point field goal percentage (.500), but also led the team as the only three-time NEWMAC All-Academic recipient. She was joined by teammates Emily Skelton '10, a two-year All-Academic pick, and first time selection Blaize Denfeld '10.