Hagood Earns NEC Second Team Honors; Smith Named To All-Rookie Team
3/9/2020 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Sacred Heart University women's basketball junior Adrianne Hagood was named to the Northeast Conference Second Team, as voted by the coaches and announced on Monday. First-year Sonia Smith was also honored, earning All-NEC Rookie Team accolades.
Hagood has now received postseason All-NEC accolades in each of her three seasons with the program, as she was tabbed All-NEC Third Team last season and All-Rookie during the 2017-18 campaign. Hagood is the Pioneers leading scorer at 15.5 points per game, which ranks third in the NEC. She is connecting on 2.2 three-pointers per game this season, which is also third in the NEC. Hagood is good on three-quarters of her free throw attempts, 69-92, also third in the league, and is shooting 41 percent from the field. Over the 25 games in which she has played this winter, Hagood is averaging 2.4 rebounds a game, has 26 assists and 24 steals.
Smith becomes the first All-NEC Rookie Team selection for the Pioneers, since Hagood earned the honor two seasons ago. Smith played in all 29 games this season, starting 11 times and averaging 21 minutes a game. She averaged 7.2 points per game during the regular season, shooting 37.8 percent from the field. Smith is second on the team with 55 assists, and tied for second on the roster with 30 steals.
The Pioneers posted a 12-17 record during the 2019-20 regular season and are the fifth-seed in the NEC Tournament. The championship starts Monday evening, as the Pioneers take on fourth-seeded Saint Francis U. Game time is set for 7:00 pm and the game can be seen on NEC Front Row.
