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2008-09 Women's Basketball Roster

15 Val Beckwith

  • Position F
  • Height 5-10
  • Class 2009
  • Hometown Woburn, Mass.
  • High School Woburn H.S.

Biography

2008-09: D3Hoops.com named her to its FourthTeam All-America squad, Honorable Mention All-America selection bythe Women's Basketball Coaches of America, Finalist for the 2009State Farm Coaches’ All-America Basketball Team for DivisionIII, Northeast Region Player of the Year by D3Hoops.com, NESCACPlayer of the Year, First Team All-NESCAC, New England Playerof the Year and to the All-New England First Team by the NewEngland Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA),  MWBCA MaineState Player of the Year.... Started all 25 contests for the thirdstraight season leading the team with a single-season career-high18.3 points per game and scoring 457 points in the season....Ranked second overall in NESCAC in scoring.... Finished her careerat Bates second all-time in scoring with 1,470 points....Was firston the team with 149 field goals made and was third onthe team with 17 three-point field goals made.... Lead the team intotal rebounds with 157 (47 offensive and 110 defensive)and rebounds per game with 6.3.... Had 534 career reboundswhich put her at No. 18 on Bates' all-time list.... Averaged 2.4assists per game and was second in total assists in a season on theteam with 60.... Was second on the team with steals per game with1.6 and second in total steals in a season with 41.... Scored apersonal-best 28 points during a 71-52 win againstrival Colby College on January 24, 2009.... Set programrecords in free throws made (142) and attempted (190) in a seasonand for free throws made in a career (392).... Averaged 32.4minutes per game playing a total of 811 minutes in theseason....Was the high scorer in all but six games the entireseason.

2007-2008: Named to the All-NESCAC Team andFirst Team All-State.... Number 15 on the Bates career scoring list(1,013 points).... Started all 25 games, playing 745 minutes....Recorded a field goal percentage of .428 (131-306) and a free throwpercentage of .821 (92-112) for 369 points, the highest on theteam....  Rebounded 123 in total (39 offensive and 84defensive)....Made nine block and 57 steals.

2006-2007: Named to the All-New England team bythe New England Women's Basketball Association... Named to theMaine State First Team by the Maine Women's BasketballAssociation... Name to the NESCAC First Team... Ranked third in theNESCAC in scoring average (16.8)... Thirteenth in NESCAC in reboundaverage (6.4)... Eight in NESCAC in FG percentage (.466)... Shot.759 percent from the free throw line... Averaged 1.76 steals pergame.

2005-2006: Named to the Maine Women'sBasketball Coaches Association All-Rookie Team.... Played 567minutes her first season on the team.... Fourth-highest scorer onteam, season point average (8 ppg), field goal percentage (.457),three-point percentage (.167), free throw percentage (.701)....Rebound average (3.4 rpg) fifth-highest on team.... Blocked shotsaverage (0.1 bpg).

High School: Competed in softball, basketballand swimming.... Captain of all three teams, four letters won ineach.... In Basketball: MBCA first-team All-Academic, MiddlesexLeague All-Star/All-League, Boston Globe Scholar Athlete, AgganisAll-Star MVP, First team MBCA.... In Swimming: Middlesex LeagueAll-Star.... Woburn High Athlete of the Year.... National HonorSociety, High Honor Roll, Spanish Honor Society, Latin HonorSociety.

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2005-06First Year

    F
    5'10"
    15
  • 15

    2006-07Sophomore

    F
    5'10"
    15
  • 15

    2007-08Junior

    F
    5'10"
    15
  • 15

    2008-09Senior

    F
    5'10"
    15