All-Met Division I Women's Basketball Team Press Release

New York, NY - Wagner sophomore guard Jasmine Nwajei, who finished second in the nation in scoring at 24.8 points per game in 2014-2015 while ranking sixth nationally in steals per game (3.28), has been named to the All Met Division I Women's College Basketball Third Team by the Met Basketball Writers Association, it was announced on Monday.

After being named to both the 2014-2015 Northeast Conference (NEC) First Team and All-Defensive Teams, Nwajei is one of just two NEC players among the 15 who were tabbed to the three All-Met teams this season, along with Fairleigh Dickinson junior center Erika Livermore. Nwajei is also one of just four underclassmen to earn a spot on one of the three prestigious All-Met teams.

Ka-Deidre Simmons of Seton Hall was named the All Met Division I women's college basketball Player of the Year, Anthony Bozzella of Seton Hall received the Maggie Dixon Coach of the Year award while Hofstra's Ashunae Durant of was selected Rookie of the Year.

The All Met First Team: Ka-Deidre Simmons of Seton Hall; Daisha Simmons, Seton Hall; Aaliyah Handford, St. John's; Kelsey Minato, Army; Damika Martinez, Iona; Betnijah Laney, Rutgers.

The Second Team: Kahleah Copper, Rutgers; Ashunae Durant, Hofstra; Syessence Davis, Rutgers; Danaejah Grant, St. John's; Tabatha Richardson-Smith, Seton Hall.

The Third Team: Tori Jarosz, Marist; Erika Livermore, FDU; Jasmine Nwajei, Wagner; Tori Oliver, Columbia; Casey Smith, Fairfield
 
A four-time NEC Player of the Week this season, the 5-8 Nwajei poured in a school-record 718 points in 2014-2015, hitting for 30 or more points 10 times (school-record), highlighted by a career-high 40-point outing in a 97-86 win over Columbia on December 30. This 40-point performance is the second-highest single-game performance in school history, just three points behind the 43 points scored by Seahawk Hall of Fame member Stephanie Samuels at Fairleigh Dickinson (FDU) on February 18, 1986.

The 40-point outburst by Nwajei also set a record for the most points ever scored in a game at the Spiro Center. The previous Spiro Center single-game scoring mark of 38 points was set by Quinnipiac's Ashlee Kelly (vs. FDU in NEC Tournament, 3/5/04) and matched by Fairleigh Dickinson's Mariyah Laury in a regular season game vs. Wagner (2/7/11).

During one particularly memorable stretch in early January, Nwajei, whose career scoring average of 21.3 is tops in Seahawk history, received a trio of accolades when she was named College Sports Madness Mid-Major Player of the Week, Corvias ECAC Division I Metro/Upstate Co-Player of the Week, while also copping NEC Player of the Week honors. On February 17, Nwajei collected another major honor when she was named Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) Division I Player of the Week, At the conclusion of the 2014-15 campaign, which marked the 17^th season of NEC Women's Basketball, Nwajei ranks second all-time in both NEC overall single-season scoring average (24.8) and in NEC games (25.8).

The first sophomore in program history to reach 1,000-point career mark, Nwajei will enter her junior season in 2015-2016 with 1,235  points scored, which ranks 14th on the Seahawk all-time scoring list, and within 600 of Samuels' school-record point total of 1,835, which she amassed from 1982-1986.

In 2014-2015, the Seahawks had one of the nation's youngest rosters, an 11-person unit that featured two juniors, six sophomores and three freshmen that went 7-22
overall and 5-13 in NEC play, capping the season with an impressive 66-60 win at Robert Morris.

Without a single senior on this year's roster, the 2015-2016 Seahawks will return all 11 letterwinners and all five starters.

 

Top Scoring Games in Wagner History

Player| Opponent |Date	Points Scored In Game
1. Stephanie Samules vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 2-18-86	43
2. Jasmine Nwajei vs. Columbia, 12-30-14	40
3. Jasmine Nwajei at Vermont, 12-14-14	39
4. Jasmine Nwajei vs. LIU Brooklyn, 1-10-15	37
5. Jasmine Nwajei at Sacred Heart, 2-9-15	36
6. Jasmine Nwajei vs. Sacred Heart, 2-3-15	35
7. Jasmine Nwajei vs. Saint Francis U., 1-26-15	34
Meredith Kerns vs. Drexel, 11-28-01	34
Susan Moffat vs. Cleveland St, 12-28-95	34
Stephanie Samuels at Seton Hall, 1-20-86	34
Tricia Hoff vs. Jersey City State, 2-16-78	34
12. Jasmine Nwajei vs. St. Francis Brooklyn, 2-7-15	33

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