May 5, 2008
Bronx, N.Y. -
Fordham University freshman guard Megan Mahoney (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Peter's) was named the 2007-08 women's basketball most valuable player it was announced at the 74th annual Block F Awards Dinner at the Villa Barone Manor on April 30th.
Mahoney was phenomenal in her first season with the Rams, leading the team in scoring at 15.4 points per game, three-point field goals (43), and steals (57). She was also second on the team in assists (50) and field goal percentage (.376). Among all freshmen, she ranked fifth in the NCAA in scoring, and first in the Atlantic 10. In conference play, Mahoney was second overall in the Atlantic 10 in both scoring (17.8 ppg) and steals (2.1 spg).
Following the season, Mahoney was selected to the Atlantic 10's All-Rookie Team. She is the first Fordham women's basketball player to be named to the All-Rookie Team, and the seventh Ram to earn a postseason Atlantic 10 accolade.
Throughout the season, Mahoney posted seven 20-point scoring performances and one 30-point game, as she netted double figure scoring in 25 of 29 games. She led the team in scoring a team-high 17 times, while adding the Rams' lone double-double of the season.
Mahoney was just one of three Atlantic 10 freshmen to lead her team in scoring, joining Saint Joseph's Sarah Acker and Richmond's Brittani Shells. She also finished as the second leading scorer in league play at 18.3 ppg. In the nation, Mahoney was sixth among all freshmen scorers among NCAA Division I schools.
