ECAC Release
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Danbury, Conn. – One day after being named a WBCA Division I
All-America regional finalist, Fordham women's basketball's redshirt junior
Bre Cavanaugh, has been named to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) First Team. Cavanaugh, along with
Mary Goulding, were named Honorable Mention after last season.
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Cavanaugh, the newly crowned Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, led the conference in scoring in and out of league play (19.5 / 21.6) and led all of Division I in total minutes played (1,242). The latter broke down into 38.8 minutes per contest, third nationally, with 40 minutes played in 17 of 32 games. Cavanaugh's 625 points finished the year ranked seventh nationally and sixth in school history. Her 88.2% free-throw percentage ranks fifth all-time at Fordham, led the A-10, and was 12
th in the nation.
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A three-time league A-10 Player of the Week, Cavanaugh was second on the team in rebounding, tied for 10
th in the conference, with 6.3 per game, and was also second on the squad with 43 steals. Her 62 assists were fourth-most on the team and she carried a 1.8 assist/turnover ratio, with just 35 turnovers committed.
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Having started an even 100 straight contests since donning the maroon and white, she will enter her senior campaign ranked fourth all-time at Fordham with 1,784 points, third in scoring average (17.8), fourth in free throws (402), and fifth in field goals (587), three-pointers (208), and free-throw percentage (84.6%).
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ABOUT THE ECAC
Established in 1938, the ECAC is the nation's largest Conference, ranging in location from Maine to Georgia, and westerly to Missouri. The ECAC hosts numerous championships in men's and women's sports across Divisions I, II and III, offering opportunities for thousands of student-athletes. For more information, visitÂ
www.ecacsports.com.
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