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WBB | Alumna Stella Beck Named Female Player of the Year
6/15/2019 5:22:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MORAGA, Calif. – Recent alumna and record-setter within the Saint Mary's program, Stella Beck has been named the 2018 Female Player of the Year for Basketball New Zealand.
Beck had a tremendous year with the Townsville Fire in 2018 as she ended the season with a shooting percentage of 51 percent and an average of two rebounds per game. Prior to joining Townsville, Beck was a part of the New Zealand Tall Ferns team that won the Williams Jones Cup last July. Beck also just returned from China where she represented New Zealand at the FIBA 3X3 Asia Cup.
As a Gael, Beck left a lasting impression on the Saint Mary's program and the West Coast Conference. In her four years at SMC, she amassed 1,439 points and recorded a .599 field goal percentage (fourth-best all-time) in her final season with the team. Her field goal percentage for each of her four seasons are all within the top-12 all time for the Gaels. Beck's career shooting percentage of .565 is second-best in SMC women's basketball history.
She was named to the All-WCC First Team during her junior and senior seasons and the All-WCC Freshman Team in her rookie season with the Gaels. Furthermore, Beck was named Freshman of the Year by the conference in 2014, giving the honor to an SMC women's basketball player for the first time in 14 years. Beck was an exemplary, all-around student-athlete, as she was also named to the WCC All-Academic Team three-consecutive times from her sophomore to senior years.
For the full release from Basketball New Zealand, click here.
Beck had a tremendous year with the Townsville Fire in 2018 as she ended the season with a shooting percentage of 51 percent and an average of two rebounds per game. Prior to joining Townsville, Beck was a part of the New Zealand Tall Ferns team that won the Williams Jones Cup last July. Beck also just returned from China where she represented New Zealand at the FIBA 3X3 Asia Cup.
As a Gael, Beck left a lasting impression on the Saint Mary's program and the West Coast Conference. In her four years at SMC, she amassed 1,439 points and recorded a .599 field goal percentage (fourth-best all-time) in her final season with the team. Her field goal percentage for each of her four seasons are all within the top-12 all time for the Gaels. Beck's career shooting percentage of .565 is second-best in SMC women's basketball history.
She was named to the All-WCC First Team during her junior and senior seasons and the All-WCC Freshman Team in her rookie season with the Gaels. Furthermore, Beck was named Freshman of the Year by the conference in 2014, giving the honor to an SMC women's basketball player for the first time in 14 years. Beck was an exemplary, all-around student-athlete, as she was also named to the WCC All-Academic Team three-consecutive times from her sophomore to senior years.
For the full release from Basketball New Zealand, click here.
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