Boston College Athletics
Women's Basketball Signs Two Players
November 17, 2000 | Women's Basketball
Nov. 17, 2000
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Boston College head coach Cathy Inglese has announced that two players have signed National Letters of Intent to attend Boston College in the fall of 2001. Clare Droesch and Jessalyn Deveny will join the Eagles as freshmen for the 2001-2002 season
Droesch, a 5-11 small forward from Belle Harbor, N.Y., was named USA Today New York Player of the Year as a junior at Christ the King High School last season. She averaged 24 points per game, 8.1 rebounds per game, 7.6 assists per game and 6.1 steals per game in her junior season. She was selected by Street & Smith as a fourth team All-American and was also named the Brooklyn/Queens Player of the Year, as well as the New York City Player of the Year. Droesch also received first team all-state and tri-state first team honors.
Deveny, a 5-8 guard from Westford, Mass., was named Gatorade Massachusetts Player of the Year after her junior season at Westford Academy. She also received USA Today All-America honorable mention accolades. The Boston Herald named her to its scholastic Dream Team and she was selected to the All-Massachusetts first team. She averaged 21 points per game and eight rebounds per game last season.
"We are very pleased that these two young women have chosen to join our program. They are both talented individuals who will contribute a lot to our program over the next four years. We look forward to their arrival on campus next fall," Inglese said.
