Boston College Athletics
Deveny and Jacobs Earn All-BIG EAST Recognition
March 05, 2004 | Women's Basketball
March 5, 2004
Windsor, Conn. - Boston College junior guard Jessalyn Deveny (Westford, Mass.) and senior guard Amber Jacobs (Clarks Summit, Pa.) both earned spot on one of the three 2003-04 All-BIG EAST teams as named by the BIG EAST Conference Office. The awards were announced Friday at the BIG EAST Women's Basketball Championship Presented by State Farm awards banquet.
Deveny earned a spot on the first team while Jacobs was named to the second team. Deveny is making her first appearance on the first team after being named to the second team a year ago. In addition, Deveny was last year's Most Improved Player. Jacobs, an honorable mention selection one year ago, is making her first appearance on the second team.
Deveny and Jacobs rank among the leaders in several BIG EAST statistical categories. The duo is one-two in free throw percentage while Deveny is fifth in the league in scoring (16.3) and second in field goal percentage (.510). Jacobs is fourth in assists (4.64).
2003-04 BIG EAST AWARDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Diana Taurasi, Connecticut FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR - Meg Bulger, West Virginia COACH OF THE YEAR - Mike Carey, West Virginia (third season) DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Rebekkah Brunson, Georgetown MOST IMPROVED PLAYER - Megan Duffy, Notre Dame SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD - Sherri Brown, St. John's SCHOLAR-ATHLETE - Courtney Mix, VillanovaALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM Jacqueline Batteast, Notre Dame *Rebekkah Brunson, Georgetown Jessalyn Deveny, Boston College Tamara James, Miami *Cappie Pondexter, Rutgers *Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM Kate Bulger, West Virginia Amber Jacobs, Boston College Ieva Kublina, Virginia Tech Courtney Mix, Villanova Barbara Turner, Connecticut
ALL-BIG EAST THIRD TEAM Chanivia Broussard, Miami Julie McBride, Syracuse Yolanda Paige, West Virginia Ann Strother, Connecticut Liad Suez, Villanova
HONORABLE MENTION Megan Duffy, Notre Dame Latoya Kincaid, Pittsburgh Yalonda McCormick, Miami
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Monique Blake, Seton Hall *Meg Bulger, West Virginia *Angie Clark, St. John's Lauren Kohn, Syracuse Heta Korpivaara, Seton Hall Liz Sherwood, Connecticut
* - unanimous selection
