Bryant's Liz Davies and Ernie DeWitt Named to Northeast-10 Conference 25th Anniversary Team

BRYANT'S LIZ DAVIES AND ERNIE DEWITT NAMED TO NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE 25TH ANNIVERSARY BASKETBALL TEAMS

SOUTH EASTON, Mass. The Northeast-10 Conference has announced the members of the 25th Anniversary Men's and Women's Basketball Teams in conjunction with the Northeast-10 Conference's year long celebration highlighting 25 years as a league. The Northeast-10 25th Anniversary Teams have been chosen by a vote of the 15 Northeast-10 member schools.

"Basketball has been one of the driving forces behind the success of the Northeast-10 Conference," said Northeast-10 commissioner David Brunk. "It is a honor for the conference and its members to take this opportunity to give tribute to a fine collection of men and women who contributed many great things during their respective playing days."

Ernie DeWitt is the most famous basketball player in Bryant history.  In his first year in a Bryant uniform (1978), DeWitt was named both the New England Rookie of the Year for all divisions and the ECAC Division II Rookie of the Year.  In each of the next three years, he was one of the top Division II players in the nation, earning TWO All-American honors.  He concluded a sensational career in 1981 with a First Team All-America honor by the United State Basketball Coaches Association and ECAC Division II Player of the Year honor. 

In February of 1981, DeWitt became the only player in Rhode Island college basketball history to score 2,000 career points and grab 1,000 career rebounds.  He is currently second all-time in career scoring at Bryant with 2,239 points and first with 1,036 career rebounds. 

1981    – US Basketball Coaches Assn. – 1st Team
            -  Basketball Weekly – 1st Team
            -  ECAC Division II Player of the Year
            - Eastern Basketball – Division II Player of the Year
1980    - Basketball Weekly – 3rd team
1979    - US Basketball Coaches Assn. – 3rd Team

On the women's side, ten players have been voted to NE-10 25th Anniversary Team, including Juana Garcia of American International College, Allison Fay and Kim Penwell of Bentley College, Liz Davies of Bryant University (formerly Bryant College), Wanda Maynard Morris of Pace University, Rachel Jackson of Saint Anselm College, Amy Molina of Saint Michael's College, Nana Lukehgu Corts of The College of Saint Rose and Michelle Doonan and Mary Naughton of Stonehill College.

Perhaps the greatest women's basketball player in the history of Bryant basketball, Liz Davies was named the Northeast-10 Conference Freshman of the Year in 1993 and followed with three First Team All-Conference honors during her career.  During her career, she helped lead Bryant to two NCAA Tournament appearances and ECAC Championship.  She is Bryant's all-time career scoring leader with 2,059 career points for an average of 18.7 ppg from 1992-96.  Her 20.1 ppg scoring average in 1995-96 is Bryant's all-time best along with her 15-for-15 shooting from the floor against Saint Michael's. 

She holds the Bryant record with 491 career free throws made and 172 free throws during the 1994-95 season and is second all-time with 1,070 career rebounds.

For the men's team, the list includes American International's Mario Ellie and James Hector, Assumption College's Drew Adderly, Jim Ferrer and Billy Holden of Bentley, Ernie DeWitt of Bryant, Elan Inbar of The University of Massachusetts Lowell, Joe Ingegneri of Saint Anselm and Jon Cronin and Bob Reitz of Stonehill.

Women's Basketball
Liz Davies, Bryant 1992-1996
Michelle Doonan, Stonehill 1991-1995
Allison Fay, Bentley 1980-1984
Juana Garcia, American International 1992-1996
Rachel Jackson, Saint Anselm 1981-1985
Nana Lukehgu Corts, Saint Rose 1998-2001
Wanda Maynard Morris, Pace 1998-2002
Amy Molina, Saint Michael's 1989-1993
Mary Naughton, Stonehill 1985-1989
Kim Penwell, Bentley 1989-1993

Men's Basketball
Drew Adderly, Assumption 1988-1992
Jon Cronin, Stonehill 1988-1992
Ernie DeWitt, Bryant 1980-1981
Mario Elie, American International 1981-1985
Jim Ferrer, Bentley 1987-1989
James Hector, American International 1990-1994
Billy Holden, Bentley 1986-1990
Elad Inbar, UMass Lowell 2000-2004
Joe Ingegneri, Saint Anselm 1996-2000
Bob Reitz, Stonehill 1979-1983