WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State University's sophomore classmates, Britt Herring (W. Brookfield, Mass.) and Kaitlyn Berkel (Waterford, Conn.) have both been named to the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) All-Conference teams, while 23rd-year head coach Karen Tessmer has been tabbed the Champion's Choice Coach of the Year.
Herring, who was named the MASCAC Rookie of the Year last season, has been named to the First-Team this season as she averaged 12.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks per game. This season, she shot 52.5% (137-261) from the field, to notch second place in the conference behind Framingham State's Monta Connolly who edged Herring by 0.1%. She was third in the conference in total rebounds (203) and total blocks (53).
Berkel finds her way to her first MASCAC All-Conference team as she was named to the second team. In her second year with the Blue and Gold, Berkel averaged 12 points and 6.2 rebounds. She totaled 311 points this season on 126-of-282 (44.7%) field goals, 6-of-19 (31.6%) triples, and 53 made free throw shots. Berkel also was sixth in the conference in blocked shots (29).
Worcester State's head coach, Tessmer, earned the Champion's Choice Coach of the Year Award after leading her team to a 12-14 overall record, and an 8-4 conference record. At 8-4 in the MASCAC, the Lancers earned the No. 3 spot in the MASCAC tournament. Unfortunately, the Lancers saw an early end to their season when they dropped a 64-54 decision to the No. 6 seeded MCLA in the first round of the MASCAC tournament.