| Title: | Class of 2007 |
Renee Marcotte was a four year starter and two time captain for the Worcester State Lancer women's basketball team from 1995 through 1999. She was a first team Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference player both her junior and senior seasons and a 2nd team choice after her sophomore campaign. As a freshman, she was the Worcester State co-freshman female athlete of the year and came full circle winning co-senior female athlete of the year after her senior season. Her freshman year she scored 280 points averaging 10.8 points and 7 rebounds per game.
As a sophomore, she scored 10.4 points per game and 7 rebounds. Her junior season, she averaged a double-double with 11.38 points per game and 11.19 rebounds per contest while also leading the team in steals. And as a senior, Renee once again notched a double-double for the season with 13.5 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. For her career she scored 1,187 points and hauled in 914 rebounds.
An outstanding offensive player, Renee averaged double digits in scoring all four years for the Lancers. Her junior year she was 17th in the country in rebounding averaging 11.4 boards per contest. As a senior she was selected to play in the New England Women's Basketball Association All-Star Classic game.
Renee was an excellent student who was named to the MASCAC Academic All-Conference team as well as the Worcester State College Student-Athlete honor roll. Renee was a health science major and is now a registered nurse at UMass-Memorial.
It is with great pleasure that we induct Renee Marcotte into the Worcester State College Athletic Hall of Fame.