Abby Kelly is NESCAC Women's Basketball Player of the Year

(February 27, 2019) HADLEY, Mass. – Bowdoin senior Abby Kelly has been selected as the NESCAC Women's Basketball Player of the Year as voted by the league's coaches. She is the second straight Polar Bear to earn the honor as former teammate Kate Kerrigan was recognized in 2018. Kelly's accolade also marks the sixth time a Bowdoin player has been honored overall, joining Lora Trenkle (2002 & 2004), Eileen Flaherty (2007), Shanon Brady (2016) and Kerrigan.

Kelly leads Bowdoin in scoring averaging 14.7 points per game and ranks among the NESCAC leaders in points, 3-pointers, field goal percentage, and steals. A 1,000-point scorer, she helped the Polar Bears earn the No. 1 seed in the NESCAC Championship behind a 10-0 record in league play. Bowdoin advanced to the title game for the first time since 2015 and was an at-large selection for the NCAA Tournament. Bowdoin carries a 26-1 record into the NCAAs and will host first and second round games.