Women's Basketball Captains Announced

[Dane Pound]

Not quite as surprising as on the men's side.

 

UALBANY NAMES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CAPTAINS FOR 2004-05

     Albany, N.Y. – University at Albany head basketball coach Trina Patterson announced today that Danielle Hutcheson, Alicia Learn and Becky Ayers will serve as women's basketball captains in 2004-05.

     A three-year starter, Hutcheson became the first UAlbany women's basketball athlete to be named to the America East Conference first team after leading the Great Danes in both scoring (12.7 ppg) and rebounding (9.6 pg). Hutcheson, a 6-foot-4 center and native of Phoenix, Ariz., finished second in the conference in rebounding and ninth in scoring.

     A 6-foot-1 senior from Watkins Glen, N.Y., Learn averaged 10.0 points per game and 5.8 rebounds. Her team-high 48 blocks last season fell one shy of matching the program's single-season record. She was named to the America East postseason all-tournament team.

     Ayers, a 5-foot-8 junior guard, finished second on the Great Danes in scoring with an average of 12.2 points per game. The native of Canandaigua, N.Y. connected on 40 percent of her three-point field goals one year ago, when she made 52 of 128 attempts.

     The Great Danes, who are coming off their best campaign at the Division I level, begin preseason practice on Saturday, Oct. 16.