Women's Basketball

Three CUNYAC Standouts Named D3hoops.com Women's Basketball All-Region

D3hoops.com All-Region Team

NEW YORK 
- Three CUNY Athletic Conference women's basketball players were named to the D3hoops.com All-Region team announced Monday afternoon.  Hunter's Alexa Charles was voted to the First Team, while Brooklyn's Brianna Jackson was named to the Second Team.  Lehman's Heaven Figueroa was a Third Team choice.

Charles, the CUNYAC Player of the Year and member of the All-Conference First Team, led Division III in both points per game (30.9) and steals per game (6.2) while also recording 8.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.  Shooting 50.3% overall from the floor, Charles was also an 81% free throw shooter and wrapped up her standout career as the all-time leading scorer in CUNYAC history as well as fourth all-time in Division III with 2,693 points, while she is the division's record holder for career steals with 576.

Jackson was a First Team All-Conference selection in her first season at Brooklyn.  She averaged 14.3 points, 6.9 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game for the Bulldogs, ranking second nationally in assists per game, while she ranked eighth in the conference in scoring.  Jackson was also fourth in the conference and among the top 20 nationally in steals per game with 3.8, while her 105 total steals are 10th nationally.

Figueroa, a First Team All-Conference choice for the second straight season, ranked second in the conference in scoring with her 18.3 ppg average, while also recording 8.3 rebounds, 5.7 steals and 4.0 assists per game.  She ranks second nationally in steals per game and total steals (147).  She finished her two seasons in a Lightning uniform with 1,096 points, 269 steals, 434 rebounds and 194 assists.
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