Seniors Colleen Hart and Vanessa Miller each earned one last NESCAC accolade yesterday when the All-Conference squads were announced. Hart was named to her fourth All-NESCAC team and third consecutive All-Conference First Team, while Miller won a second straight Defensive Player of the Year honor.
Hart, who is Tufts' all-time leading scorer with 1,422 points, led the NESCAC with 16 points per game this season. She also led the league with 2.2 3-pointers per game and a 2.6 assists/turnovers ratio, while averaging 3.3 assists and 2.2 steals.
Before making her three First-Team seasons, Hart was named Rookie of the Year and made the All-Conference Second Team as a freshman.
Miller had a league-leading 2.8 steals per game this season, as well as 5.4 rebounds per game. She was also the team's fourth-leading scorer, with 7.5 points per game, and she scored 20 points — a career high — in the Jumbos' NESCAC quarterfinal loss to Williams.
Both players earned their awards despite missing significant portions of the season. Hart missed a handful of games after spraining her ankle on Jan. 21 at Bowdoin, removing her from the running for NESCAC Player of the Year. Miller missed the first seven games while spending the fall semester working full-time at a restaurant, and won her award even though she did not play enough games to officially rank statistically in the NESCAC.
