Liz Wood Earns America East Co-Rookie of the Year Honors
ORONO - Despite a tumultuous season, there's a bright spot tonight for the University of Maine women's basketball team.
Liz Wood, a standout freshman on the squad, was named America East Co-Rookie of the Year. Wood led the pack of America East rookies in scoring and rebounding, averaging 10.3 points and 6.6 boards during the regular season. She was even better in conference play, tallying 12.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. She's the first Black Bear to recieve the honor since Monica Peterson in 2002.
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Brittany Devane
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Brittany Devane joined the WVII and WFVX news team as an Enterprise Reporter in August 2012. She is originally from Framingham, MA and attended school at Boston University. She came to Maine after spending the summer in London covering the 2012 Olympic Games for GoLocal Worcester, and has also spent time working for NESN as a Boston Bruins and Hockey East production intern, and WCVB Channel 5 Boston as an intern for Chronicle, the station's nightly news magazine show. She's an avid hockey and football fan, and loves spending time with friends and family back home, and exploring all Maine has to offer!
