Basketball's Leong Selected to Play in NEWBA Senior Game

WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Wellesley College senior basketball player Leslie Leong has been selected to play in the 2014 New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) Senior All-Star Classic. 

The game will be played on March 29th at 1:00pm at Smith College's Ainsworth Gym. A total of 22 seniors from around the region were selected to play in the event. Leong is one of two NEWMAC participants, as she joins Smith's Rosa Drummond with an invitation. 

Leong, the 2014 NEWMAC Player of the Year, led the Blue to a 16-10 record this season. Wellesley reached the quarterfinals of both the NEWMAC and ECAC Tournaments to close out the year.

Leong ended her Wellesley career with 1,092 points, 698 rebounds, 215 assists, and 157 steals, ranking in the top-10 in program history in each category.

2014 NEWBA Senior All-Star Classic Participants

Kaitlyn Bovee, Roger Williams University
Tara Gabelman, Connecticut College
Erika Bornemann, UMass-Dartmouth
Rosa Drummond, Smith College
Abby Young, St. Joseph's College (ME)
Meaghan Burns, Worcester State University
Alyssa Leonard, Castleton State College
Jenna Williamson, Bridgewater State University
Kirsten Prue, Bowdoin College
Ari Renwick, Roger Williams University
Jenna Klaes, Wesleyan University
Leslie Leong, Wellesley College
Kasey Dean, Brandeis University
Ginny Fleming, Salem State University
Claire Ramonas, Regis College (MA)
Marissa Pendergast, Salve Regina University
Devon Diliberto, University of St. Joseph (CT)
Kendra Kerr, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Sciarra Brandt, Western Connecticut State University
Elisha Homich, Bridgewater State University
Shantel Hanniford, Trinity College (Conn.)
Kate Mulloy, Mitchell College