Wellesley's Aguirre Named to NEWMAC Basketball All-Conference 2nd Team
WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Wellesley College basketball sophomore Caitlin Aguirre (El Paso, Texas) has been named to the 2017-18 New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Women's Basketball All-Conference Second Team.
Aguirre finished the season averaging 12.7 points/game, good for seventh in the NEWMAC, while also averaging a conference best 2.5 steals/game. Last season's NEWMAC Rookie of the Year, Aguirre didn't miss a beat in her sophomore season, as she posted four 20-point outings in 2017-18, including three in conference contests. The sophomore guard knocked down 43.2% of her attempts from the floor and 37.3% from beyond the arc, while totaling 57 steals, snagging 104 rebounds, and dishing out 45 assists in 23 games this season.
Aguirre and the Blue finished the 2017-2018 season with a 9-14 overall record and a 6-10 record in NEWMAC play.
2017-18 NEWMAC Women's Basketball All-Conference
Ama Biney, WPI - Co-Athlete of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year
Kennedy Guest-Pritchett, Smith - Co-Athlete of the Year
Kylie Gallagher, MIT - Rookie of the Year
Lynn Hersey, Smith - Coach of the Year
| Team | Name | Institution |
| First Team All-Conference | Ama Biney | WPI |
| First Team All-Conference | Kennedy Guest-Pritchett | Smith College |
| First Team All-Conference | Payton Ouimette | Babson College |
| First Team All-Conference | Taylor V'Dovec | MIT |
| First Team All-Conference | Gracie Restituyo | Springfield College |
| First Team All-Conference | Lauren Bondi | Smith College |
| Second Team All-Conference | Kara Holinski | MIT |
| Second Team All-Conference | Madison Beck | WPI |
| Second Team All-Conference | Ogechi Ezemma | Clark University |
| Second Team All-Conference | Dolly Yuan | MIT |
| Second Team All-Conference | Caitlin Aguirre | Wellesley College |
| Second Team All-Conference | Charlie Boyle | Emerson College |