- Dale Duff Reporting ([email protected])
When it came to shooting the basketball, no player in the nation in NCAA Division III was more accurate this past season than Husson University freshman Bailey Donovan.
Final nationwide stats show the 6-foot-3 center was 64.50% in field goal percentage (162-for-251) in 28 games for the Eagles. Donovan helped Husson win its fifth straight North Atlantic Conference title.
“This is an outstanding award for Bailey, especially as a first-year player,” comments head coach Kissy Walker. “We asked a lot of Bailey in her first season and we are extremely happy with how well she responded.” – Husson Press Release
The Island Falls native and former high school standout at Hampden Academy was named NAC Rookie of the Year. Donovan averaged 14.5 PPG and 10.3 RPG
Bowdoin College senior Maddie Hasson (South Portland HS) was sixth in the nation NCAA D-III in field goal percentage at 61.70%.
.@Hussonwbb First-Year Bailey Donovan Recognized as the 2019-20 @NCAADIII Women's Basketball Statistical Champion for Field Goal Percentage
The Story: https://t.co/KiyDc6DTJt#HUeagles | #NACwbb | #d3hoops pic.twitter.com/oCoYjoc46i
— Husson Eagles (@HussonUEagles) July 6, 2020
