Link: NoontimeSports.com All-Decade Release
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- With the year 2021 quickly approaching, NoontimeSports.com recognized its Connecticut Division III Basketball All-Decade Team (2011-20). Highlighting the list are Albertus Magnus College women's basketball standouts Lianna Carrero '14 (Hamden, Conn.) and Shyla Osmond '19 (New Haven, Conn.).
Representing the Falcons on the All-Decade Second Team is Carrero, Albertus' first-ever Academic All-American, in 2012-13 and 2013-14. She was also tabbed the 2013-14 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Player of the Year and was a three-time GNAC All-Conference selection. The Hamden, Conn. native's other honors include being named to the 2014 D3hoops.com All-Northeast Third Team and the 2014 ECAC Division III New England All-Star Second Team.
On the court, Carrero ranks second in program history with 1,905 career points, trailing only all-time Falcons great Olivia Bolden (South Windsor, Conn.) (2,017). She also accumulated 436 rebounds and 288 assists in her illustrious career. The 5-foot-5-inch guard led the Falcons to a pair of GNAC Tournament appearances (2011-12, 2012-13) and a berth in the 2012-13 ECAC Tournament.
Osmond secured Third Team honors on the NoontimeSports.com All-Decade list after an outstanding two-year career with the Falcons. The 5-foot-5-inch guard collected numerous accolades over her two campaigns, including a pair of First Team All-GNAC nods and D3Hoops.com All-Northeast Region accolades as a senior.
Osmond finished her career with 1,069 points, the 12th most in program history. She also accumulated a whopping 347 rebounds, 264 assists, and 160 steals in just 48 career games. As a senior, the New Haven native set a new program record with 7.0 assists per game, while tallying its second-best points-per-game average with 23.8. Osmond also recorded three triple-doubles in the 2019-20 campaign, to go along with a career-high 48-point showing against Johnson & Wales University on February 18. She also helped guide the Falcons to two GNAC Tournament appearances, in addition to being a part of the Falcons' 2018-19 team that set a new program record for win percentage (.852, 23-4).
Noontime's Connecticut Women's Basketball First Team
• Meghan Fornaro (Coast Guard Academy) | Charlton, Mass.
• Mairead Hynes (Conn. College) | Mahopac, N.Y.
• Jill Ritrosky (Eastern Conn.) | Pittsfield, Mass.
• Melissa Teel (Western Conn.) | Hamden, Conn.
• Mya Villard (Eastern Conn.) | Cromwell, Conn.
Noontime's Connecticut Women's Basketball Second Team
• Lianna Carrero (Albertus Magnus) | Hamden, Conn.
• Jennifer Shinall (Conn. College) | Redding, Conn.
• Jordyn Nappi (Eastern Conn.) | Southington, Conn.
• Hannah Brickley (Trinity College) | Melrose, Mass.
• Karli Spera (Western Conn.) | Waterford, Conn.
Noontime's Connecticut Women's Basketball Third Team
• Shyla Osmond (Albertus Magnus) | New Haven, Conn.
• Tara Gabelman (Conn. College) | Irvington, N.Y.
• Liz Malman (Conn. College) | Mendham, N.J.
• Mackenzie Griffin (Trinity College) | Stamford, Conn.
• Michelle Royals (Trinity College) | Torrington, Conn.
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About Albertus Magnus College
Albertus Magnus College, founded in 1925, is a Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. It is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report Best Colleges, Money Magazine, and the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education. The College has an enrollment of 1,500 students in its traditional undergraduate program, accelerated adult degree programs, and 12 graduate programs, including a new Master of Public Administration and the only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program in Connecticut. In the last year, the College received two significant Federal grants in support of student success and well-being: a $300,000 grant from the Department of Justice and a $1.9 million Title III grant from the Department of Education.
