Congrats to Lady Aces alum, Jesse Porter 12', on her Rookie of the Year award for her successful year at Gettysburg!

Three members of Gettysburg College’s women’s basketball team and another player
from McDaniel College have been named to the All-Centennial Conference team,
announced Tuesday.

In addition, Gettysburg head coach Mike Kirkpatrick was tabbed as Coach of
the Year by the conference’s other head coaches.

Gettysburg junior Caroline Murphy was named to the first team.

Fellow junior Alyssa Isler joined freshman Jessica Porter, named the league’s
Rookie of the Year, were named to the second team. They are joined there by
McDaniel senior Rachael Rybak.

All three Bullets picked up postseason accolades for the first time, but
Kirkpatrick was named Coach of the Year for the second time.

In his 24th season at the helm, he has guided

Gettysburg to a 21-6 record, including 16-4
in conference play. The Bullets finished as the top seed for the postseason
tournament for the first time in school history and captured their first
conference title last weekend.

Kirkpatrick was also named Coach of the Year following the 2009-10 season
when his squad finished 24-5 overall and 17-3 in conference play.

Murphy, of Chatham, N.J., emerged as one of the most dominant frontcourt
players in the conference this season, her first as a full-time starter. She
leads the team in scoring (13.4 points per game), rebounding (8.3 per game),
assists (2.4 per game) and free throw percentage (.861), while ranking second in
steals (42) and blocked shots (40).

The 6-foot-1 forward leads the

Centennial in free throw percentage while ranking among the top six in
scoring (fifth), rebounding (sixth) and blocked shots (fifth).

Murphy also leads the Bullets with nine double-doubles. She has reached
double-figure point totals in each of the last seven games, including 19 points
against Swarthmore in the conference championship game. Murphy was named
Centennial Conference Player of the Week twice this winter.

Isler, of New Hope, is the only Bullet to start all 27 games. She ranks third on the team in scoring at 9.6 points
per game to go with 2.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. Isler has been the
team’s top 3-point threat with 28 such baskets and a shooting percentage of 32.2
from beyond the arc. She also ranks second on the team in free-throw points (82)
and free throw percentage (.726).

Porter, of Narberth, ranks second to Murphy in both scoring (11.8 points per
game) and rebounding (7.0 per game), while pacing the team in blocked shots with
42. Porter also ranks second on the team in 3-pointers (20).

Among newcomers in the conference, she trails only Washington, Md.’s Ashley
Espinosa in scoring. Porter has recorded double-figure scoring totals in 16
games, including six of the last seven. She was named the Most Outstanding Player of Gettysburg’s
Days Inn Tournament after netting a season-high 20 points in the title game.

Meanwhile, Rybak, a guard from Reisterstown, Md., was named to the second
team after starting 24 of the 25 McDaniel games this season. She ranked second
on the team in scoring by averaging 10.8 points per game. She reached double
figures in the team’s final seven games. She also pulled down 2.8 rebounds per
game while handing out 22 assists and nabbing 30 steals.

She shot 38.2 percent from the field while connecting on 16 3-pointers. She
hit 18 of her 26 free throw attempts.