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Deadly 3-pointer shooter
should stretch the defense while starting at either guard position ... As a
sophomore: Played in 26 games, including 22 starts ... averaged a team-high
31.5 minutes per contest ... second on the team with 12.8 points per game
(12th in the league), doubling her output as a freshman ... named to
Northeast-10 Honor Roll three times … scored double figures in points 17
times and above 20 points in five contests … converted 100 3-pointers in her
52nd career game, seven games faster than any other SMC women's hoopster …
third in the league with 59 3-pointers ... one of three players on the team
that shot over 80 percent from the charity stripe … led the team with 82
assists (10th in the league), and second with 56 steals …had career-high 24
points in 75-65 loss to Franklin Pierce on Jan. 6 … second on the team in
3-point percentage (35.5 percent) ... As a freshman: Started first 19 games,
and played in all 29 contests ... scored season-high 15 points in collegiate
debut on Nov. 23 versus Roberts Wesleyan at Radisson Tip-Off Tournament ...
set SMC freshman records by hitting 48 3-pointers and 34.3 percent of her
3-point attempts ... became first SMC player to hit at least one 3-pointer
in first nine collegiate games ... High School: Played four years of varsity
basketball for Sue Downer at Central Catholic High School ... became first
Central Catholic player to score 1,000 points ... scored 1,148 career points
and averaged 17.8 points as a senior ... captained her team to a state title
her senior year ... led her Red Raiders team to a 20-5 mark and the Division
II North Sectionals title as a senior ... led conference with 70
three-pointers made ... named Merrimack Valley All-Conference as a junior
and senior and an MVC all-star as a sophomore ... All-Scholastic selection
by the Boston Globe and Boston Herald as a senior … named to the Lawrence
Eagle-Tribune Super Team as a senior … named Lawrence Eagle-Tribune All-Star
during her final two seasons … team MVP during senior season ... named
team's "Best Offensive Player" as a junior and "Most Improved Player" as a
sophomore ... named to all-tournament team at Greater Haverhill Christmas
Tournament as a sophomore, junior, and senior … tournament MVP as a junior
... won Principal Scholarship senior year ... her AAU basketball team was
state champ from 1997-01 … also played four years of varsity soccer and
track ... led track team to state title as a junior ... Class B state champ
in discus as a senior ... captained team to conference title and finished
second in the state as a senior ... threw discus and was named team's
"Thrower of the Year" as a junior and senior … named Lawrence Eagle-Tribune
All-Star as a junior and senior for 4x100 relay … all-conference as a junior
and conference all-star as a senior for discus and 4x100 relay ... captained
soccer team to conference title as a senior … team was state semifinalist as
a junior ... all-conference in soccer as a senior and conference all-star as
a junior and sophomore ... Personal: Brigid Anne Hegarty ... born January 1,
1984 ... daughter of Cornelius and Susan Hegarty ... elementary education
and psychology major. |