Women's Basketball

 


Brigid Hegarty

Jr.   G   5-5

North Andover, Mass.
Central Catholic

 

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.