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Mar 10, 2011
Baker Receives All-East Region Honors
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Baker Receives All-East Region Honors
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Mar. 10, 2011) – NYIT women's basketball guard/forward Cierra Baker (Windsor, Conn.) received her second seasonal honor as she was named a Daktronics Inc. All-East Region second team honoree, as voted by the region’s Division II sports information directors.
Baker earned All-East Coast Conference first team honors after leading the conference in rebounding and steals. She ranked in the top-15 in three additional categories – scoring, field goal percentage and free throw percentage.
The junior led NYIT in points per game (17.5), rebounding (12.4), blocks (12), field goal percentage (.411) and free throw percentage (.757). She registered 19 double-doubles, along with a triple-double in Feb. 23’s victory over Mercy College. As of March 9, Baker also ranks fourth in the nation in rebounds per game.
East All-Region Teams
Daktronics Inc. East Region Player of the Year: Jewel White, Franklin Pierce
First Team
| Name | Yr. | Pos. | Ht. | Hometown |
| Jewel White, Franklin Pierce | Jr. | C | 6-0 | Worcester, Mass. |
| Catherine Carr, Holy Family | Sr. | F | 5-11 | Bernardsville, N.J. |
| Janae Aiken, C.W. Post | Jr. | G | 5-9 | St. Albans, N.Y. |
| Caitlin Shaw, USP | Sr. | G | 5-9 | Eatontown, N.J. |
| Kelly Meredith, Assumption | Jr. | F | 5-10 | Franklin, Mass. |
Second Team
| Name | Yr. | Pos. | Ht. | Hometown |
| Briana Sloper, STAC | Jr. | F | 5-11 | Williston Park, N.Y. |
| Quay Baskerville, Felician | Sr. | F | 5-11 | Hartford, Conn. |
| Torey Jones, Caldwell | So. | G | 5-8 | Providence, R.I. |
| Cierra Baker, N.Y. | Jr. | G/F | 5-8 | Windsor, Conn. |
| Kelly Keil, Bridgeport | Sr. | C | 6-4 | Sparta, N.J. |
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