Shinney Named WBCA All-America Honorable Mention
BEVERLY, Mass. — Endicott women's basketball junior guard Emma Shinney (Wakefield, Mass.) has been named an All-America Honorable Mention by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), the organization announced last week.
Shinney is one of two student-athletes to receive All-America honorable mention honors from the Conference of New England (CNE) this season.
The junior point guard produced a historic season for the Gulls in 2025-26.
She posted averages of 14.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 2.6 steals per game, and 0.4 blocks per game across all 26 games (26 starts).
She led the team in points (381), rebounds (185), assists (155), and steals (67) over the 26-game season.
Her averages of 14.7 points (4th), 6.0 assists (1st), 7.1 rebounds (7th) and 2.6 steals (1st) all ranked among the top 10 in the CNE.
On the national scale, her assists and assists per game both rank fifth in Division III.
However, her most impressive feat this season was her nation-leading three triple-doubles.
Back on November 25 against Tufts, she became the first Gull in program history to notch a triple-double with her 23 points (11-14 FG), 11 rebounds, and 11 assists.
She then added two more triple-doubles down the stretch of the season, one of which came on January 17 at Suffolk (16 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists) and the other on February 11 at UNE (16 points, 17 boards, 11 dimes).
She gained national attention for her record-setting performances. On January 21, 2026, the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named Shinney its "National Player of the Week." She was the first student-athlete in Endicott women's basketball program history to earn the award.
Through just three seasons, Shinney has written her name all over the Endicott women's basketball record books. She has already surpassed the 1,000 career point threshold, is just 14 assists shy of the program record (472), and ranks 11th all-time in rebounds per game (6.1).
YEAR IN REVIEW
Endicott (17-9, 13-3 CNE) saw its 2025-26 season come to a close after its loss last Friday, February 27 to Western New England.
The Gulls clinched the second seed in the CNE after their top-notch regular season, which clinched them a spot back in the CNE Semifinals for the second straight season.
However, they were unable to advance to the CNE Championship, and consequently were not selected for the NCAA Tournament in 2025-26.
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(Photo Credit - Cat Scarantino '26)