Hawks Picked to Finish Second, Jackie Smith Named to Preseason All-Conference Team

The University of Hartford women’s basketball team was picked to finish second overall in a preseason poll of the league coaches, while the head coaches also picked senior Jackie Smith as one of seven players on the preseason All-Conference team.

The Hawks return two of three starters from the 2009-10 team including both Smith and Ruthanne Doherty who earned postseason honors on the All-Conference Third Team and All-Rookie Team, respectively. Smith finished the season averaging 6.2 points and 3.2 assists-per-game, which both lead all returning players. Doherty returns after averaging 6.0 points and 4.8 rebounds-per-game as a rookie who started 21 of the 32 games.