Zoltowski Named D3hoops.com All-American
Elmira, NY -- Jessica Zoltowski can now add "All-American" to her long list of accolades as the star guard received a
D3hoops.com All-American Honorable Mention selection, becoming the first player in Elmira College history to receive All-American honors.
Zoltowski was one of 25 players selected to the D3hoops.com All-American teams and one of four players from the East Region to earn All-American honors. She averaged 21.1 points per game in her final season in the Purple and Gold, which is the sixth highest scoring average amongst the 2014 All-Americans.
"I think Jess has proven by her play over the last couple years that she is one of the best players around" said Head Coach
Shannon Howley. "No matter who we play, she has shown to be one of the best players on the floor. I am really happy to see that people are recognizing how good a player she is."
Without a doubt, Zoltowski's All-American selection solidifies her place as one of the best players, if not the best, in Elmira College history. She exits EC as the program's all-time leading scorer with 1,631 career points, breaking the previous record that stood for 32 years. Zoltowski also finishes her four-year career with the most free throws made in program history with 366 makes and the second highest scoring average with 17.4 points per game. She is also the only player in Elmira history to record 1,600 points and just the third player in Soaring Eagle history to record both 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in a career.
Zoltowski's All-American honor closes out a highly decorated career which already saw her be named D3hoops.com All-East Region First Team, Empire 8 Conference Player of the Year, and Empire 8 All-Conference First Team for the third consecutive year over the last month. On top of being EC's first All-American, she was Elmira's first All-Region selection and became just the second Soaring Eagle to win Empire 8 Conference Player of the Year.
The 2013-14 season was one of the most successful seasons in the history of Elmira College women's basketball. Zoltowski helped guide the Soaring Eagles to the most wins in seven years as well as EC's first playoff appearance since the 2006-07 season. The Erie, PA native was the leader of the Purple and Gold this season and both her play and EC's success was validated with this D3hoops.com All-American selection.
Zoltowski's Career Awards
2013-14 D3hoops.com All-American Honorable Mention
2013-14 D3hoops.com All-East Region First Team
2013-14 Empire 8 Conference Player of the Year (2013-14)
Two-Time Corvias ECAC Division III Upstate Co-Player (2011-12, 2013-14)
Five-Time Empire 8 Player of the Week (2011-14)
D3Hoops Team of the Week (2012-13)
Three-time Empire 8 All-Conference First Team (2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14)
Two-time Elmira College Booster Club Player of the Year (2011-12, 2012-13)