Women's Basketball | 3/11/2020 5:31:08 PM
Graduate player
Megan Flynn (Hoosick Falls, NY/Hoosick Falls Central) of The Sage Colleges women's basketball team was named to the 2019-2020 Academic All-America NCAA Division III Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America on Wednesday, March 11. Flynn becomes the first Sage basketball player honored with this award and just the ninth Sage student-athlete to achieve this feat.
Flynn, who is a graduate student at Sage working on her master's of business administration degree, achieved a 3.99 grade point average as an undergraduate and currently boasts a 4.0 as a graduate student.
Among the many honors she earned on the 2019-2020 season, she was named to the Empire 8 Women’s Basketball Championship All-Tournament Team, a pair of Empire 8 Player of the Week citations and a selection to the Empire 8 Women’s Basketball First Team. She was also nominated for the Josten’s Trophy and the Capital District Sports Woman of the Year.
Flynn enjoyed a tremendous final season for the Gators, averaging 13.6 points and 10.8 rebounds per game, while shooting 51.5 percent from the floor. She finished third in the league in field throw percentage and rebounding. Flynn recorded 12 double-doubles this season and on Dec. 7, set the Empire 8 single-game record with 25 rebounds in an 87-84 win over Westfield State. She served as a team captain for the Gators, who finished 2020 Empire 8 Championship Tournament.
Flynn also served as a team captain for the Gators, who advanced to the championship game for the first time, earned the league's runner-up trophy after an impressive 15-12 mark with a 10-4 record in conference play.
Academically, she has earned multiple selections to the Empire 8 Presidents' List, the Sage Scholar-Athlete Team, as well as an induction into Sage's Athletic Honor Society. She is also a Dean's List student and was honored with Sage's Book Award.
For more information about CoSIDA’s Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com on CoSIDA.com.