Women's Basketball



#20 - Courtney May
Position: F
Year: Junior
Hometown: Lakeville, Mass.
High School: Apponequet Regional
Height: 6-0

Profile: Forward with good athletic ability and great stamina...Counted on to provide a post-up presence on the offensive end...Good defensive rebounder.

2008-09: Started all 27 games as a junior, averaging 8.1 points and 8.5 rebounds per contest... Named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll three times... Shot a team-best 46.1 percent from the field... Ranked sixth in the league in rebounding... Shot 72.7 percent from the free throw line, hitting 88 of 121 attempts... Finished with seven double-doubles... Scored a season-high 17 points vs. UMass Lowell on 12-3-08... Had a career-best 17 rebounds vs. Le Moyne on 1-17-09... Had four blocks at Pace on 2-10-09.

2007-08: Appeared in 22 games for the Hawks, starting 11...Averaged 3.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 0.7 blocks per game. Scored a career-high eight points against American International on 1-19-2008...Had five or more rebounds five times, including a career-high seven rebounds against Post University on 11/28/07.

2006-07: Played in six games off the bench...Averaged 0.8 points, 0.4 rebounds, and 0.2 blocks per game...Played two minutes in her Saint Anselm debut against Molloy on 12-22-06...Posted her best numbers of the season going 1-for-1 from the floor, 2-for-3 from the free throw line, with two rebounds, and one block against Stonehill on 2-20-07.

Previous: Was a three-sport athlete in high school, competing in field hockey, tennis and basketball....In basketball, was a team MVP and South Coast Conference All-Star in her junior and senior years...Was nominated for the Dave Cowens Award and received the Female Athlete of the Year award in her senior year.

Personal: Daughter of Peter and Gail May...Has two sisters, Jillian and Christen...Received the Standard Times Leadership Award during her senior year in high school...Was a member of the National Honor Society and the Student Council...On the Honor Roll during each of her four years...Wants to work in international relations...Environmental science major.

Coach Leazier on May: "Courtney May has really bought into our strength program. That commitment has had a tangible impact on her game. She may well rank as our top interior defender and shown that she can block out physically on the defensive boards."