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SUNY New Paltz Women’s Basketball Announces Incoming Recruiting Class for 2023-24 Season

New Paltz, NY —The State University of New York at New Paltz women's basketball announced its incoming class for the 2023-24 season Tuesday.
 
The six-time conference champions returned to the SUNYAC Championship game for the fourth-straight year and despite coming off a tough loss in the title game against eventual champion Cortland, a strong regular season through a tough schedule helped the Hawks to at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament where they earned a second-round appearance.
 
Graduating a talented and deep senior class, SUNY New Paltz returns eight players with sights set on another conference crown and a deeper run into the NCAA Tournament. With the addition of the two incoming Hawks, SUNY New Paltz looks to boost its depth as they return for their 2023-24 run.
 
Read more about each Hawk below:

Hannah Vanderzee recruit graphicHannah VanDerzee '27
Ravena, NY
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School
New York Havoc/Empire State Takedown
 
VanDerzee graduated from Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School this past spring after spending five seasons with the Indians where she left as the program's all-time leading scorer with 1,360 points. As a senior at Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk, VanDerzee averaged 22.3 points per game, ranking 15th in New York State, while also pulling down nearly nine boards per game with 4.2 blocks and three assists a contest.
 
The 5-foot, 10-inch forward, starred for RCS soccer and basketball teams for five seasons and collected Section II, Class B All-Star honors four times, Times Union Small School All Star honors three times and Colonial Council All-Star nod twice while also being named Schenectady Gazette All-Area in 2023 and a US Junior National Showcase Hershey All-Star in 2022.
 
VanDerzee also played for New York Havoc and Empire State Takedown.
 
 
Helena Willis women's basketball recruit graphic Helana Willis '27
Binghamton, NY
Chenango Forks High School
Twin Tier Elite
 
Willis will enter SUNY New Paltz as a dual sport athlete, competing on both the Hawks women's basketball and women's lacrosse programs.
 
She previously starred for Chenango Forks High School for five seasons, including three as a starter and captained the Blue Devils last season while leading the program to a Section IV Class B Finals appearance.
 
The 5-foot, 6-inch guard was named STAC All-Central Division All-Star three times and earned BCANY Section IV All-Star honors as a senior in 2023.
 
A leader on and off the court and the field, Willis was named to participate in the Section IV Student-Athlete Leadership Conference in 2020.
 

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