The State University of New York Athletic Conference announced its annual conference awards with three SUNY New Paltz women's basketball players earning All-SUNYAC honors.  
 
For a fourth consecutive year, the Hawks earned three selections to the all-conference squad, with Julia Sabatino, Abby Korzekwinski and Hannah Vanderzee being honored.
 
To view the full 2025 All SUNYAC Women's Basketball Team, click here.
 
The 2024-25 season looked bright, with the bulk of last year's SUNYAC Championship and
NCAA DIII team returning. Yet, the new season quickly became a challenge when All-American Brianna Fitzgerald was lost for the season due to injury. It took the new look Hawks a few games to adjust but the grit and determination that have marked previous teams kicked in, with SUNY New Paltz turning in a respectable 16-9 overall record and a very solid 15-3 SUNYAC record, to earn them the second seed in the SUNYAC Tournament. Experience led the way, with graduate students Julia Sabatino and Abby Korzekwinski filling the gap. Sophomore Hannah Vanderzee stepped up her play to become a now and future force to be dealt with.
 
Continue reading to view all three of SUNY New Paltz's 2025 All-SUNYAC selections:

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Defensive Player of the Year/First-Team All-SUNYAC
 
Julia Sabatino (graduate/guard)
Bayville, NY/Locust Valley HS
 
Sabatino stepped up her game in 2024-25 when the team needed senior leadership to move them forward. Her impressive performances earned her first SUNYAC honor, as an All-SUNYAC First-Team selection to cap a career season.
 
She started all 25 games and led the Hawks with 801 minutes on the court. She averaged a career best 10.3 points per game, third best on the team and with 177 rebounds was second overall. She dished out 122 assists, tops on the team and also led with 66 steals and was second with 13 blocks on the season. She hit double figures in 14 games, leading the scoring in seven. She also pulled down double rebounds in six games, leading the Hawks in each of those six matchups. She had two double-doubles and one triple-double on the year, becoming just the third Hawk in program history to achieve the feat.
 
In SUNYAC action, Sabatino started all 18 games, with 554 court minutes, second overall for SUNY New Paltz. Her 10.1 points per game was third in scoring and she topped the Hawks in conference play, leading in rebounds (138), assists (82) and steals (52). Her 11 blocks were second overall.
 
Sabatino scored a season high 19 points against Cal Lutheran along with three, 3-point field goals made in that game. She had a season high of six field goals made against Buffalo State and had season highs of 15 rebounds against Oneonta, 10 assists against Buffalo State, five steals against Fredonia and two blocks against Morrisville. Her 122 assists were tops in SUNYAC, she was third in steals, third in assist/turnover ratio, tied for 11th in rebounds and was 23rd in scoring average.
 
She finishes her career with 553 career points, 442 rebounds, 294 assists, third most all-time and 173 steals, tied for 11th most in program history.


First-Team All-SUNYAC
 
Abby Korzekwinski (graduate/forward)
Shoreham, NY/Shoreham-Wading River HS
 
As with her teammate Julia Sabatino, Abby Korzekwinski moved her game up a notch from her outstanding season of a year ago. For her efforts she earns her second All-SUNYAC pick, moving up from third team a year ago to All-SUNYAC First Team for 2024-25.  
 
Korzekwinski started all 25 games, and her 658 minutes were fourth among the Hawks. She scored a career best 272 points, leading SUNY New Paltz with a 10.9 points per game. Her 179 rebounds were tops for the Hawks; she was third overall with 32 assists and 37 steals. She hit double-digit scoring in 14 games, leading the Hawks in five of those games. She pulled down double figures rebounds in four games and had five double-doubles on the year, including in the team's SUNYAC semifinal win over Oswego.
 
Against SUNYAC opponents, Korzekwinski started all 18 games with 495 floor minutes. She led SUNY New Paltz in scoring at a 11.3 points per game clip, hitting for 203 points, while leading the Hawks with a productive .503 shooting percentage. She pulled down 136 rebounds, second on the team, was third in steals (33) and blocks (5) and fourth with 24 assists.  
 
Korzekwinski scored a season high 20 points against Plattsburgh; she had season highs of eight field goals made against Fredonia, 13 rebounds against Cortland, five steals against Fredonia, three assists against Morrisville and two blocks against Cortland. In the SUNYAC, she landed 19th in scoring average, third in field goal percentage and 10th in rebounds for the season. 
 
Korzekwinski led her team during the postseason as well, totaling 28 points on 30 percent shooting with 16 rebounds, 11 assists, two blocks and seven steals en route to being named to the SUNYAC All-Tournament team. She finishes her career with 805 points, 599 rebounds, landing seventh most all-time, and 108 steals.


Third-Team All-SUNYAC
 
Hannah Vanderzee (sophomore/guard/forward)
Ravena, NY/Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk HS
 
After learning the ropes of collegiate women's basketball a year ago, Hannah Vanderzee made the jump to a major influencer on the court for the 2024-25 Hawks.
 
Starting 24 of 25 games and playing 596 minutes, Vanderzee contributed 268 points, a 10.7 points per game clip, second on the team. She contributed 110 rebounds, third most for the Hawks, and her 62 assists landed her second for the season. Her 27 blocks led the way for SUNY New Paltz as well. 
 
Additionally, Vanderzee hit for double figures in 12 games, topping the scoring in eight of those games. She scored a season and career high of 23 points against SUNY Canton; she made a season high 11 field goals against Hamilton College. Other season highs were making nine of nine free throws against SUNY Canton; pulling down nine rebounds against Ithaca College; dishing off four assists against Oswego, with five steals against Canton and five blocks against Oswego.
 
Vanderzee saw action in all 18 SUNYAC games, starting 17 with 421 minutes of court time.  She hit for 196 points, a 10.9 points per game average, second on the team.  She was second in steals with 43, third in assists with 25, fourth in rebounds with 75 and led the Hawks with 20 blocks in conference play.
 
In the SUNYAC for 2024-25, Vanderzee ranked third in steals and seventh in blocks and is 21st in scoring average during the regular season.
 

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