WALTHAM, Mass. – Brandeis University senior Jaime Capra of
Old Bridge, N.J., was been named the Eastern College Athletic
Conference (ECAC) Division III New England Women's Basketball
Player of the Year.
Capra had previously been honored as an honorable-mention
All-American by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)
for the second year in a row. She joins Caitlin Malcolm '07 as the
only two-time All-Americans in Brandeis women's basketball
history.
Capra had also been a first-team All-New England selection by the
WBCA and by d3hoops.com. Capra, the Co-Player of the Year in the
University Athletic Association and a first-team All-UAA member for
the third-straight season, led the Brandeis women in scoring and
rebounding by averaging 15.2 points and 6.6 boards per game. She
was second in the league in scoring and sixth in rebounding. She
also placed in the top 10 in the UAA in free-throw percentage (5th,
72.5%) and assists (7th, 2.74 apg). Capra was the team's leading
scorer in 16 of their 27 contests, scoring 20 points in a game six
times and recording three double-doubles.
Capra led the Judges to a 19-8 record and a third-straight trip the
NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament. Capra led her team
to a stirring first-round upset of the University of Southern
Maine, 74-71, as the Judges rallied from 14 points down with just
under seven minutes remaining. Her 3-pointer with 1:56 left in
regulation was part of a 19-point second half and put Brandeis
ahead for good. The next night, the Judges dropped their
second-round contest to host Kean University, 95-61.
Capra finished her career as Brandeis's second all-time leading
scorer with 1,393 points. She also finished in the Judges' career
top-10 in 3-pointers (3rd, 103) rebounding (7th, 558) and assists
(9th, 213).
Capra is a 2004 graduate of Old Bridge High School. She is the
daughter of Robert and Diane Capra, Old Bridge, N.J.