By Michael Letendre

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Over an eventful freshman campaign, Ciara Collins did a tremendous job as a first-year player for the women’s basketball program at Pace.

And to end the month of February, the talented Collins earned a little postseason adulation.

The talented freshman was named to the Northeast-10’s 2022-23 All-Rookie Team this past Monday, playing extremely well for the Setters from start to finish.

Collins, seeing time at both guard and forward at Pace, played in 29 of the squad’s 30 games – earning 24 starts along the way.

She kicked in 7.4 points and 3.4 rebounds in 25.5 minutes-per-game – putting her in the same breath as all the other freshmen who suited up in the NE10.

Her 7.4 ppg was the fifth highest scoring average by a freshman in league play.

Overall, Collins was fourth on the team in scoring and rebounding but where she truly excelled at Pace – and everywhere else for that matter – was at the free throw line.

Collins missed just five charity tosses all season long, burying those open shots at an 86.8 percent clip.

Along with those scoring and rebounding totals, she also averaged 1.2 assists-per-game while scooping up 20 steals and rejecting 10 shots.

Collins had a tremendous game back on December 13 when the Setters picked off Felician by a 62-54 final.

The sharpshooter cashed in on 7-of-15 shots from the field, connected on a three-pointer and canned both her free throw attempts for 17 points.

She also nabbed five rebounds over the winning effort.

Against Southern New Hampshire University on January 28, Collins just missed out on a double-double (12 points, nine rebounds) while in her last game against Bentley, she scored 11 points and grabbed two rebounds in a tough 57-52 loss in Waltham, Massachusetts during a NE10 Semifinal showdown.

Pace went 14-16 overall and 9-11 in NE10 play this year as Collins did extremely well over her first collegiate campaign.