Ewing, NJ… The College of New Jersey women’s basketball player Hillary Klimowicz (Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains-Fanwood) was honored for her efforts both on the hardwood and in the classroom as she earned CoSIDA’s ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II College Division honors.
Klimowicz, who was named All-District II Third Team, is a psychology major and boasts a grade-point-average of 3.318.
On the court, the junior center is having a banner season as she leads the team in a host of categories. She is the team’s top scorer and rebounder averaging 16.1 points and 11.3 boards. Those numbers ranks her second and third, respectively, in the New Jersey Athletic Conference. She also leads the conference in field goal percentage hitting on 63.6 percent of her shots (136-of-214) and blocked shots per game at 4.15 and both of those numbers rank fourth nationally.
So far this season, Klimowicz has received various honors including being named the NJAC Player of the Week five times and ECAC Metro Player of the Week twice. She was named the most valuable player of the Gwynedd-Mercy College Classic and earned a spot on the Marymount University Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament Team.
She has recorded 16 double-doubles in 20 games this season and has scored in double figures in each game but one.
Klimowicz was a 2006-07 All-NJAC First Team selection after joining the Lions from NCAA Division I St. Joseph’s University where she was selected the 2005-06 Atlantic 10 and Big Five Rookie of the Year.
The Lions are currently 15-5 on the season and are 6-2 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference placing them second in the South Division. TCNJ’s next game is slated for Saturday, February 9 at Ramapo College.
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