Suffield Graduate Receives Prestigious College Honors

SPRINGFIELD, MA - Brianna Bishop of Suffield, a senior at American International College, was honored with the Northeast-10 Sport Excellence Award for women's basketball. One winner is chosen among seven sports for the winter 2015-2016 season.

Recognition for Bishop continues to roll in following a stellar senior season. To go along with the Sport Excellence nod, she will also be named to the Academic All-Conference team for the second consecutive year.

Majoring in physical therapy, Bishop has a cumulative grade point average of 3.90. She was voted to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District first team back in February.

The NE-10 All-Conference first teamer led the squad with 13.9 points and moved up the record books all season. She became the 21st Yellow Jacket all-time to register 1,000 career points, finishing ranked 13th all-time with 1,170. Bishop soared into third place with 218 made three-pointers and ranks fourth in program history with a 36.9 percent shooting mark from behind the arc. She finished the season second in the nation in free throw percentage, shooting 93.3 percent from the charity stripe.

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