SUNY Potsdam's Poirier selected to first team

POTSDAM — SUNY Potsdam senior Cortney Poirier has earned SUNYAC all-conference first team honors for women's basketball. This is the second straight year she has been named to the first team, and she was an honorable mention in 2008.

Poirier, a Brushton-Moira native, averaged 17.7 points per game this season to lead the Bears. She also recorded team highs in steals (69), rebounds (159), and blocks (12). She is the school's all-time leading scorer, and has topped 20 points on 13 occasions. She scored a career high 37 points in a home win over New Paltz in January.