New York, N.Y. – Mount Saint Mary College graduate forward
Morina Bojka (Prospect, Conn.) picked up yet another postseason honor on Monday morning when she was made a First Team selection by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association. The latest accolade comes on the heels of being named the Skyline Conference Player of the Year, D3Hoops.com Second Team All-Region III and Second Team All-ECAC.
Bojka, a Second Team All-Met pick following the 2020 season, becomes the Mount's first All-Met First Team selection since Kayla Cleare following the 2018-19 season.
Bojka led the Mount to a 24-4 overall record in 2021-22 and a 19-1 mark in Skyline Conference play. The Knights claimed both the regular season and conference championship crowns in 2022 and went on to top Johns Hopkins in the First Round of the NCAA Division III Tournament. The Knights earned their first conference title since 2012 and picked up the program's seventh victory in the national tournament.
Bokja completed a standout season for the Knights averaging 18.1 points per game on 45.6-percent shooting from the field. She added just shy of eight rebounds per contest to go along with 2.5 assists and 2.1 steals per outing.
Bojka scored in double-figures 24 times and totaled seven double-doubles. Bojka scored better than 20 points in a game 10 times, including a pair of 30-point performances. She scored a season-high 33 points in a road win at St. Joseph's-Brooklyn on November 20 and scored 31 points in 34 minutes at Farmingdale State on January 26.
In a road triumph at league rival St. Joseph's-L.I. on January 30, Bojka posted 29 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, scoring her 1,000
th career point in the process. Bojka rounded out the season with 1,227 career points.
Bojka was named the 2022 Skyline Conference Championship Most Outstanding Player after scoring 19 points in each of the Mount's games in the event. In the final, Bojka scored 19 points and hauled in 11 rebounds.
In two NCAA Tournament games, Bojka averaged 15.5 points per game. In the Mount's 57-54 First Round win over Johns Hopkins, she poured in 15 points on 6-for-15 shooting, adding six rebounds, two assists and a steal.
Mount Saint Mary claimed its 13
th Skyline Conference crown in program history in 2022 and advanced to Second Round in the NCAA Tournament for the seventh time.