MANCHESTER, N.H.  – Senior Tatum Forbes of the Saint Anselm College women's basketball team became the third Hawk in program history to be named the Division II Conference Commissioners' Associate (D2 CCA) East Region Player of the Year.
 
Forbes, who was most recently named the Northeast 10 Conference's Player of the Year, joins Melanie Hoyt '25 and Shannon Ryan '20, as all three won the NE10's top honor and the East Region's top honor in their senior seasons. Forbes highlights a group of four NE10 student-athletes who were named to the All-Region teams. The East region includes teams from the Northeast 10, East Coast Conference (ECC), and Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC).
 
Forbes won player of the year and was named to the All-East Region First Team, while American International's Chelsea Reeves, Bentley's Niya Morgen, and Southern Connecticut's Rheyna Steinauer were named to the Second Team. 
 
Forbes led the Northeast 10 in scoring and assists, averaging 18.3 points and 5.1 assists per game. She also ranked fourth in minutes at 34.2 per game, seventh in rebounding at 7.1 per contest, and ninth in free throw percentage, shooting 71.3% from the line. Forbes earned Player of the Week honors three times from the NE10.
 
The senior from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, started all 23 games for Saint Anselm this season, scoring in double-figures in all but two games. Forbes posted three double-doubles and surpassed 20+ points in 13 games. She closed out the season with seven straight games of at least 20 points, tallying 30 points in two of those games.
 
Forbes was also selected to the NE10's All-Conference First Team for the second year in a row, adding to her All-Conference Third Team selection from 2023-24. Forbes closed out her career on the Hilltop with 1,359 career points, ranking 11th all-time at Saint Anselm. Forbes' assist average of 5.1 per game this season is the 10th best mark in program history for a single season.
 
About D2 CCA: Initiated in 1992 to promote its member conferences and institutions, D2 CCA has made its mark in providing a united front for NCAA Division II athletics. Created after the break-up of the College Division Commissioners Association, the D2 CCA continues to create lines of communication and opportunities for its member conferences. The D2 CCA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 59th year. For more information on NACDA and the 18 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com. 

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