PHILADELPHIA - Natasha Cloud was selected the Most Outstanding Performer on the Saint Joseph's women's basketball team for 2014-15, as the team awards were announced.
Among the top players in Hawk history, Cloud capped her three-year career having led SJU to two NCAA Tournament Appearances (2013, 2014), a pair of Philadelphia Big 5 titles (2014, 2015) and the 2013 Atlantic 10 Championship. Coming to Hawk Hill after playing at Maryland as a rookie, the 6-foot-guard etched her name in Saint Joseph's record books numerous times as she finished third all-time in assists (582), ninth in steals (174), 16th in rebounds (535) and 20th in points (1,049). Selected 15th overall by the Washington Mystics in the 2015 WNBA Draft, Cloud has appeared in the first two games of the season for her new team.
One of only eight players in A-10 history to be named to its All-Defensive Team three times, Cloud was selected to the A-10 All-Conference First Team this past year after finishing among the national leaders in assists per game (6.6) and averaging a career-best 12.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. Named a Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List Finalist and selected to the Naismith Trophy Watch List, she led her team in assists, steals (53) and minutes played (1,126), while finishing as the team's top scorer in 11 games and the top rebounder in six contests.
Sarah Fairbanks was named the recipient of the Raymond Vasquez Award as the student-athlete who most represents the Jesuit ideals of being a “person for others” and the squad's Dorie Leahy Award, given to student-athletes for dedication and loyalty to their teams. Ashley Robinson received the team's Scholar-Athlete Award, while Sarah Veilleux earned the team's Academic Award for owning the highest grade-point average on the team.
