SUNY Brockport women's basketball Head Coach Corinne Jones was named the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Rochester Area Women's Coach of the Year while graduate student Kaileigh Hunt and junior sharp shooter Stephanie Jean-Baptiste were named USBWA Rochester Area First Team, selected by the Rochester Chapter, U.S. Basketball Writers Association on Wednesday.
 
The Golden Eagles made their return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2008-09 season this Winter and posted the most single season wins since the 2007-08 season. Brockport won the 2024-25 Empire 8 Regular Season title and clinched the E8's No. 1 seed and hosting rights throughout the conference tournament. Bport fell at home to eventual Sweet 16 participant SUNY Geneseo in the Empire 8 Championships before earning an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament. The green and gold concluded their 2024-25 season following a loss in the national tournament against Elizabethtown, finalizing its record at 24-5 overall including a 15-1 mark in E8 play.

Brockport Head Coach Corinne Jones, who is in her 10^th year with the Golden Eagles, posted 24 wins this season on her way to being named the USBWA Rochester Area Women's Coach of the Year. She also earned D3hoops.com Region 3 Coach of the Year for the first time and led the Empire 8 Conference Coaching Staff of the Year. She was also one of just 12 finalists for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association NCAA Division III Coach of the Year honor. She eclipsed 100 career victories this season and now boasts 119 career victories to her credit. 
 
Jones and the Golden Eagles finished in the top 25 nationally in several major statistical categories including points scored (6^th, 2,298), scoring offense (6^th, 79.2 ppg), assist/turnover ratio (5^th, 1.27), steals per game (14^th, 14.1), turnover margin (8^th, 9.00), bench points per game (21^st, 27.5), points allowed (24^th, 1,882), and rebounds (21^st, 16.7). At one point in the season, the Golden Eagles won 13 straight games and they finished the year with a 12-2 record on their home court. Jones has now made the conference tournament in eight of her ten years as the Brockport bench general.
 
Junior guard Stephanie Jean-Baptiste added USBWA Rochester Area First team honors to her resume following her most success season to date.  Earlier this year she was named the Empire 8 Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Year, she earned All-Conference First Team honors and she was named a D3hoops.com All-Region selection. Jean-Baptiste capped her season ranked 37^th nationally and second in the conference with 490 total points. Her 17.5 points per game tied for third in the Empire 8. She also ranked second in the conference with 67 steals behind teammate Payton Maneri who capped her freshman campaign with 74 steals. She also finished 22^nd nationally with 196 field goals made. Jean-Baptiste surpassed 1,000 career points this season and is currently tied with Mary Morrissey '90 for 8^th all-time at Brockport with 1,118 points. To go along with her impressive scoring output, she also posted 102 rebounds, 66 assists and 12 blocks. 
 
Kaileigh Hunt earned USBWA Rochester Area First team honors for her efforts this year after being named to the Empire 8 All-Conference Second Team earlier this season. Hunt was also an Empire 8 Championship All-Tournament Team selection for his efforts in the post season.  The Saint Rose transfer finished the year ranked in the top five in the Empire 8 in several statistical categories including offensive rebounds per game (2^nd, 3.2), free throws made (3^rd, 93) and free throw percentage (4^th, 76.9%). She capped the year ranked second on the team with an average of 12.0 points per game. She led the green and gold with an average of 7.1 rebounds per game. She also totaled six double-doubles this past season.