PHILADELPHIA - The Ivy League has released the 2017-18 edition of its All-Ivy recognitions for women's basketball, with the University of Pennsylvania earning the nod with one superlative winner and three all-conference accolades. Freshman Eleah Parker was named Rookie of the Year by unanimous decision, also earning a spot on second-team All-Ivy. For the third-straight year, senior forward Michelle Nwokedi nabbed a spot on first-team All-Ivy, while fellow classmate Anna Ross garnered second-team status. 

An eight-time conference Rookie of the Week, Parker was asked to make an immediate impact for the Quakers, and she didn't disappoint. She becomes the fifth Rookie of the Year in program history, joining Penn greats Diana Caramanico, Alyssa Baron, Sydney Stipanovich, and current teammate, Nwokedi. Parker is the first freshman to earn All-Ivy status for Penn since Stipanovich in 2014. From Charlotte, N.C., Parker finished the regular season averaging 11.8 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, ranking first among all league freshmen in both categories. The rookie also ranked fourth overall in the league in field goal percentage, shooting at a 48 percent clip. As much as she evolved offensively throughout the year, featuring 18 games in double-digit scoring, Parker continued to improve all season defensively, finishing the regular season at fifth in the league, averaging 2.0 blocks per game. Parker tallied six double-doubles on the year, including four against Ivy League opponents. 

Nwokedi becomes the third in program history to earn first-team All-Ivy status in three seasons with the Quakers and is the first since Jewel Clark in 2004. She is the 23rd player in Ivy League history to do so. Nwokedi proved a consistent force for Penn all season long, arguably the most versatile player on the court for the Red and Blue, impacting the game offensively, defensively, both in the paint and beyond the 3-point line. The senior captain from Missouri City, Texas wrapped up the regular season averaging 12.1 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, numbers that shot up to 12.5 and 9.9 in conference play. When not scoring the ball herself, Nwokedi proved adept at providing opportunities for others, averaging nearly three assists per game against Ivy foes. She continued her climb up both the Penn and league ranks in blocks, now owning 301 in her four years, becoming the first in Ivy League history with over 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 300 blocks in a career. Nwokedi averaged 2.4 swats per game, tied for third in the league. Nwokedi featured 18 games in double figures this season, including a career-high 30 point night against Harvard in February. The senior ranks third all-time at Penn with 39 career double-doubles, including seven this season. 

A stalwart contributor since day one at Penn, Ross's second-team placement is the second straight for the senior captain and third All-Ivy accolade overall. Ross finished the regular season averaging 7.8 points per game and a team-leading 5.0 assists each contest, ranking second in the Ivy League in the category. Ross led the conference with an assist/turnover ratio of 2.2, good for 40th nationally. Earlier this season, Ross moved into first all-time at Penn in career assists, now owning 476 dimes to her name, good for eighth all-time in the Ivy League. Against Rhode Island, Ross became the first from Penn since 2007 to notch a double-double on points/assists, the first of her career, while against Villanova Ross delivered the game-winning last-second layup to defeat the Wildcats for the first time since 2001. Defensively, Ross nabbed an average of 1.7 steals each contest. Ross currently ranks tied for the program record with 116 career starts, set to break the mark at the Ivy League Tournament. 

The 2017-18 season was another consistent performance of success for the Quakers, as the Red and Blue notched their fifth-straight campaign with at least 20 wins and 11 victories in the Ivy League, extending the program record in both categories. Penn will be the second seed at this weekend's Ivy League Tournament, which will take place at The Palestra. The Quakers will face third-seeded Harvard in a semifinal Saturday at 8:30 p.m. The winner of that game advances to Sunday's championship game at 4 p.m., where they will play the winner of Saturday's Princeton-Yale semifinal.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Bella Alarie, Princeton (So., G/F – Bethesda, Md.)

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
*Eleah Parker, Penn (Fr., C – Charlotte, N.C.)

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Tamara Simpson, Yale (Sr., G – North Babylon, N.Y.)

COACH OF THE YEAR
Courtney Banghart, Princeton

FIRST-TEAM ALL-IVY^
Bella Alarie, Princeton (So. – Bethesda, Md.)
*Katie Benzan, Harvard (So. – Wellesley, Mass.)
Jen Berkowitz, Yale (Sr. – Wayland, Mass.)
Michelle Nwokedi, Penn (Sr. – Missouri City, Texas)
Leslie Robinson, Princeton (Sr. – Corvallis, Ore.)
Camille Zimmerman, Columbia (Sr. – Tempe, Ariz.)

SECOND-TEAM ALL-IVY#
Jeannie Boehm, Harvard (So. – Winnetka, Ill.)
Kate Letkewicz, Dartmouth (Sr. – Waterloo, Iowa)
Shayna Mehta, Brown (Jr. – San Francisco)
Eleah Parker, Penn (Fr. – Charlotte, N.C.)
Taylor Rooks, Harvard (Sr. – Warren, N.J.)
Anna Ross, Penn (Sr. – Syracuse, N.Y.)
Tamara Simpson, Yale (Sr. – North Babylon, N.Y.)

HONORABLE MENTION
Justine Gaziano, Brown (So. – Natick, Mass.)
Roxy Barahman, Yale (So. – Calabasas, Calif.)

*-unanimous
^-first team expanded due to ties in the voting
#-second team expanded due to ties in the voting