Sachem East alum Kristen Doherty will return to Long Island with her Boston College women’s hoops team to play Hofstra on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Already a senior in college, this is her first appearance on Long Island since graduating high school.
Doherty, a captain for the Eagles and the all-time leading points scorer in Sachem East history, is just 28 points away from reaching 1,000 for her career. She scored 16 points in a loss to Stanford to open the season and has 972 through Monday.
Leading the Eagles in scoring and steals the last two seasons, she picked up where she left off in high school as an offensive threat. For the Arrows she averaged 27 points, 5.6 steals and 3.8 rebounds per game as a senior.
Doherty would be the 21st woman in Boston College history to reach 1,000 points and with 490 career rebounds, eventually will become the seventh woman to reach the 1,000 points-700 rebounds club.
The Doherty File
- 3X All-New York State
- 3X All-Long Island
- 4X All-Suffolk County
- 5X All-League
- Ranked No. 12 by ESPN HoopGurlz
- Parade All-America Fourth Team
- Played in WBCA High School All-America Game
-Words by Chris R. Vaccaro