AMHERST, N.Y. - Junior men's basketball player Casey Sheehan (Rochester, N.Y./Greece Athena) and senior women's basketball player Monica Kosior (Grimsby, Ont./Canisius College) have been named Daemen College's Bedore Tours Student-Athletes of the Month for February 2013 today.
Sheehan, a 5-foot-9 guard, has led the Wildcats to a record-setting season and a perfect 5-0 record in the month. For the month, he averaged 21.2 points and 4.2 assists per game while shooting 43-percent from the field (37-for-86).
Sheehan contributed 31 points - his second 30-point game of the season - along with five assists and five rebounds in Daemen's 101-94 win over rival Point Park University in the team's regular season finale. In the process, Sheehan surpassed the 1000-point barrier for his career.
In the first two games of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division I National Tournament, Sheehan paced the Wildcats with a combined 44 points, leading Daemen to a berth in the USCAA National Championship.
Sheehan is a repeat-recipient this year, having been named Bedore Tours Student-Athlete of the Month back in December.
Kosior, a 6-foot-5 center, helped the women's basketball team to a 4-1 record in February and the top seed at the USCAA Division I National Tournament. For the month, she averaged 13.4 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.6 blocked shots per game while shooting 49-percent from the field (31-for-63).
Kosior contributed three double-doubles in the month, including a 15-point, 10-rebound performance in Daemen's regular season finale - a 71-52 road victory over Salem International University on Feb. 9.
Kosior is also a repeat-recipient, having been named Bedore Tours Student-Athlete of the Month in January as well.
