CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 9, 2024 – Sophomore forward Emma Wilson-Saltos of the Monroe College Mustangs women's basketball team was announced as a member of the 2023-24 NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball All-America Team on Tuesday. Wilson was named as an Honorable Mention after a terrific second season with the Mustangs.
 
Wilson-Saltos becomes the fifth Mustang to earn NJCAA All-America honors since Monroe made the jump up to NJCAA Division I. After not having an All-American in 2022-23, the Mustangs have now had an All-American in four of the past five seasons in which they played (Monroe did not compete in 2020-21), joining former teammate Olivia Medford (2022) as well as Cheyenne Talbot (2020) and Aneisha Lyons (2019). Shania Johnson was the first Mustang to earn Division I All-American honors back in 2017.
 
Wilson-Saltos had a fantastic year for the Mid-Atlantic District Champion Mustangs in 2023-24. She averaged a double-double on the season with 14.4 points and 11.9 rebounds per game. Wilson-Saltos finished the 2023-24 campaign ranked No. 2 in the NJCAA with 176 offensive rebounds, No. 9 with 356 total rebounds and No. 11 with 11.9 rebounds per game. Her 5.9 offensive rebounds per game were No. 6 in the nation. Wilson-Saltos concluded the season with 17 double-doubles in 30 games played. She also led the Mustangs with a .488 field-goal percentage and finished the year with a team-high 44 blocked shots.
 
Wilson-Saltos was a clear difference-maker for the Mustangs throughout the season and established herself as one of the best rebounders in the nation. She set the table for her season back on Nov. 5 in a neutral-site matchup against Chesapeake College in which she established a Monroe College Division I record with 25 rebounds in the win. Wilson-Saltos had a stretch during the season in which she registered seven straight double-doubles, going on to accomplish this feat 11 times in 12 games. In total, Wilson-Saltos had double-digit points in 24 of her 30 games played and double-digit rebounds in 19 contests.
 
The Mustangs had a highly successful season under first-year head coach Camille McLellan. The Mustangs finished with a 19-11 overall record, winning the Region 20 Championship tournament before claiming the Mid-Atlantic District Championship over Spartanburg Methodist College to earn the team's third straight trip to the NJCAA Div. I Women's Basketball Championship. The Mustangs came in as the No. 24 seed in the tournament for the third year in a row, nearly upsetting No. 9 Trinity Valley before a late comeback by the Cardinals resulted in a 69-65 defeat for the Mustangs.
                                                  
ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE COLLEGE
The athletic program at Monroe College encompasses a total of 28 teams competing across nine sports. There are 20 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well the Monroe College marching band, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus, has seven teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
 
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