SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (March 24, 2026) – Western New England women's basketball senior Perry Blasetti has been named to the 2026 New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) Senior All-Star Game, becoming the ninth Golden Bear in program history to compete in the historic game, while junior Sophie Hedge will compete in the three-point contest. 

Blasetti, a native of Hingham, Massachusetts, wrapped up the 2025-26 season on the All-Conference Third Team, playing in and making starts in 27 games for the Golden Bears. Blasetti achieved career-highs in nearly every category for Western New England women's basketball this past season, including 293 points scored, averaging 10.9 points per game, while picking up 196 rebounds, averaging 7.3 per game, and had 60 assists, 36 steals, and 15 blocks. Blasetti ended this past season by scoring in double figures in her last four games and also registered a pair of double-doubles, both coming in Conference of New England (CNE) action. Blasetti becomes the ninth Golden Bear in program history to earn a spot in the NEWBA Senior All-Star Game and the second in as many seasons to do so, joining WNE's Lilly Hedge, who graduated a season ago. Blasetti is one of five student-athletes from the Conference of New England slated to play in the game, joining Lauren Dunn (Curry College), Sophia Coppola (Roger Williams University), Mikayla Caruso (Johnson & Wales University), and Allison Bono (Suffolk University). 

Additionally, WNE junior Sophie Hedge will compete in the three-point contest at the NEWBA Senior All-Star Game, being one of four from the region selected to play, joining Virginia Johnson of Smith College, Lucy Wiles of the University of Southern Maine, and Bri Frongillo of Emerson College. Hedge led Western New England with a 40% clip from the outside this season, cashing in 61 of her 151 attempts. The Guilford, Connecticut, native led the Golden Bears in scoring this past season, averaging just shy of 14.0 points per game, scoring a team-high 375 points over 27 games played, making 27 starts. Of the 27 games played this season, Hedge scored in double-digits in 23 of those, including a career-high 33 points in a road win over Endicott College (1/6). Hedge nailed at least one triple in 25 games played this season. 

The NEWBA All-Star Game will take place on Saturday, March 28, at 4:00 PM inside Ainsworth Gymnasium on the campus of Smith College. The game will be streamed on the NEWMAC Sports Network, which can be found by clicking here. For more information on the participants of the 2026 NEWBA Senior All-Star Game, click here.