Newsday's All-Long Island girls basketball second team 2025
Newsday's All-Long Island girls basketball second team. Top row, from left: Claire Fitzpatrick, Emma Robins, Kyle Finnell City, Makayla Daube and Kayla Mannix. Bottom row, from left: Sandra Clarke, Sofia Vasselman, Kate Nelmes, Sofia Della Ratta and Monique Echols. Credit: Dawn McCormick
Sandra Clarke, Westhampton, 5-5, G, Jr.
She averaged 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists while also guarding the opposing team’s top guard as the do-it-all point guard who led Westhampton to its second straight Suffolk Class A championship.
Makayla Daube, Mepham, 5-10, F, Sr.
She averaged 18.3 points and 18.7 rebounds per game as a dominant force near the basket. Daube, a five-year varsity player, set the program record for points (1,218) and rebounds (1,361), according to coach Jim Mulvey. She is committed to play at Rollins College.
Sofia Della Ratta, North Shore, 5-8, PG, Sr.
The do-it-all point guard averaged 17.6 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 4.6 steals and 1.9 blocks per game for a North Shore team that reached the Nassau Class AA semifinals. The four-year varsity player had two triple-doubles this season and the ability to guard any position on the floor. She is committed to play at Roger Williams University.
From left: Sandra Clarke, Makayla Daube, Sofia Della Ratta.
Monique Echols, Baldwin, 5-4, G, Sr.
She averaged 10 points, four rebounds and three steals while shooting 41% from beyond the arc for the state Class AA champions. Echols was tasked with guarding the opposing team’s top player every game and often held them below their scoring average.
Kyle Finnell, Garden City, 6-0, F, Sr.
Finnell is one of the best lacrosse players in the nation, but her skills also transfer on the hardwood. Finnell averaged 15.5 points, eight rebounds and three steals in a 20-3 season. Arguably her best performance was her final one with 26 points against future state champion Baldwin in the Nassau Class AA final. Finnell is committed to play lacrosse at Northwestern.
Claire Fitzpatrick, Northport, 5-9, F/G, Sr.
She averaged 17.3 points with the ability to score both at the basket and beyond the arc. Fitzpatrick is committed to play at Pace University.
Kayla Mannix, Wantagh, 6-0, G/F, Soph.
Whenever Wantagh needed a key play throughout its run to the state Class A final, Mannix was there. She scored 20 points in the fourth quarter of a 15-point comeback victory in the state semifinals and finished with 32 points in the win. She averaged 15.7 points, including 18 points per game during the postseason, to lead Wantagh to its first Long Island championship in program history.
Clockwise, from top left: Claire Fitzpatrick, Kyle Finnell, Monique Echols, Emily McDonald, Kayla Mannix.
Emily McDonald, Long Island Lutheran, 5-11, G, Jr.
She averaged 12.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.1 assists and 1.4 blocks and is generating interest from the top programs in the nation. She holds offers from schools like Kentucky, Ohio State and North Carolina.
Kate Nelmes, Syosset, 5-8, G, Sr.
Nelmes has been a lockdown defender throughout her varsity tenure as a three-time conference Defensive Player of the Year. She added 10 points per game during the regular season and 10 points, five rebounds, four assists and five steals during Syosset’s postseason run to win its first Long Island championship in program history, winning for Class AAA.
Emma Robins, Division, 5-11, F, Sr.
She averaged 19 points, 12 rebounds and five assists with the ability to control a game from the paint and had a well-rounded game to knock down a jumper as well. The five-year varsity player graduated as Division’s all-time leading scorer with 1,400 points, according to Division coach Steve Robins, who is also her father. Robins is committed to play softball at Cortland.
Clockwise, from top left: Kate Nelmes, Emma Robins, Allison Twible, Sofia Vasselman.
Allison Twible, East Meadow, 5-11, PG, Sr.
She averaged 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists while shooting 90% from the foul line. Twible can finish at the basket and beyond the arc and was integral in creating for her teammates as well. Twible is committed to play at Pace University.
Sofia Vasselman, Commack, 5-7, G, Sr.
Vasselman is one of the top three-point shooters on Long Island. She averaged 20 points per game and the five-year varsity player graduated with 1,207 points and more than 300 rebounds and assists. She is committed to play at Geneseo.