University of Massachusets Athletics
Women’s Basketball Signs Four Transfers
May 08, 2023 | Women's Basketball
Bellamy, Hyduke, Mapp and Palmieri will join the Minutewomen beginning with the 2023-24 season.
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts women's basketball head coach Mike Leflar announced the additions of Bre Bellamy, Tori Hyduke, Jermany Mapp and Allie Palmieri for the upcoming 2023-24 season.
"I am proud to announce the additions of Bre, Tori, Jermany and Allie to the Massachusetts Basketball family," said Leflar. "They all have significant experience and are all very talented. More importantly, they are great people. This group and their families believe in what UMass Basketball is and what UMass Basketball will become, and they will represent UMass with pride."
Bellamy, a six-foot forward from Freehold, New Jersey, comes to Massachusetts after spending four seasons at William & Mary. At William & Mary, she competed in 100 contests, starting in 86, and averaged 7.0 points per game, 4.8 rebounds per game and 1.4 assists per game. Bellamy totaled a career high 19 points versus Drexel (Jan. 17, 2021), while grabbing a career-best 14 boards at Maryland East Shore (Nov. 23, 2021). In her freshman season with the Tribe, she earned a spot on the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) All-Rookie Team and was a three-time CAA Rookie of the Week honoree.
Hyduke, a 5-foot-6 guard from Fair Haven, New Jersey, joins the Minutewomen after spending three years at Drexel. During her time at Drexel, she competed in 67 games with one start and averaged 2.8 points per game, 1.0 rebounds per game and 0.7 assists per game. She put up a career-best 13 points against Stony Brook (Jan. 8, 2023), while coming down with a career-high three rebounds several times. Hyduke dished out a career-best five assists versus Delaware State (Dec. 21, 2022). In the 2021-22 season, she aided her team to a program-best 28 wins and a CAA Regular Season Championship. She also landed on the 2020 Fall CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll.
Mapp, a six-foot guard who hails from Chester, South Carolina, arrives at UMass after spending three seasons at Hampton. While with the Pirates, she averaged 6.7 points per game, 3.5 rebounds per game and 0.9 assists per game through 58 games, getting the start in 37. She registered a career-best 22 points versus USC Upstate (Jan. 15, 2021) and had a career-high 10 rebounds at William & Mary (Nov. 29, 2021) and at High Point (Jan. 22, 2022). Mapp also tallied a career-best five assists at UNCW (Feb. 17, 20223) and swiped the ball a career-high four times against Drexel (Jan. 13, 2022).
Palmieri, a 5-foot-10 guard from Trumbull, Connecticut, comes to Massachusetts after a season and a half at Seton Hall, competing in seven games for the Pirates, and averaging 0.7 points per game, 0.9 rebounds per game and 0.1 assists per game. While at Seton Hall, she recorded five points, six rebounds, one assist and a steal. Palmieri competed at Boston College, previously, where she totaled a career high nine points vs. Pittsburgh (Feb. 16, 2021).
Bre Bellamy • Forward • 6-0 • Freehold, N.J. • St. John Vianney • William & Mary
Leflar on Bellamy: "I am really excited about Bre joining our team for her graduate year. Bre and I talked extensively about her making an impact both on the court and in the locker room. As a player, her inside-out scoring ability makes us better. I also look forward to her leading by example and helping our freshmen and players with less game experience approach each day. Bre will help us become our best."
Tori Hyduke • Guard • 5-6 • Fair Haven, N.J. • Rumson-Fair Haven • Drexel
Leflar on Hyduke: "I saw Tori score in bunches in high school and when she played at George Washington her freshman season. Tori and I talked about making her last season her best season. We have everything in place to make that happen, and I am glad she chose UMass to do it. Tori is a scoring point guard and will have great opportunity to impact our program right away."
Jermany Mapp • Guard • 6-0 • Chester, S.C. • Legion Collegiate Academy • Hampton
Leflar on Mapp: "We have consistently been the most athletic team in the Atlantic-10, and Jermany will help us remain that team. She has a great combination of athleticism and scoring ability. Her game experience alone will impact our program. Jermany and I talked at length about her continuing to develop as a player and I am glad she chose our staff to help her become her best."
Allie Palmieri • Guard • 5-10 • Trumbull, Conn. • Green Farms Academy • Seton Hall
Leflar on Palmieri: "Allie is a competitor. I recruited Allie in high school and was always impressed with her scoring ability and approach to the game. She is a past Gatorade State Player of the Year in Connecticut which speaks to her potential. She wants to become the best player she can be, and I am excited our staff will be helping her achieve that goal."
"I am proud to announce the additions of Bre, Tori, Jermany and Allie to the Massachusetts Basketball family," said Leflar. "They all have significant experience and are all very talented. More importantly, they are great people. This group and their families believe in what UMass Basketball is and what UMass Basketball will become, and they will represent UMass with pride."
Bellamy, a six-foot forward from Freehold, New Jersey, comes to Massachusetts after spending four seasons at William & Mary. At William & Mary, she competed in 100 contests, starting in 86, and averaged 7.0 points per game, 4.8 rebounds per game and 1.4 assists per game. Bellamy totaled a career high 19 points versus Drexel (Jan. 17, 2021), while grabbing a career-best 14 boards at Maryland East Shore (Nov. 23, 2021). In her freshman season with the Tribe, she earned a spot on the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) All-Rookie Team and was a three-time CAA Rookie of the Week honoree.
Hyduke, a 5-foot-6 guard from Fair Haven, New Jersey, joins the Minutewomen after spending three years at Drexel. During her time at Drexel, she competed in 67 games with one start and averaged 2.8 points per game, 1.0 rebounds per game and 0.7 assists per game. She put up a career-best 13 points against Stony Brook (Jan. 8, 2023), while coming down with a career-high three rebounds several times. Hyduke dished out a career-best five assists versus Delaware State (Dec. 21, 2022). In the 2021-22 season, she aided her team to a program-best 28 wins and a CAA Regular Season Championship. She also landed on the 2020 Fall CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll.
Mapp, a six-foot guard who hails from Chester, South Carolina, arrives at UMass after spending three seasons at Hampton. While with the Pirates, she averaged 6.7 points per game, 3.5 rebounds per game and 0.9 assists per game through 58 games, getting the start in 37. She registered a career-best 22 points versus USC Upstate (Jan. 15, 2021) and had a career-high 10 rebounds at William & Mary (Nov. 29, 2021) and at High Point (Jan. 22, 2022). Mapp also tallied a career-best five assists at UNCW (Feb. 17, 20223) and swiped the ball a career-high four times against Drexel (Jan. 13, 2022).
Palmieri, a 5-foot-10 guard from Trumbull, Connecticut, comes to Massachusetts after a season and a half at Seton Hall, competing in seven games for the Pirates, and averaging 0.7 points per game, 0.9 rebounds per game and 0.1 assists per game. While at Seton Hall, she recorded five points, six rebounds, one assist and a steal. Palmieri competed at Boston College, previously, where she totaled a career high nine points vs. Pittsburgh (Feb. 16, 2021).
Bre Bellamy • Forward • 6-0 • Freehold, N.J. • St. John Vianney • William & Mary
- Spent four seasons at William & Mary
- Averaged 7.0 points/game, 4.8 rebounds/game, 1.4 assists/game
- Played in 100 games with the Tribe, starting in 86
- Named to the CAA All-Rookie Team in 2019-20
- Three-time CAA Rookie of the Week in 2019-20
- Attended St. John Vianney High School
- As a junior, averaged 10.4 points/game, 4.7 rebounds/game and 2.2 assists/game
- All-Shore Conference Team member
- All-Shore selection in 2018
- JZN All-Zone honoree
- Played AAU for Exodus NYC
- Two-sport athlete, playing soccer in high school
- Tabbed high school's Rookie of the Year award
- All-Division Team selection in 2016
Leflar on Bellamy: "I am really excited about Bre joining our team for her graduate year. Bre and I talked extensively about her making an impact both on the court and in the locker room. As a player, her inside-out scoring ability makes us better. I also look forward to her leading by example and helping our freshmen and players with less game experience approach each day. Bre will help us become our best."
Tori Hyduke • Guard • 5-6 • Fair Haven, N.J. • Rumson-Fair Haven • Drexel
- Spent three seasons at Drexel
- Averaged 2.8 points/game, 1.0 rebounds/game, 0.7 assists/game
- Played in 67 games, starting in one for the Dragons
- Helped the team to a program-best 28 wins and a CAA Regular Season Championship in 2021-22
- Landed on the 2020 Fall CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
- Played previously at George Washington for two years
- While at GW, named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week and College Sports Madness A-10 Player of the Week in 2019-20
- Attended Rumson-Fair High School
- As a senior, averaged 26.3 points per game and hit 70 three-pointers
- Tallied double figures in every game started, including a program record 41 points
- As a junior averaged 16.2 points and 5.9 assists per game
- Totaled 38 points in the Sectional Championship game
- Two-time NJ.com First Team All-State Player
- 27th-best guard prospect in the nation by ESPN.com
- 2018 APP All-Shore First Team selection
- New Jersey Sports Report All-Shore Division First Team honoree
- All-Metro Honorable Mention
- NJ.com All-Group 2 First Team member
Leflar on Hyduke: "I saw Tori score in bunches in high school and when she played at George Washington her freshman season. Tori and I talked about making her last season her best season. We have everything in place to make that happen, and I am glad she chose UMass to do it. Tori is a scoring point guard and will have great opportunity to impact our program right away."
Jermany Mapp • Guard • 6-0 • Chester, S.C. • Legion Collegiate Academy • Hampton
- Spent three seasons at Hampton
- Averaged 6.7 points/game, 3.5 rebounds/game, 0.9 assists/game
- Appeared in 58 games, starting in 37 for the Pirates
- Attended Legion Collegiate Academy
- Reached 1,000-point club in her junior year
- Member of the BETA club
Leflar on Mapp: "We have consistently been the most athletic team in the Atlantic-10, and Jermany will help us remain that team. She has a great combination of athleticism and scoring ability. Her game experience alone will impact our program. Jermany and I talked at length about her continuing to develop as a player and I am glad she chose our staff to help her become her best."
Allie Palmieri • Guard • 5-10 • Trumbull, Conn. • Green Farms Academy • Seton Hall
- Spent one and a half seasons at Seton Hall
- Averaged 0.7 points/game, 0.9 rebounds/game, 0.1 assists/game
- Played in seven games
- Played previously at Boston College for a year and a half
- Attended Green Farms Academy
- As a junior, averaged 24.2 points/game, 8.0 rebounds/game and 2.3 assists/game
- 2020 Gatorade Player of the Year in the Stats of Connecticut
- Finalist for the Gatorade National Player of the Year as a junior
- Ranked 87th nationally in the class of 2021 by Dan Olson Collegiate Report
- Rated the No. 94 prospect nationally by Blue Star Basketball
- No. 80 prospect in the nation, according to All Star Girls Report
- First-Team NEPSAC Class C selection
Leflar on Palmieri: "Allie is a competitor. I recruited Allie in high school and was always impressed with her scoring ability and approach to the game. She is a past Gatorade State Player of the Year in Connecticut which speaks to her potential. She wants to become the best player she can be, and I am excited our staff will be helping her achieve that goal."
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