Tarleton State’s Kiara Wright picked up Player of the Year and Co-Defensive Player of the Year honors to headline the Lone Star Conference women’s basketball postseason awards announced Tuesday by league officials.
The awards announcement came Tuesday night at a pre-championship banquet in Allen, Texas, where the LSC Basketball Championship tournament is set to begin on Wednesday. First-round games will be played Wednesday, March 6, and Thursday, March 7, with the semifinals set for Friday, March 8. Both the women’s and men’s championship games are on Saturday, March 9.
Wright tops the LSC in rebounding with a 14.0 average and also leads the league in field goal percentage (.608), while ranking second in scoring (17.2). She paces Tarleton in steals (56) and blocked shots (31).
Wright claimed top honors by collecting the most votes in the balloting of league coaches.
With Wright on the All-LSC first team were West Texas A&M’s Devin Griffin and Chontiquah White, Midwestern State’s Andrea Carter, Incarnate Word’s Ashlyn Green, and Abilene Christian’s Mackenzie Lankford.
Additional hardware was handed out for defensive player, newcomer, freshman and coach of the year.
MSU’s Carter and UIW’s Green, along with Wright shared Defensive Player of the Year acclaim. ACU’s Whitney West was tabbed Freshman of the Year, while UIW’s Joslinn Douglas earned Newcomer of the Year. Coach of the Year recognition was split between ACU’s Julie Goodenough and Texas A&M-Commerce’s Nicole Anderson.
Overall, 15 student-athletes were honored by the all-conference program. The awards are voted upon by the league coaches.
2013 LSC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
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FIRST TEAM |
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Player |
Team |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
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Kiara Wright |
Tarleton State |
C |
Jr. |
Pittsburg, Texas |
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Devin Griffin |
West Texas A&M |
F |
Jr. |
Lubbock, Texas |
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Andrea Carter |
Midwestern State |
F |
So. |
Angleton, Texas |
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Ashlyn Green |
Incarnate Word |
G |
Sr. |
Irving, Texas |
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Mackenzie Lankford |
Abilene Christian |
G |
Jr. |
Weatherford, Texas |
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Chontiquah White |
West Texas A&M |
F |
So. |
Dallas, Texas |
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SECOND TEAM |
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Player |
Team |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
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Kirsti Degelia |
Midwestern State |
G |
Jr. |
Krum, Texas |
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Peyton Adamson |
Tarleton State |
G |
Jr. |
Rockwall Texas |
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Breanna Harris |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
F |
Jr. |
Mansfield, Texas |
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Renata Marquez |
Abilene Christian |
G |
Jr. |
Conroe, Texas |
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Lauren Holt |
Angelo State |
F |
Jr. |
Christoval, Texas |
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HONORABLE MENTION |
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Player |
Team |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
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Kelsey Smith |
Abilene Christian |
C |
Sr. |
Coppell, Texas |
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Leah Lemaire |
Angelo State |
G |
Jr. |
Corpus Christi, Texas |
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Danielle Dixon |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
G |
Jr. |
Arlington, Texas |
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Haylee Oliver |
Angelo State |
G |
So. |
San Saba, Texas |
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Player of the Year: Kiara Wright, Tarleton State
Defensive Players of the Year: Kiara Wright, Tarleton State, Andrea Carter, Midwestern State, and Ashlyn Green, Incarnate Word
Freshman of the Year: Whitney West, Abilene Christian
Newcomer of the Year: Joslinn Douglas, Incarnate Word
Coaches of the Year: Julie Goodenough, Abilene Christian, and Nicole Anderson, Texas A&M-Commerce