Cameron’s Sabelle Diata claimed Player of the Year and 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. Quarterfinal games will be played all day Thursday, with semifinal games slated for Saturday afternoon and the championship game on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Diata earned top honors by collecting the most votes in the balloting of league coaches.
With Diata on the All-LSC first team were Tarleton State’s Shelby Adamson, Midwestern State’s Savannah Carver, Abilene Christian’s Mackenzie Lankford, Texas Woman’s Jessica Hanna and West Texas A&M’s Kenisha Harris.
Additional hardware was handed out for newcomer, freshman and coach of the year.
Angelo State’s Haylee Oliver and MSU’s Dianna Jones shared Freshman of the Year acclaim, while a trio of players – CU’s Julie Paunovic, Tarleton’s Peyton Adamson and WT’s Devin Griffin – were tabbed Newcomers of the Year. MSU’s Noel Johnson picked up Coach of the Year recognition.
Overall, more than 20 student-athletes were honored by the all-conference program. The awards are voted upon by the league coaches.
| 2012 LSC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS |
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| FIRST TEAM |
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| Player |
Team |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| Sabelle Diata |
Cameron |
C |
Sr. |
Dakar, Senegal |
| Shelby Adamson |
Tarleton State |
G |
Sr. |
Rockwall, Texas |
| Savannah Carver |
Midwestern State |
G |
Sr. |
Amarillo, Texas |
| Mackenzie Lankford |
Abilene Christian |
G |
So. |
Weatherford, Texas |
| Jessica Hanna |
Texas Woman's |
F |
Sr. |
China Spring, Texas |
| Kenisha Harris |
West Texas A&M |
F |
So. |
Brock, Texas |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Player |
Team |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| Peyton Adamson |
Tarleton State |
G |
So. |
Rockwall, Texas |
| Paige Weishuhn |
Angelo State |
F |
Sr. |
Wall, Texas |
| Kiara Wright |
Tarleton State |
C |
So. |
Pittsburg, Texas |
| Precious Herrin |
Eastern New Mexico |
C |
Sr. |
Shreveport, La. |
| Katy Cooke |
Incarnate Word |
G |
Jr. |
Marble Falls, Texas |
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| HONORABLE MENTION |
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| Player |
Team |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| Julie Paunovic |
Cameron |
F |
Sr. |
Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
| Ifunanya Mora |
Incarnate Word |
F |
So. |
Grand Prairie, Texas |
| Ashley Leven |
West Texas A&M |
C |
Sr. |
Amarillo, Texas |
| Devin Griffin |
West Texas A&M |
F |
So. |
Lubbock, Texas |
| Britney Nuzum |
Texas Woman's |
G |
Jr. |
El Reno, Okla. |
| Joni Unruh |
West Texas A&M |
G |
Sr. |
Amarillo, Texas |
| Cierra Thompson |
Midwestern State |
F |
Sr. |
Llano, Texas |
| Kirsti Degelia |
Midwestern State |
G |
So. |
Krum, Texas |
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| SPECIAL RECOGNITION |
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| Player of the Year: Sabelle Diata, Cameron |
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| Defensive Player of the Year: Sabelle Diata, Cameron |
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| Freshmen of the Year: Haylee Oliver, Angelo State and Dianna Jones, Midwestern State |
| Newcomers of the Year: Julie Paunovic, Cameron, Peyton Adamson, Tarleton State and Devin Griffin, West Texas A&M |
| Coach of the Year: Noel Johnson, Midwestern State |
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