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SPRINGER EARNS HONORABLE
MENTION ALL-LSC SOUTH DIVISION HONORS IN BASKETBALL
DENTON,
TX—The Lone Star Conference announced
its All-Conference teams for the 2002-03 season and Texas Woman's
University forward Jessica Springer (Kirbyville, TX/Blinn
College) was on Honorable Mention selection on the South
Division squad. Springer finished her senior season as the
conference's fourth leading rebounder, earning 7.70 rebounds
per game, while leading the league in offensive boards (4.02
per game). She was second on the team in scoring average with
8.33 points per game and led the Pioneers with five double-doubles.
Angelo
State guard Kami Williamson was named the Lone Star Conference
South Division women's basketball player-of-the-year
after helping the Rambelles to a 24-4 record and their
second consecutive divisional title. Williamson, a 5-8 senior
from Menard, Texas, led ASU in scoring (12.6 ppg.) and three-point
accuracy at 40.6%. She was a second-team South selection as
a junior. Joining Williamson on the first team were Texas A&M-Kingsville
center Arie Wilson, Abilene Christian center Melanie Carter,
Midwestern State center Jel-Ani Armstrong and West Texas A&M
forward Celeste Stevenson. Angelo State center Natalja Tsurbakova
was voted the division's top defensive player. The 6-3 center
from Estonia led ASU with 35 blocks this season.
The division's top freshman was awarded to Midwestern State's
Haley Hobson. The 5-7 guard from Canyon, Texas, averaged 9.8
points per game while making 42% of her three-point shots.
Midwestern State's Shannon Burks was chosen as the division's
coach-of-the-year after he led the Indians to a 21-8 record
and a second-place finish in the South.
2002-03 Lone Star Conference -- South Division Women's
Basketball All-Conference Team
| First Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Ht. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| G |
Kami Williamson |
Angelo State |
5-8 |
Sr. |
Menard, Texas |
| C |
Arie Wilson |
Texas
A&M-Kingsville |
6-2 |
Jr. |
Beaumont, TX (Westbrook) |
| F |
Melanie Carter |
Abilene Christian |
6-2 |
Jr. |
Lubbock, TX (Monterey) |
| C |
Jel-Ani Armstrong |
Midwestern State |
6-0 |
Jr. |
New Orleans, La. |
| F |
Celeste Stevenson |
West
Texas A&M |
5-10 |
So. |
Abilene, Texas (Cooper) |
| Second Team |
| C |
Lynsie Blau |
Abilene Christian |
6-3 |
Jr. |
Menard, Texas |
| G |
Meosha Walker |
Midwestern State |
5-8 |
Jr. |
Bryan, Texas |
| F |
Shalonda Pipkin |
Texas
A&M-Kingsville |
5-9 |
Sr. |
Carthage, Texas |
| G |
Kelli Goble |
Angelo State |
5-3 |
Jr. |
Ozona, Texas |
| C |
Amy Putman |
Texas
A&M-Commerce |
6-1 |
Jr. |
Hughes Springs, Texas |
Honorable Mention
Abilene
Christian -- G Ashley King; Angelo State - F Esponosha Gilliam;
Eastern New Mexico - F Elizabeth Richards, G
Juliana Morrison, F Valencia Rollins; Midwestern State -- G
Haley Hobson; Texas A&M-Commerce -- G Chianti Johnson;
Texas A&M-Kingsville - C Kim Adams; Texas Woman's --
F Jessica Springer; West Texas A&M -- G Suni Jo Petty
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