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Women's Basketball Reddick, and Shearer Earn Honor At BSC Banquet

       

Women's Basketball Reddick, and Shearer Earn Honor At BSC Banquet

ROANOKE, VA — Coastal Carolina University sophomores Nikki Reddick and Whitney Shearer earned awards Tuesday evening at the Big South Conference women’s basketball awards banquet, held at the Hotel Roanoke.

Reddick, the Big South's leading scorer, was selected to the All-Conference First Team, while Shearer earned All-Academic Team honors for her combined efforts on the court and in the classroom.

In other awards announced at the banquet, Elon sophomore Holly Andrews was named Player of the Year and Liberty freshman Kristal Tharp was tabbed Rookie of the Year. Coach of the Year went to Radford’s Kristen Holt, a first-year coach who guided her team to a third place finish after being chosen eighth in the Preseason. Winthrop’s Charlotta Wennefors was tabbed as the women’s basketball Scholar-Athlete. The awards, as well as the All-Conference teams, the All-Rookie team and the All-Academic team were presented at the banquet, which serves as the kick-off to the 2002 Advance Auto Parts Big South Conference Basketball Championship, which begins at the Roanoke Civic Center on Wednesday.

The All-Conference teams, the All-Rookie team, and the Player, Rookie and Coach of the Year awards are voted on by the Leagues’ head coaches, sports information directors and selected media. The Scholar-Athlete award and the All-Academic team are selected by the sports information directors.

First Team All-Conference
Nikki Reddick, Coastal Carolina
Holly Andrews, Elon
Meribeth Feenstra, Liberty
Amanda Neby, Radford
Jessica Guarneri, UNC Asheville

Second Team All-Conference
Cesurian Champagne, Charleston Southern
Jayme Chikos, Elon
Mary Brewer, High Point
Misty Brockman, High Point
Narelle Henry, High Point

All-Rookie Team
Amanda Eckberg, Charleston Southern
Katie Feenstra, Liberty
Stephanie Walker, Liberty
Kristal Tharp, Liberty
Ashley Sharpton, UNC Asheville

Player of the Year
Holly Andrews, Elon

Rookie of the Year
Kristal Tharp, Liberty

Coach of the Year
Kristen Holt, Radford

All-Academic Team
Whitney Shearer, Coastal Carolina
Erin Jedlikowski, Charleston Southern
Milica Milosavljevic, Elon
Mary Brewer, High Point
Meribeth Feenstra, Liberty
Kylie Williamson, Radford
Kelsey Dawson, UNC Asheville
Charlotta Wennefors, Winthrop

Scholar-Athlete
Charlotta Wennefors, Winthrop