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Some nice end of year honors.
http://www3.sdstate.edu/Athletics/Ne...cfm?Id=46,4955
Jackrabbit players, coach earn independent honors
South Dakota State women's basketball players Megan Vogel and Heather Sieler have been named to the Division I All-Independent Women's Basketball Team.
In addition, Sieler was honored as Independent Defensive Player of the Year and Aaron Johnston has been selected as Independent Coach of the Year to highlight postseason awards announced Wednesday.
Vogel, a 5-11 junior forward from St. Peter, Minn., was a first-team selection after averaging team highs with 16.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. An honorable mention honoree a year ago, Vogel ranked second among independent players in three-point percentage (.391), third in scoring, sixth in rebounding and seventh in free-throw percentage (.798).
Sieler, a 5-7 senior guard from Huron, earned second-team honors after averaging 9.1 points and 3.29 assists per game, the latter of which ranked sixth among independent players. Sieler tied for the lead among independents with 55 steals en route to setting the Jackrabbit career record with 281.
In earning a Defensive Player of the Year honor for the second time in her career -- she was a co-North Central Conference recipient during the 2003-04 season -- Sieler paced an SDSU squad that led independents in scoring defense (58.4 points per game), scoring margin (+10.9 points per game), field goal percentage defense (.390), steals (10.2 per game), rebound margin (+4.5) and turnover margin (+3.6).
Johnston guided the Jackrabbits to a 19-9 overall record, including a 7-0 mark against independents, during the 2005-06 season. In six-plus seasons as head coach, Johnston has compiled a 145-49 record (.747 winning percentage).
Other award recipients included Texas A&M-Corpus Christi senior forward Terra Andrews, who repeated as Independent Player of the Year, and Utah Valley State freshman center Robyn Fairbanks, who was honored as the Independent Newcomer of the Year.
ALL-INDEPENDENT FIRST TEAM
Terra Andrews, 6-0, Sr., F, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (15.8 ppg, 8.1 rpg)
Robyn Fairbanks, 6-1, Fr., C, Utah Valley State (17.6 ppg, 8.6 rpg)
Katie Lorenz, 5-8, Sr., G, North Dakota State (12.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg)
Jackie Turpin, 5-7, Sr., G, UC Davis (12.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg)
Megan Vogel, 5-11, Jr., F, South Dakota State (16.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg)
ALL-INDEPENDENT SECOND TEAM
Jabrenta Hubbard, 5-6, Fr., G, Northern Colorado (13.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg)
Ashley Johnson, 5-8, Jr., G, IPFW (14.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg)
Johnna Lewis Carlisle, 5-6, So., G, IPFW (14.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg)
Ashley Mason, 5-10, Sr., F, Longwood (Va.) (16.4 ppg, 8.6 rpg)
Heather Sieler, 5-7, Sr., G, South Dakota State (9.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg)
Honorable Mention: Longwood: Amber Mason; Northern Colorado: Heather Barbour, Danielle Hagen; Savannah State (Ga.): Antoinette Williams; Texas A&M-Corpus Christi: Kirbria Lewis; Texas-Pan American: MaHogany Daniel, Dominique Montague, Devin Reed; UC Davis: Jessica Campbell; Utah Valley State: Hollie Beaman, Sandy Marvin, Miriam Palkki.
ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
Hollie Beaman, 5-9, Fr., G, Utah Valley State (9.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg)
Robyn Fairbanks, 6-1, Fr., C, Utah Valley State (17.6 ppg, 8.6 rpg)
Jabrenta Hubbard, 5-6, Fr., G, Northern Colorado (13.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg)
Teshay Winfrey, 5-8, Fr., G, Texas-Pan American (7.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg)
Antoinette Williams, 5-9, Fr., G, Savannah State (Ga.) (10.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg)
Player of the Year: Terra Andrews, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Newcomer of the Year: Robyn Fairbanks, Utah Valley State
Defensive Player of the Year: Heather Sieler, South Dakota State
Coach of the Year: Aaron Johnston, South Dakota State
http://www3.sdstate.edu/Athletics/Ne...cfm?Id=46,4955
Jackrabbit players, coach earn independent honors
South Dakota State women's basketball players Megan Vogel and Heather Sieler have been named to the Division I All-Independent Women's Basketball Team.
In addition, Sieler was honored as Independent Defensive Player of the Year and Aaron Johnston has been selected as Independent Coach of the Year to highlight postseason awards announced Wednesday.
Vogel, a 5-11 junior forward from St. Peter, Minn., was a first-team selection after averaging team highs with 16.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. An honorable mention honoree a year ago, Vogel ranked second among independent players in three-point percentage (.391), third in scoring, sixth in rebounding and seventh in free-throw percentage (.798).
Sieler, a 5-7 senior guard from Huron, earned second-team honors after averaging 9.1 points and 3.29 assists per game, the latter of which ranked sixth among independent players. Sieler tied for the lead among independents with 55 steals en route to setting the Jackrabbit career record with 281.
In earning a Defensive Player of the Year honor for the second time in her career -- she was a co-North Central Conference recipient during the 2003-04 season -- Sieler paced an SDSU squad that led independents in scoring defense (58.4 points per game), scoring margin (+10.9 points per game), field goal percentage defense (.390), steals (10.2 per game), rebound margin (+4.5) and turnover margin (+3.6).
Johnston guided the Jackrabbits to a 19-9 overall record, including a 7-0 mark against independents, during the 2005-06 season. In six-plus seasons as head coach, Johnston has compiled a 145-49 record (.747 winning percentage).
Other award recipients included Texas A&M-Corpus Christi senior forward Terra Andrews, who repeated as Independent Player of the Year, and Utah Valley State freshman center Robyn Fairbanks, who was honored as the Independent Newcomer of the Year.
ALL-INDEPENDENT FIRST TEAM
Terra Andrews, 6-0, Sr., F, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (15.8 ppg, 8.1 rpg)
Robyn Fairbanks, 6-1, Fr., C, Utah Valley State (17.6 ppg, 8.6 rpg)
Katie Lorenz, 5-8, Sr., G, North Dakota State (12.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg)
Jackie Turpin, 5-7, Sr., G, UC Davis (12.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg)
Megan Vogel, 5-11, Jr., F, South Dakota State (16.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg)
ALL-INDEPENDENT SECOND TEAM
Jabrenta Hubbard, 5-6, Fr., G, Northern Colorado (13.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg)
Ashley Johnson, 5-8, Jr., G, IPFW (14.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg)
Johnna Lewis Carlisle, 5-6, So., G, IPFW (14.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg)
Ashley Mason, 5-10, Sr., F, Longwood (Va.) (16.4 ppg, 8.6 rpg)
Heather Sieler, 5-7, Sr., G, South Dakota State (9.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg)
Honorable Mention: Longwood: Amber Mason; Northern Colorado: Heather Barbour, Danielle Hagen; Savannah State (Ga.): Antoinette Williams; Texas A&M-Corpus Christi: Kirbria Lewis; Texas-Pan American: MaHogany Daniel, Dominique Montague, Devin Reed; UC Davis: Jessica Campbell; Utah Valley State: Hollie Beaman, Sandy Marvin, Miriam Palkki.
ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
Hollie Beaman, 5-9, Fr., G, Utah Valley State (9.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg)
Robyn Fairbanks, 6-1, Fr., C, Utah Valley State (17.6 ppg, 8.6 rpg)
Jabrenta Hubbard, 5-6, Fr., G, Northern Colorado (13.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg)
Teshay Winfrey, 5-8, Fr., G, Texas-Pan American (7.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg)
Antoinette Williams, 5-9, Fr., G, Savannah State (Ga.) (10.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg)
Player of the Year: Terra Andrews, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Newcomer of the Year: Robyn Fairbanks, Utah Valley State
Defensive Player of the Year: Heather Sieler, South Dakota State
Coach of the Year: Aaron Johnston, South Dakota State
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