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Â鶹ÊÓƵ women lead with five players on all-conference list

JACKSON, Tenn. - 2/28/2011 - The No. 1 Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Tenn.) University women’s basketball team put five players on the TranSouth postseason honors list. Sarah Chan, Kayla Hudson and Lavanda Ross each made first team all-conference. Hope Adams was named second team all-conference while LaTesa McLaughlin was named to the all-freshman team.

Chan joined a rare club this season as she surpassed 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds for her career. She leads Â鶹ÊÓƵ with 19.9 points game and 9.7 rebounds per game, her best season at Â鶹ÊÓƵ. Chan is No. 8 in the NAIA in points per game, No. 11 in field goal percentage (.562) and No. 19 in rebounds per game. She is a two-time all-conference player, and was named NAIA All-American and national tournament MVP last season.

Hudson became the only player in Â鶹ÊÓƵ history to notch 1,500 points and 700 assists for her career. She averages 16.1 points, 4.6 assists and leads the team with 95 made three pointers (95-218, .436). Hudson is a four-time all-conference selection and has been on the NAIA All-American list in each of her past three seasons.

Ross also has scored over 1,000 points in her career and she is just a junior. She averages 15 points and 6.6 rebounds per game for Â鶹ÊÓƵ. This is Ross’ third all-conference honor and she also has been on the NAIA All-American list in each of her two previous seasons.

Adams averaged over ten points per game for the entire year until the final week of the season. She finished the regular season with a 9.7 point and 7.7 rebound average. She started all 29 games for Â鶹ÊÓƵ in the regular season.

McLaughlin averages 3.9 points 3.5 assists per game off the bench as a freshman. Her duties have basically been more defensive and passing. However, in a very important stretch in December when Ross was out, McLaughlin averaged 10 points per game in those three games.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ also put four players on the TranSouth Scholar Athlete list. Rebecca Sharpe, joins McLaughlin, Adams and Hudson on the scholar athlete list.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ won their fifth straight TranSouth Regular season crown, earning the Lady Bulldogs a No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. Â鶹ÊÓƵ will play the Blue Mountain/Mid-Continent winner on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. in the quarterfinals.

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2011 TranSouth All-Conference Honors
PLAYER OF THE YEAR Meribeth Boehler - Freed-Hardeman
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Vee Young - Martin Methodist
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Molly Wallsmith - Bethel University
COACH OF THE YEAR Chris Nelson - Bethel University

ALL-TRANSOUTH FIRST TEAM
Meribeth Boehler - Freed-Hardeman
Sarah Chan - Â鶹ÊÓƵ University
Kayla Hudson - Â鶹ÊÓƵ University
Vee Young - Martin Methodist
Lavanda Ross - Â鶹ÊÓƵ University
Natalie Shumpert - Freed-Hardeman
Teena Carter - Bethel University
London Elie - Trevecca Nazarene
KK Hodges - Lyon College
Whitney Johnson - Freed-Hardeman
Molly Wallsmith - Bethel University

ALL-TRANSOUTH SECOND TEAM
Hope Adams - Â鶹ÊÓƵ University
Lauren Ramsey - Lyon College
Casie Cowan - Cumberland University
Jana Roney - Bethel University

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Molly Wallsmith - Bethel University
Casie Cowan - Cumberland University
Stephanie Malone - Mid-Continent
Latesa McLaughlin - Â鶹ÊÓƵ University
Rachel Bollinger - Trevecca Nazarene

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