Twelve SAC Women's Basketball Players to NCAA All-Southeast Region Team

Twelve SAC Women's Basketball Players to NCAA All-Southeast Region Team
March 16, 2020

GREENWOOD – Twenty-four women's basketball seniors were named to the All-Southeast Regional team, Lander University announced on Friday. Tweleve of those selections are from the South Atlantic Conference. 

Jessica Harris and Tabitha Dailey led Lander to a sweep of the Peach Belt Conference regular season and tournament championships, as well as the program's first No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament in 10 years. Harris ended her career as Lander's all-time leader in assists and steals, while Dailey topped the 1,000-point mark in her career and set a program record with four PBC Player of the Week awards in 2019-20. 

Alexy Mollenhauer, Madison Baggett, Makayla Green, and Amari Grevious guided Anderson to a 26-5 record and the South Atlantic Conference regular season title. Mollenhauer repeated as the D2CCA Southeast Region Player of the Year, while Baggett reached the 1,000-point milestone and became the Trojan's all-time assist leader. Green appeared in 27 games and recorded career-high averages for points, assists, and steals per game. Grevious played in 30 games and pulled down at least one rebound in 26 of them. 

Mia Long, Sydney Wilson, Kasey Johnson, Jasmine Williams, and Torry Patton helped Tusculum win the South Atlantic Conference Tournament championship. Long was a first-team All-SAC selection and led the league in steals for the second consecutive season. Wilson averaged 14.4 points per game and Johnson was an All-SAC honorable mention and scored in double-figures in 17 games. Williams notched a career-high 19 points in a win over Mars Hill in February, while Patton made 27 starts in her Pioneer career.

Caroline Tomey and Manuela Fungate led Belmont Abbey to a Conference Carolinas regular-season title and a top-10 national ranking. Tomey played in 26 games and scored a career-high 15 points on Senior Night, while Fungate netted a season-high 10 points in her final game in the Conference Carolinas semifinals. 

Tori Griffin, Kayla Marosites, and Kelci Marosites helped guide Carson-Newman to a third consecutive berth in the NCAA Tournament. Griffin became the first four-year senior to win 20 games in each of her four seasons in 30 years, while Kayla Marosite became the Eagles' first CoSIDA Academic All-American in program history. Kelci Marosites started a career-high 14 games and posted the highest rebounds per game mark of her caerer.

Kelsie Towns, Taneria Wilson, Brittany Williams, Christal Williams, and Jhade Hayes took Clayton State back to the NCAA Tournament for the 14th time in 16 seasons. Towns finished with the second-highest scoring average on the Lakers, while Wilson was a second-team D2CCA All-Southeast region selection. Brittany Williams shot 48.9 percent from the floor in her senior campaign and Christal Williams made 15 starts for CSU. Jhade Hayes connected on 17 of her 29 three-point attempts for the season. 

Jayla Morrow, Alexis Armstrong, and Schekinah Bimpa helped Limestone win the Conference Carolinas Tournament championship and punch a ticket to the NCAA tournament for the eighth time in nine years. Morrow appeared in all 31 games, while Armstrong averaged 12.5 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Bimpa was named the 2020 Conference Carolinas Tournament's Most Oustanding Player.