Feb. 27, 2008
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. - Metro State senior guard Ashley Mickens was named all-RMAC and all-East Division, as the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference announced its women's basketball awards Wednesday afternoon.
Forward Cassondra Bratton was named to the all-East Division second team, while Paige Powers and Stephanie Sauter both earned honorable mention all-East Division accolades.
Mickens leads the league in rebounding (8.9 rpg) and has 12 double-doubles on the season. She also leads the Roadrunners in scoring. Bratton is tied for second on the team in scoring (10.2 ppg) and is second in rebounding (5.7 rpg). Powers ranks third all-time at Metro State in points scored (1210), while Sauter set the program's single-season three point record this year (85).
Amy Mathis of Nebraska-Kearney was named the RMAC and East Division Player of the Year, while CSU-Pueblo's Lindsay Black was the RMAC Defensive Player of the Year and Vera Jo Bustos of Adams State was the Freshman of the Year. Fort Lewis' Mark Kellogg was the Coach of the Year.
Mathis and Jade Meads of Nebraska-Kearney, Stevi Seitz and Paulina Tuell of Regis and Mickens were named all-East Division first team.
Metro State, 18-9 overall, is the No. 3 seed in the RMAC Tournament and hosts No. 6-seed Adams State, Feb. 29 at 7 p.m., in the Auraria Events Center.
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 2007-08 Women's Basketball Awards
First Team all-RMAC
Amy Mathis, Sr., F, Nebraska-Kearney
Allison Rosel, So., F, Fort Lewis
Ashley Mickens, Sr., G, Metro State
Lindsay Black, Sr., F, CSU-Pueblo
Audra Lawson, Sr., F, Western State
RMAC Player of the Year: Amy Mathis, Nebraska-Kearney
RMAC Defensive Player of the Year: Lindsay Black, CSU-Pueblo
RMAC Freshman of the Year: Vera Jo Bustos, Adams State
RMAC Coach of the Year: Mark Kellogg, Fort Lewis
First Team all-East Division
Amy Mathis, Sr., F, Nebraska-Kearney
Jade Meads, Jr., G, Nebraska-Kearney
Stevi Seitz, Sr., G, Regis
Ashley Mickens, Sr., G, Metro State
Paulina Tuell, Jr., F, Regis
Second Team all-East Division
Emily Dalton, So., F, Colorado School of Mines
Talmai Aguirre, So., G, Colorado Christian
Cassondra Bratton, Jr., F, Metro State
Melissa Hinkley, Sr., F, Nebraska-Kearney
Tonya Tripp, Sr., C, UC-Colorado Springs
Honorable Mention all-East Division
Sunni Busch, Corissa Kesterson, Chadron State; Sara Eickelman, Colorado School of Mines; Sara Davis, Abby Rosenthal, Colorado Christian; Breanne Burley, Regis; Stephanie Sauter, Paige Powers, Metro State; Emily Jenkins, UC-Colorado Springs
East Division Player of the Year: Amy Mathis, Nebraska-Kearney
East Division Defensive Player of the Year: Melissa Hinkley, Nebraska-Kearney
East Division Freshman of the Year: Brecca Gaffney, Colorado School of Mines
East Division Coach of the Year: Carol Russell, Nebraska-Kearney
First Team all-West Division
Audra Lawson, Sr., F, Western State
Allison Rosel, So., F, Fort Lewis
Lindsay Black, Sr., F, CSU-Pueblo
Brittany Fowler, Sr., G, Mesa State
Kelsie Gourdin, So., F, Mesa State
Second Team all-West Division
Laura Haugen, So., G, Fort Lewis
Whitney Lewis, Jr., F, Western New Mexico
Lauren Mortensen, Sr., G, Adams State
Teryn Brennan, Sr., F, Western State
Erin Kerr, Jr., G, Fort Lewis
Honorable Mention all-West Division
Mary Rehfeld, Sarah Staggs, CSU-Pueblo; Cassie Hutto, Mesa State, Nicole Tatum, Adams State; Delischa Utsey, New Mexico Highlands, Jocelyn Chavez, Western New Mexico; Chelsea Wilkins, Western State; Lauren Redfern, Fort Lewis
West Division Player of the Year: Audra Lawson, Western State
West Division Defensive Player of the Year: Lindsay Black, CSU-Pueblo
West Division Freshman of the Year: Vera Jo Bustos, Adams State
West Division Coach of the Year: Mark Kellogg, Fort Lewis
