WACO, Tex. – Three Lincoln University women’s basketball players landed on the All-Heartland Conference Teams as announced by the conference office Wednesday. The All-Heartland Conference teams are selected by the conference’s head women’s basketball coaches.
Senior Stacey Smith (F, Lauderhill, FL) landed on the first-team, while sophomore Quenita Washington (G, Dallas, TX) was named to the second-team and rounding out the Blue Tigers was senior Ashley Norris (F, Forney, TX), who was named to the honorable mention squad.
Smith capped her regular season by being named Player of the Week this past week for the second time this season. Smith played in all 26 regular season games, starting 25, while leading the team in minutes played per game (36.8), rebounds per contest (9), blocks (32), steals (58), while also adding 33 three-pointers and 54 assists.
Washington leads the team in three-pointers made with 61 and is second on the team in points per game (13.7), while adding 28 assists, a block, and 26 steals in playing every game this season.
Norris, the only Blue Tiger that was named to the All-Heartland Conference team a season ago on the second-team and was also named Newcomer of the Year, leads the team in points per game (14.1), and is second on the team in rebounds per game (5), minutes per game (34.8) and has the best field goal percentage on the team for most attempts taken, having made 139-of-318 (43.7).
The Lincoln University women’s basketball team will be in action this Thursday, Mar. 4 in the quarterfinal round of the Heartland Conference Tournament against St. Edward’s with tipoff set for 12 p.m. inside Bill Greehey Arena on the campus of St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Tex.
ALL-HEARTLAND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FIRST TEAM
Pos. Player School Year Hometown
G Kelli Payton St. Edward’s Sr. Wimberley, TX
G Nia Torru Incarnate Word Sr. Houston, TX
G Chastity Noble St. Mary’s Sr. El Paso, TX
F Kristin Williams St. Mary’s Jr. Kansas City, MO
F Stacey Smith Lincoln Sr. Lauderhill, FL
G Tammy Acosta UT-Permian Basin So. El Paso, TX
ALL-HEARTLAND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SECOND TEAM
Pos. Player School Year Hometown
G Vasha Sanders UA Fort Smith Jr. Little Rock, AR
G/F Miesha Blackshear UT-Permian Basin Jr. Toledo, OH
G Quenita Washington Lincoln So. Dallas, TX
C Hayley Harvey Incarnate Word Sr. Bradenton, FL
C Johnna Williams TAMIU Jr. Prairieville, LA
ALL-HEARTLAND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HONORABLE MENTION
Rainey Nickel (NU), Brittany Ward (SEU), Sara Head (SEU), Ashley Norris (LU), Jasmine Smith (UIW), Andrea Chavez (UTPB), Monique Pitts (NU), Mary Tobias (TAMIU), Callie Schafer (OPSU), Monica Spearman (UAFS), Cinnaman Kava (UIW).
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Co-Player of the Year: Nia Torru, UIW
Co-Player of the Year: Tammy Acosta, UTPB
Newcomer of the Year: Kristin Williams, StMU
Defensive Player of the Year: Miesha Blackshear, UTPB
Freshman of the Year: Liz Boyd, StMU
Coach of the Year: Angela Lawson, UIW