SLIAC Announces 2011 Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams and Award Winners
St. Louis, Mo. – The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the 2011 Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams and award winners.
Westminster College's Rachel Backes was named Player of the Year, while Eureka College's Caty Eeten was tabbed as Newcomer of the Year. Backes, a junior guard, helped lead the Blue Jays to a perfect 16-0 record in conference play while averaging 12.7 points, 5.3 assists, 3.0 steals and a .491 three-point field goal percentage in conference play. Eeten, a freshman guard, led the SLIAC in scoring with an average of 19.0 points per game (including conference games only).
Westminster College head coach Tracey Braden was selected as Coach of the Year for the second time in her four years with the Blue Jays. Braden led her squad to their first undefeated season in conference play at 16-0 and their first regular season Conference Championship.
Greenville College received the Sportsmanship Award for the fourth time since the award's inception in 2005-06.
The 2011 SLIAC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams are as follows:
FIRST TEAM
Name (School)
Sierra Shipley (Blackburn)
Lindsay Sydness (Principia)
Kelly Harrod (Spalding)
Katy Meyer (Webster)
Rachel Backes (Westminster (Mo.))
SECOND TEAM
Name (School)
Caty Eeten (Eureka)
Rana Boyd (Fontbonne)
Katelyn Wise (Greenville)
Beth Jamison (Spalding)
Kenna Cornelson (Westminster (Mo.))
HONORABLE MENTION
Name (School)
Calli Collier (Fontbonne)
Chelsea Freymuth (Fontbonne)
Laura Hobbie (Greenville)
Sarah Corbitt (Principia)
Maggie Zehner (Webster)
ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Name (School)
Linda Morris (Greenville)
Sarah Corbitt (Principia)
Lindsay Sydness (Principia)
Beth Jamison (Spalding)
Heather Letourneau (Westminster (Mo.))
ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Name (School)
Andrea Kleinsorge (Blackburn)
Khassandrae Brown (Eureka)
Madison Fischer (Fontbonne)
Linda Morris (Greenville)
Kelsey Anderson (MacMurray)
Lindsay Sydness (Principia)
Megan Davis (Spalding)
Megan Willett (Webster)
Laci Luff (Westminster (Mo.))
