2011 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball All-Americans Announced
March 23, 2011
Contact: Amanda Dahl, NAIA Manager of Sports Information & Media Services, adahl@naia.org
JACKSON, Tenn. -The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2011 Division I Women’s Basketball All-America teams. Players were selected by the All-America committee.
Meribeth Boehler of Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) and Campbellsville’s (Ky.) Whitney Ballinger were named 2011 NAIA Division I Co-National Player of the Year. Boehler, a senior post, led the nation in scoring during her senior campaign, averaging 23.6 per game, and total points with 850. Her 850 total points shattered the previous Lady Lion single-season scoring record of 781 that was set in 1999-2000. Boehler also averaged 10.2 rebounds per game.
The Ramer, Tenn., native was also named the National Championship’s Most Valuable Player. Boehler averaged 26.0 points and 13.5 rebounds per game while leading the Lady Lions to their third appearance in the semifinals. Boehler is the first Freed-Hardman player to earn National Player of the Year or MVP honors.
Ballinger, a senior guard/forward, ranked second nationally in scoring per game with 22.7 an outing and 772 total points. Her 3.1 blocks per game and 107 total blocks ranked third, while her 8.0 defensive rebounds per game were listed fourth and her 352 total rebounds listed ninth. Ballinger also averaged 10.3 rebounds per game.
Hailing from Carrollton, Ky., Ballinger closed out her career at No. 3 on the Lady Tigers’ all-time scoring list with 2,064 points, fourth in rebounds with 1,083 and holds the program record for blocks in a career with 367. Ballinger was also named Co-National Player of the Year at the end of her junior season. She becomes the third player in NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball history to earn the distinction in back-to-back seasons.
Union’s Kayla Hudson earned her fourth All-America accolade. In doing so, the Gleason, Tenn., native becomes just the second player in the Lady Bulldogs’ history to be a four-time All-American. Hudson joins former Charlotte Hart (1985-88) with the prestigious accomplishment at Union.
A trio of players, Alex Moore-Porter of Azusa Pacific (Calif.), William Woods’ (Mo.) Rachel Baker and Ballinger received the honor for the third time in their respective careers. Eight individuals were bestowed with their second All-America award and 18 were named All-Americans for the first time.
| First Team | ||||
| Name | School | Pos. | Class | Hometown |
| Whitney Ballinger* | Campbellsville (Ky.) | G/F | Sr. | Carrollton, Ky. |
| Maribeth Boehler^ | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | P | Sr. | Ramer, Tenn. |
| Zeinab Chan^ | Union (Tenn.) | C | Sr. | Arange City, Sudan |
| Kayla Hudson^ | Union (Tenn.) | G | Sr. | Gleason, Tenn. |
| Jessilyn Conicelli^ | Biola (Calif.) | F | Sr. | Redlands, Calif. |
| Donica Cosby* | Oklahoma City | G | Sr. | Coldwater, Miss. |
| Logan Martin | Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | G | Jr. | Bethany, Okla. |
| Lavanda Ross | Union (Tenn.) | G | Jr. | Jackson, Tenn. |
| Stephanie Madden% | Langston (Okla.) | C | Sr. | Bakersfiled, Calif. |
| Ashley Rainey | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | F | So. | Bowling Green, Ky. |
| Second Team | ||||
| Name | School | Pos. | Class | Hometown |
| Jasmine Stohr | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | F | Jr. | Yakima, Wash. |
| Dana Olsen | California Baptist | F | Sr. | Overland Park, Kan. |
| Eboni Sadler | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | G | Jr. | Miami, Fla. |
| Alex Moore-Porter* | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | F | Sr. | Seattle, Wash. |
| Sarah Boyd | Vanguard (Calif.) | G | Sr. | Oregon City, Ore. |
| Marissa Stotler% | Southern Poly (Ga.) | F | Sr. | Chandler, Ariz. |
| Alex Barone | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | G | Sr. | Joliet, Ill. |
| Rachel Baker% | William Woods (Mo.) | F | Sr. | Mexico, Mo. |
| Brooke McKinnon% | Lee (Tenn.) | G | Sr. | Tellico Plains, Tenn. |
| Lauren Gober | Oklahoma City | F | So. | Newcastle, Okla. |
| Third Team | ||||
| Name | School | Pos. | Class | Hometown |
| Vee Young | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | F | Jr. | Pulaski, Tenn. |
| Natalie Shumpert | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | G | So. | Paducah, Ky. |
| Janita Session | Columbia (Mo.) | G | Sr. | Torrancce, Calif. |
| Regena Jackson | Belhaven (Miss.) | G | Jr. | Denham La. |
| Erica Inge | The Master's (Calif.) | G | Sr. | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| V.V. Vasciunaite | California Baptist | G | Jr. | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Lauren Wombles | Cumberlands (Ky.) | G/F | Jr. | London, Ky. |
| Gabby Mattox | Oklahoma Baptist | F | Sr. | Kountze, Texas |
| Abby Ballman | Shawnee State (Ohio) | G/F | Jr. | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Angie Criner | Rogers State (Okla.) | G | Jr. | Tulsa, Okla. |
| Honorable Mention | ||||
| Name | School | |||
| Alyson Young | Avila (Mo.) | |||
| Briana Hall | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | |||
| Kiara Johnson | Belhaven (Miss.) | |||
| Teena Carter | Bethel (Tenn.) | |||
| Courtney Clifton | Campbellsville (Ky.) | |||
| Alysha Green | Carroll (Mont.) | |||
| Nicole Fu | Concordia (Calif.) | |||
| Jazzmin Smith | Dillard (La.) | |||
| Ashlee Luko | Evangel (Mo.) | |||
| Caitlin Russell | Evangel (Mo.) | |||
| Brittney Carter | Faulkner (Ala.) | |||
| Whitney Johnson | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | |||
| Katie Hacker | Indiana South Bend | |||
| Anna Parish | John Brown (Ark.) | |||
| Ashlea Gray | Langston (Okla.) | |||
| Morgan Harrington | Lindenwood (Mo.) | |||
| Viktoria Krell | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | |||
| Keiva Council |
Loyola (La.) | |||
| Sharday Cotton | LSU Shreveport (La.) | |||
| Emily Atkins | Lubbock Christian (Texas) | |||
| Brittany Hampton | Lubbock Christian (Texas) | |||
| KK Hodges^ | Lyon (Ark.) | |||
| Katie Fullerton | McKendree (Ill.) | |||
| Alexis Rhoades | Missouri Baptist | |||
| Alice Honnery | Mobile (Ala.) | |||
| Samm Schermele | Montana State-Northern | |||
| Taesha Higbee | Montana Tech | |||
| Danielle Pipal | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | |||
| Natiera Henton | Pikeville (Ky.) | |||
| Jenna Smith | Rio Grande (Ohio) | |||
| Sarah Rogers | Robert Morris (Ill.) | |||
| Cortney Crockett | Rogers State (Okla.) | |||
| Shalonda Young | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | |||
| Marissa Young | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | |||
| Damisha Moore | Shorter (Ga.) | |||
| Kelly Ellison | Shorter (Ga.) | |||
| Abbey Marra | Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | |||
| Cyrstal Davis | Southern Poly (Ga.) | |||
| Christine Conners | Southern University at New Orleans (La.) | |||
| Celsea Jones | Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) | |||
| Ebony Richardson | Talladega (Ala.) | |||
| British Thomas | Texas College | |||
| Brittany White | Texas Wesleyan | |||
| Victoria Jones | Tougaloo (Miss.) | |||
| London Elie | Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) | |||
| Molly Pfohl | Vanguard (Calif.) | |||
| Michelle Pace | Westminster (Utah) | |||
| Nicole Yazzie | Westminster (Utah) | |||
| Kayla Tyrs | Williams Baptist (Ark.) | |||
| Christina Warren | Xavier (La.) | |||
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* 2010 First-Team All-American |
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| ^ 2010 Second-Team All-American | ||||
| % 2010 Third-Team All-American | ||||
