Newcombe Named ASC West Co-MVP

RICHARDSON, Texas - Lindsey Newcombe was named the co-Most Valuable Player in the American Southwest Conference West Division along with Kassandra Bills of Concordia and four other Hardin-Simmons women's basketball players were honored by the league's coaches in awards that were announced on Wednesday.

Newcombe averaged 17.3 points and 13.8 rebounds to lead the Cowgirls to a 22-6 record and all the way to the finals of the ASC Tournament. She set the ASC record for rebounds and blocked shots in a season with 385 rebounds and 83 blocked shots. Bills averaged a league-best 19.1 points per game.

Newcombe was also named to the all-ASC first team which encompasses the best five players from both divisions and she was also first-team all-ASC West Division.

Senior guard Mollie Brawner was named second-team all-ASC West Division after hitting an ASC-best 81 3-pointers and averaging 14.7 points per game. Bo Warm was also named to the second team as she averaged 10.7 points and had 113 assists on the year.

Haylee Allen was named honorable mention all-ASC West Division after averaging 13 points per game. She was also a member of the all-defensive team.

Angela Newcombe was named to the all-freshman team.

AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2009 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

(Listed in order of voting point totals)

Kassandra Bills                  G         Concordia Texas           Sr.       Pflugerville, TX (PHS)

Lindsey Newcombe          P         Hardin-Simmons           So.      Keller, TX (KHS)

Rosemary Green               F         Mississippi College       Sr.       Mt. Olive, MS (Jones County JC)

Becky Taylor                      P         Texas-Tyler                    Jr.       New Caney, TX (NCHS)

Tillisha Givens                    F         Louisiana College         So.      Monroe, LA (Ouachita Parish HS)

-ASC WEST DIVISION HONORS AND AWARDS-

(Listed in order of voting point totals; # indicates tie in voting)

ASC West Division Co-Players of the Year: Kassandra Bills, G, Sr., Concordia Texas University; Lindsey Newcombe, P, So., Hardin-Simmons University

ASC West Division Defensive Player of the Year: Kassandra Bills, G, Sr., Concordia Texas University

ASC West Division Freshman of the Year: Tamisha Timpson, F, Texas Lutheran University

ASC West Division Newcomer of the Year: Anna Berthel, P, So., McMurry University

ASC West Division Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Monica Enriquz, G, Sr., Schreiner University

ASC West Division Co-Coaches of the Year:

Steve Cochran, Concordia University Texas; Roxanne Long, Texas Lutheran University

ASC ALL-WEST DIVISION

First Team

Kassandra Bills#          G         Concordia Texas                     Sr.       Pflugerville, TX (PHS)

Lindsey Newcombe#  P         Hardin-Simmons                    So.      Keller, TX (KHS)

Hope Hohertz             F         Howard Payne                        Jr.        Priddy, TX (PHS)

Monica Enriquez         G         Schreiner                                 Sr.       Corpus Christi, TX (CC Academy)

Landie Thompson       P         Mary Hardin-Baylor               So.      Austin, TX (Lake Travis HS)

Second Team

Mollie Brawner           G         Hardin-Simmons                    Sr.       New Braunfels, TX (New Braunfels HS)

Amber Horton            G         McMurry                                Sr.       Mansfield, TX (Summitt HS)

Bo Warm                     PG      Hardin-Simmons                    Jr.        Garden Ridge, TX (NB Canyon HS)

Anna Berthel               P         McMurry                                So.      Anna, TX (Prosper HS)

Dominique Brown      G         McMurry                                Sr.       Fairfield, TX (Kilgore JC)

Honorable Mention

Whitney Clancy           G         Concordia Texas                     Sr.       Colleyville, TX (Colleyville Heritage HS)

Elaine Hobbs               G         Howard Payne                        Jr.        Lorena, TX (LHS)

Kellie Thomas              P         Mary Hardin-Baylor               Jr.        New Braunfels, TX (NBHS)

Haylee Allen                G         Hardin-Simmons                    So.      Buffalo Gap, TX (Jim Ned HS)

Jenny Black                  G         Mary Hardin-Baylor               So.      Wylie, TX (WHS)

Mallory McAdams      G         Mary Hardin-Baylor               Sr.       Robinson, TX (McLennan CC)

ASC WEST DIVISION DEFENSIVE TEAM

Kassandra Bills            G         Concordia Texas                     Sr.       Pflugerville, TX (PHS)

Amber Horton            G         McMurry                                Sr.       Mansfield, TX (Summitt HS)

Hope Hohertz             F         Howard Payne                        Jr.        Priddy, TX (PHS)

Amanda Peters           G         McMurry                                Jr.        Aspermont, TX (AHS)

Haylee Allen                G         Hardin-Simmons                    So.      Buffalo Gap, TX (Jim Ned HS)

ASC WEST DIVISION FRESHMAN TEAM

Tamisha Timpson       F         Texas Lutheran                                  San Antonio, TX (Roosevelt HS)

Brittany Zamora         G         Howard Payne                                   Cedar Park, TX (Vista Ridge HS)

Kim Hagan                   F         Texas Lutheran                                  Houston, TX (Cypress Creek HS)

Angela Newcombe     F         Hardin-Simmons                               Keller, TX (KHS)

Hannah Burleson        G         Schreiner                                            Barksdale, TX (Nueces Canyon HS)

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