ATLANTA, Ga. – Hardin-Simmons' Cowgirl basketball team was ranked No. 18 in the land of Division III by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, announced on Tuesday.
The Cowgirls finished the season ranked No. 24 in the WBCA coaches' poll last spring, after head coach
Kendra Whitehead and her staff took HSU to the NCAA Sweet 16 round after another American Southwest Conference championship season.
The Cowgirls had a record of 24-6 to finish the year and return a majority of the starting lineup this season, picked to win the ASC championship in the conference preseason poll.
Junior
Jacqueline Berry was named an All-American by the WBCA and D3hoops.com as a sophomore and was the ASC MVP. Maesyn Gay,
Avery Cathey,
Nilaya Gordon, and
Tayley Bullen each earned conference accolades as well, and all return to the roster for the Cowgirls this year.
Coach Whitehead was named the ASC Coach of the Year and finished as a finalist for the WBCA national coach of the year award after getting Hardin-Simmons to the NCAA Sweet 16. Her team will start the season on the road in Santa Cruz, Calif. for games on Nov. 7-8 before the first HSU home game on Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. in the Mabee Complex.
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