Roberts Leads Southland’s Preseason All-League Selections
FRISCO, Texas – Senior guard Porsha Roberts from Stephen F. Austin tops the talented list of players returning for the 2014-15 season, as noted with the release of the Southland Conference women’s basketball preseason teams by the league office Tuesday.
Eight universities are represented on the two preseason teams, led by two selections from Northwestern State and Stephen F. Austin. Nicholls, Houston Baptist, McNeese State, Sam Houston State, Lamar and Southeastern Louisiana each had one student-athlete representing their school.
Of the ten spots between the two teams, eight players on the preseason teams we renamed all-conference following the 2013-14 season. Roberts along with Nicholls’ Emani White and Houston Baptist’s Shanice Steenholdt were selected to the first team. McNeese State’s Allison Baggett, Sam Houston State’s Angela Beadle and Lamar’s Dominique Edwards were tabbed second team while Northwestern State’s Keisha Lee and Southeastern Louisiana’s Nanna Pool were selected to the third-team all-conference.
Roberts, a native of Waco, Texas, was named as a first-team all-conference selection after averaging 17.0 points on .563 percent shooting from the floor last season. The senior pulled down 8.1 rebounds per contest and led the league with 153 offensive boards.
Joining Roberts on the first team are White, Steenholdt, Baggett and Beadle. White led the league last season with 19.6 points per game and 2.1 steals per game while Steenholdt ranked second in scoring with 18 points per game and 9.6 rebounds per game.
Baggett led the Cowgirls in scoring with 18 points per contest while shooting 82 percent from free-throw line. Beadle, a senior post player from Austin, Texas, yielded 15.9 points on .505 percent shooting. She ranked second in rebounds, pulling down 10.3 per contest.
The all-conference second team features three players from last season’s all-conference selections in Edwards, Lee and Pool. Janelle Perez from Northwestern State and Brittney Matthew from Stephen F. Austin round out the second team.
The 2014-15 season begins Friday, Nov. 14, when nine Southland teams take the floor. Conference play tips off Friday, Jan. 2, 2015. The 2015 Southland Conference Basketball Tournament will return for its eighth season at the Leonard E. Merrell Center in Katy, Texas, March 12-15.
2014-15 Women’s Basketball All-Conference Team
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First Team |
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Name |
Cl. |
Pos. |
School |
Hometown |
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Porsha Roberts |
Sr. |
C |
Stephen F. Austin |
Waco, Texas |
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Emani White |
Jr. |
G |
Nicholls |
New Orleans, La. |
|
|
Shanice Steenholdt |
Sr. |
F |
Houston Baptist |
Roswell, N.M. |
|
|
Allison Baggett |
Jr. |
G |
McNeese State |
Iota, La. |
|
|
Angela Beadle |
Sr. |
P |
Sam Houston State |
Austin, Texas |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Second Team |
|
Name |
Cl. |
Pos. |
School |
Hometown |
|
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Dominique Edwards |
Sr. |
F |
Lamar |
Grand Prairie, Texas |
|
|
Keisha Lee |
Jr. |
G |
Northwestern State |
Denham Springs, La. |
|
|
Nanna Pool |
Jr. |
F |
Southeastern Louisiana |
Magnolia, Miss. |
|
|
Janelle Perez |
Jr. |
G |
Northwestern State |
El Paso, Texas |
|
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Brittney Matthew |
Sr. |
G |
Stephen F. Austin |
Houston, Texas |
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