Women's Basketball All-Conference
March 2, 1999
Women's basketball announces
post-season awards
All-Conference, All-Division, individual honors selected
RICHARDSON, Texas – The 1998-99 Women’s Basketball All-Conference and All-Division teams have been selected after a vote taken by conference basketball coaches. Austin College’s Marisa Hesse and Hardin-Simmons’ Kathryn Otwell, the East and West Division Players of the Year respectively, headline an All-Conference team loaded with four of the top five scoring leaders. Hesse, a senior guard from Levelland, Texas, is second among conference scoring leaders with 20.7 points per game, and Otwell, a junior guard from Deleon, Texas, is 4th in scoring (18.5 points per game) and 3rd in steals with 3.04 per game. Sul Ross State University’s Natalie Whitewood, a junior forward from Harper, Texas, leads the ASC in scoring with 22.4 points per game and Austin College’s Rachel McNamara is fifth in scoring with 15.9 points per game. Rounding out the All-Conference team is Mississippi College senior foward Tina Herron. Herron is 10th in scoring with 13.3 points per game, 4th in rebounds (8.1 per game) and 3rd in field goal percentage at .556.
Players qualified for All-Conference recognition by being named to the First Team in their respective divisions. University of Dallas’ Delilah Whisenhunt and Mississippi College’s Tiffany Green also earned First Team East Division honors. In the West Division, Mary Hardin-Baylor’s Stephanie Baublit, McMurry’s Ogonna Merritt and Hardin-Simmon’ Kelly McClure round out the First Team.
Hesse and Otwell were named East and West Division Players of the Year. Merritt was also selected West Defensive Player of the Year and Green was named Defensive Player in the East Division. Freshman of the Year Awards went to University of Texas at Dallas’ Becky Fulin in the East Division, and Hardin-Simmons’ Amber Ward in the West Division. Austin College’s Robin Potera and Hardin-Simmons’ Julie Goodenough were named Coach of the Year in the East and West Divisions respectively.
| All-Conference | |||
| NAME | YEAR | POSITION | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marisa Hesse, Austin College | Senior | Guard | Levelland, Texas |
| Kathryn Otwell, Hardin-Simmons | Junior | Guard | De Leon, Texas |
| Tina Herron, Mississippi College | Senior | Forward | Senatobia, Miss. |
| Natalie Whitewood, Sul Ross State | Junior | Forward | Harper, Texas |
| Rachel McNamara, Austin College | Junior | Center | Tulsa, Okla. |
| All-East Division | |||
| FIRST TEAM | |||
| NAME | YEAR | POSITION | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marisa Hesse, Austin College | Senior | Guard | Levelland, Texas |
| Tina Herron, Mississippi College | Senior | Forward | Senatobia, Miss. |
| Rachel McNamara, Austin College | Junior | Center | Tulsa, Okla. |
| Tiffany Green, Mississippi College | Junior | Forward | Jackson, Miss. |
| Delilah Whisenhunt, University of Dallas | Junior | Guard | Fort Worth, Texas |
| SECOND TEAM | |||
| Allison Gardner, LeTourneau | Senior | Forward | Tatum, Texas |
| Carla Rhodes, University of the Ozarks | Sophomore | Forward | Hackett, Ark. |
| Natasha Rodgers, Austin College | Senior | Center | Houston, Texas |
| Erin Tyler, University of the Ozarks | Senior | Forward | Springdale, Ark. |
| Becky Fulin, UT-Dallas | Freshman | Post | Katy, Texas |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |||
| Christie Suffield, University of the Ozarks | Freshman | Center | Dover, Ark. |
| Lexie Coulter, LeTourneau | Sophomore | Post | Winona, Texas |
| Amanda Dean, University of the Ozarks | Senior | Guard | Alma, Ark. |
| Julie Hendricks, University of Dallas | Freshman | Post | Kress, Texas |
| Alison McKinney, Austin College | Senior | Guard | Alvord, Texas |
| Mindy Mott, UT-Dallas | Freshman | Forward | Kaufman, Texas |
| Kelly Killgo, Austin College | Senior | Forward | Hurst, Texas |
| Alese McKinstry, University of Dallas | Freshman | Guard | Houston, Texas |
| Jennifer White, Mississippi College | Sophomore | Guard | Jackson, Miss. |
| Laura Coleman, Mississippi College | Sophomore | Forward | Bentonia, Miss. |
| LaShondra Farmer, Mississippi College | Sophomore | Guard | Florence, Miss. |
| Player of the Year: Marisa Hesse, Austin College (Senior Guard) | |||
| Defensive Player of the Year: Tiffany Green, Mississippi College (Junior Forward) | |||
| Freshman of the Year: Becky Fulin, UT-Dallas (Post) | |||
| Coach of the Year: Robin Potera, Austin College | |||
| All-West Division | |||
| FIRST TEAM | |||
| NAME | YEAR | POSITION | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Otwell, Hardin-Simmons | Junior | Guard | De Leon, Texas |
| Natalie Whitewood, Sul Ross State | Junior | Forward | Harper, Texas |
| Stephanie Baublit, Mary Hardin-Baylor | Sophomore | Post | Kerrville, Texas |
| Ogonna Merritt, McMurry | Junior | Guard | Midland, Texas |
| Kelly McClure, Hardin-Simmons | Junior | Guard | Buffalo Gap, Texas |
| SECOND TEAM | |||
| Brigette Teal, Howard Payne | Senior | Post | Blanket, Texas |
| Macheic Crawford, McMurry | Senior | Guard | Odessa, Texas |
| P.J. Jackson, Howard Payne | Senior | Post | Waxahachie, Texas |
| Nellie Fowler, Hardin-Simmons | Senior | Forward | Paint Rock, Texas |
| Wendy Smith, Sul Ross State | Junior | Guard | McCamey, Texas |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |||
| Nisha Washington, McMurry | Sophomore | Wing | Midland, Texas |
| Misty Miller, Howard Payne | Senior | Forward | Clyde, Texas |
| Amber Ward, Hardin-Simmons | Freshman | Guard | Sydney, Texas |
| Kim Hall, Hardin-Simmons | Sophomore | Forward | Bronte, Texas |
| Lilly Ogunbanjo, McMurry | Sophomore | Wing | Houston, Texas |
| Erika Luna, Sul Ross State | Freshman | Guard | El Paso, Texas |
| Player of the Year: Kathryn Otwell, Hardin-Simmons (Junior Guard) | |||
| Defensive Player of the Year: Ogonna Merritt, McMurry (Junior Guard) | |||
| Freshman of the Year: Amber Ward, Hardin-Simmons (Guard) | |||
| Coach of the Year: Julie Goodenough, Hardin-Simmons | |||
