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March 1, 2008
SLIAC ANNOUNCES 2007-08 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL AWARD WINNERS
ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC)
has announced the women’s basketball All-Conference Teams and award
winners for the 2007-08 season. Highlighting the award winners were
Eureka College’s Nicole Fisher, Blackburn College’s Sierra
Shipley and Blackburn head coach Mike Williams.
Fisher is the third Eureka women’s basketball player to be named
Conference player of the year in the program’ 33-year history. Shipley
is the first Beaver women’s basketball player to ever earn a major
Conference regular season award (player or newcomer of the year).
Williams led the Beavers to the #4-seed in the SLIAC Tournament in his
first season at the helm after being picked to finish eighth in the
Conference preseason poll.
| FIRST TEAM ALL-SLIAC |
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| NAME |
SCHOOL |
| Sierra Shipley |
Blackburn |
| Nicole Fisher |
Eureka |
| Meredith Banal |
Greenville |
| Allie Wilhelm |
Maryville (Mo.) |
| Christina Speer |
Principia |
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| SECOND TEAM ALL-SLIAC |
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| NAME |
SCHOOL |
| Brittany Gardner |
Eureka |
| Heather McAllister |
Fontbonne |
| Abby Lowe |
MacMurray |
| Courtney Bergheger |
Maryville (Mo.) |
| Sara Wemlinger |
Maryville (Mo.) |
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| HONORABLE MENTION
ALL-SLIAC |
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| NAME |
SCHOOL |
| Meghan Polston |
Blackburn |
| Michele Reale |
Fontbonne |
| Megan McCabe |
Maryville (Mo.) |
| Katy Meyer |
Webster |
| Ashley Stanfill |
Westminster (Mo.) |
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| PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
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| Nicole Fisher |
Eureka |
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| NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR |
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| Sierra Shipley |
Blackburn |
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| COACH OF THE YEAR |
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| Mike Williams |
Blackburn |
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| SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD |
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| Greenville College |
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