Women's Basketball Awards Announced

February 23, 2005 – The USA South Athletic Conference has announced its All-Conference awards for women's basketball.  Greensboro, Ferrum and Shenandoah each have three representatives amongst the First, Second and Honorable Mention Teams.  FC's Tara Toland is the Player of the Year, while Hanna Taylor of Averett is the Rookie of the Year.  GC's Jason Tuggle has been named the Coach of the Year. 

Toland, a senior from North, SC, played a key role in the Panthers finishing the regular season second in the Conference. The Panthers were 11-3 in the USA South and 14-11 overall.   She led the USA South in scoring, steals and assists.  Toland has averaged 18.7 points, 7.9 assists and 3.7 steals thus far this year.  She also leads the nation in assists.  This is Toland's second First Team All-Conference recognition.  She was named to the Second Team in 2004. 

A freshman from Fredericksburg, VA, Taylor was integral in the Cougars finishing fifth in the regular season, compared to last year's ninth.  She averaged 16.1 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, ranking her fifth and eighth in the Conference, respectively.  Taylor also had the highest field goal percentage in the USA South (52.5%).  The Cougars finished the regular season 6-8 in Conference action and 10-14 overall. 

Tuggle, in his third year as the head of the Pride, led his team to its first outright regular season Conference title this year.  The team finished 12-2 in the USA South and 18-6 overall - a vast improvement over last year's 7-9, 13-14 sixth place finish.  Tuggle was also named Co-Coach of the Year in 2003. 

The 2005 USA South Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams follow:

First Team	Second Team	Honorable Mention
Aline Alzime - FC Kim Enoch - GC Tia Saunders - PC Hanna Taylor - AU Tara Toland - FC	Candace Bryant - CNU Christina Daniels - GC Samantha Davis - CNU Netagia Foreman - SU Sirlena Moore - GC	Alicia Sanders - SU Trenae Turner - NCWC Angela VonWergers - FC Stacy Williams - MC Cassie Womack - SU