February 22, 2006 
Contact: Cory Blackson, Sports Information Director

USA South Women's Basketball Awards Announced

(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) - The USA South Athletic Conference has announced its All-Conference awards for women's basketball.  A total of 16 student-athletes have been named to the USA South All-Conference teams for women's basketball.  Greensboro College's Staci Humphrey is the Player of the Year, while Kristen Whitehurst of Methodist College is the Rookie of the Year.  Greensboro's Jason Tuggle has been named the Coach of the Year. 

Humphrey, a junior from Pilot, Va., played a key role in The Pride winning their second straight Conference regular season title. The Pride were 12-2 in the USA South and 19-6 overall.  She averaged 23.3 points, 6.4 assists and 3.5 steals per game.  Humphrey was ranked fifth in points  and assists per game in the USA South and was second in steals.  She also leads the nation in scoring.  . 

A freshman from Raleigh, N.C., Whitehurst helped lead the Monarchs to a tie for third place in the USA South.  She averaged 8.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.  Whitehurst had the highest field goal percentage in the USA South, shooting 55% from the field.  The Monarchs finished the regular season 6-8 in Conference action and 13-12 overall.

Tuggle, in his third year as the head of The Pride, led his team to its second straight outright regular season Conference title this year.  The team finished 12-2 in the USA South and 19-6 overall.  This is the third Coach of the Year honor in four years.

Player of the Year                                                                
Staci Humphrey - Greensboro                                                             

Rookie of the Year                                                                 
Kristen Whitehurst - Methodist                                                           

Coach of the Year                                                                  
Jason Tuggle - Greensboro

The 2006 USA South Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams follow:

First Team	Second Team	Honorable Mention
Aline Alzime - Ferrum Candace Bryant - Christopher Newport Staci Humphrey - Greensboro Sirlena Moore - Greensboro Tia Saunders - Peace	Lisa Jackson - Methodist Tawanna McCall - Ferrum Nikki Rowland - Christopher Newport Alicia Sanders - Shenandoah Stacy Williams - Methodist	Liz Ansley - N.C. Wesleyan CeCe Carter - Averett Lindy Cartwright - Peace Netagia Foreman - Shenandoah April Wilson - N.C. Wesleyan Cassie Womack - Shenandoah