February 27, 2008 
Contact: Mike Christie, Assistant Commissioner

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 26 student-athletes have been named to the USA South All-Conference teams for women's basketball. Christopher Newport University's Chelsie Schweers becomes the first player in USA South Women's Basketball history to earn both Player and Rookie of the Year honors in the same season. Greensboro College's Jason Tuggle has been named the Coach of the Year.

Schweers, a freshman from Chesapeake, Virginia, led the USA South in scoring, averaging 21.9 points per game, and three-point field goals made, with 73. She also averaged 5.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.4 steals per contest this winter. Schweers set CNU records for most three-pointers in a game (10) and season (73), as well as, three-point shooting percentage in a game (83%, 10-of-12) and season (46%, 73-of-159). Her ten three-pointers versus Peace on February 9, tied the single-game USA South record. Schweers, who also was named First Team All-Conference, collected five league rookie of the week honors this season.

Tuggle, in his sixth year as the head coach of The Pride, led Greensboro to the program's third regular season crown in the last four years. The Pride finished the regular season with eight-consecutive wins, all against Conference competition. Greensboro concluded the regular season with an overall record of 18-7 and a 15-3 mark in the USA South. This is Tuggle's third coach of the year honor in the last four years.

Player of the Year                                                                
Chelsie Schweers - Christopher Newport                                                             

Rookie of the Year                                                                 
Chelsie Schweers - Christopher Newport                                                          

Coach of the Year                                                                  
Jason Tuggle - Greensboro

The 2008 USA South Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams follow:

First Team	Second Team	Honorable Mention
Jessica Carter - Mary Baldwin Ali Davenport - Ferrum Dione Eccles - Greensboro Colandra Rollins - Christopher Newport Chelsie Schweers - Christopher Newport	Essence Chambers - N.C. Wesleyan Danielle Duncan - Greensboro Nicole Hall - Meredith Alexis Hargbol - Shenandoah Ashley Harris - Methodist	Brittney Bullock - Ferrum Miranda Carrasco - Ferrum Brittany Cornelius - Meredith Dezzire Gilliard - Methodist Katherine Flint - Shenandoah Taylor Poirier - Averett
	All-Sportsmanship
	Nikki Huffman - Averett Michele Russell - Christopher Newport Tiesha Terry - Ferrum Katie Freeman - Greensboro Lindsay Callison - Mary Baldwin Hunter Johnson - Meredith Chelsale Hester - Methodist Gretchen Tobias - N.C. Wesleyan Amanda Cross - Peace Whitney French - Shenandoah