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2008 - 2009
Women's Basketball |
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BABIONE AND ALBERS
NAMED ALL-AMERICAN
American Mideast
Conference Player of the Year Becky Babione can add another
honor to her already extensive resume as she was named to the
All-American First Team, while Mallory Albers earned
All-American Third Team recognition.
Babione, a
senior forward from Fremont, Ohio, was named All-American
honorable mention status last season and becomes the third
women’s basketball player in SSU history to earn
All-American honors twice. Babione averaged 12.8 points, 9.1
rebounds, 2.2 blocks, 1.4 steals, and 1 assist per game this
season, and was twice named AMC Player of the Week. Over
her four-year career she has helped the Bears tally an
overall record of 102 wins and 20 losses and capture
back-to-back American Mideast Conference Championships. She
holds all of Shawnee State records for blocks, including 9
in a game, 91 in season, and 251 in her career.
Albers, a junior
guard from Fort Loramie, Ohio was named to All-American Third
Team, after leading the Bears in scoring and steals with 15.0
and 2.7 per game. She also averaged 4.2 rebounds and 1.7
assists this season. Albers earned 1st Team
All-American Mideast Conference this season after earning 3rd
Teams status last season. Albers was also named an NAIA Scholar
Athlete.
Shawnee State ended
their season 31-1 in the Sweet Sixteen at the NAIA National
Tournament, after concluding the regular season with a perfect
mark of 30-0.
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FIVE
BASKETBALL PLAYERS TABBED SCHOLAR ATHLETES
Five players from the Shawnee State women’s basketball team have
been named Scholar Athletes. Senior Kelly Wagner leads the
honors along with juniors Mallory Albers, Jill Cropper, Allison
Meyer, and Whitney Williams. Criteria for being selected an
NAIA Scholar Athlete is that an athlete must be of junior rank
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BABIONE NAMED AMC PLAYER OF YEAR, HAGEN-SMITH NAMED COACH OF
THE YEAR
Becky
Babione was voted American Mideast Conference Player of the
Year. Babione is one of four Bears to be named All-American
Mideast Conference, while Head Coach Robin Hagen-Smith was
voted AMC Coach of the Year.
Babione, a
six-foot senior from Fremont, Ohio averaged 13.3 points, 9.4
rebounds, and 2.3 rebounds per game for the Bears. Babione
has tallied 13 double-doubles this season. She currently
holds all of Shawnee State’s record for blocks; game (9),
season (91), and career (250).
Joining Babione
on All-AMC First Team is Mallory Albers. Albers, a 5-7
junior from Fort Loramie, Ohio lead the Bears in scoring
with 15.4 points and steals with 2.8 steals per game.
Kelly Wagner and
Alison Meyer were named 2nd Team All-AMC.
Wagner, a 5-9 senior from Wayne, Ohio averaged 10.0 points
and 5.8 rebounds per game. Meyer, a 6-0 junior from Hamler,
Ohio averaged 10.1 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.
 Robin
Hagen-Smith was chosen American Mideast Conference Coach of
the Year. This is the
sixth time Hagen-Smith has received this honor.
Shy Johnson and
Bianca Barton each were named to the AMC Freshman Team.
Johnson, a 5-6 guard from Cincinnati, Ohio averaged 10.6
points and 1.9 rebounds per game. Barton, a 5-8 guard from
Pontiac, Michigan averaged 6.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, and
lead the team with 4.5 assists per game.
The NAIA
Division II No. 2 rank Bears boast an overall record of 30-0
and 15-0 in AMC action. The Bears will continue their
season in the NAIA Division II National Tournament that
begins Wednesday, March 11 in Sioux City, Iowa.
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BABIONE NAMED AMC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
SSU's Becky
Babione has been named AMC's women's basketball Player of
the Week f or
the second time this season. She was named Player of
Week after averaging 17.5 points, 15.5 rebounds, and 3.5
blocks in two more win for the NAIA Division II No. 2 Bears.
Babione, a
six-foot senior from Fremont, Ohio, exploded for 21 points,
17 rebounds, and five blocks in a 78-60 victory at Ohio
Dominican which ended the Panthers' six-game home winning
streak. She followed that up with 14 points and 14
boards in an 82-61 win versus Northwestern Ohio.
For the week,
Babione made 50 percent of her shots from the field
including a 56 percent accuracy outside the arc. She
shot 75 percent at the charity strip to go along with seven
blocks, two steals, and two assists.
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Basketball
SHAWNEE STATE REMAIN No. 2 IN NAIA DIVISION II
(Taken from AMC website)
No. 2 Shawnee
State as well as No. 1 Morningside (Iowa) are the only two
undefeated teams left standing in the sixth NAIA Division II
Women's Basketball Top 25 rating of the 2008-09 season.
The Bears, 21-0
overall and 7-0 AMC, racked up 392 points while the 23-0
Mustangs, who are located in Sioux City, Iowa which annually
hosts the national tournament, earned all 15 first-place
votes and 405 points.
Cedarville, 14-5
and 5-2 AMC, advanced five spots to No. 18 while Daemen,
also 14-5 and 5-2 AMC, is at No. 24. Rio Grande and
Walsh picked up votes. [2008-09
Division II Women's Basketball Top 25 - Rating #6]
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SHAWNEE STATE REMAINS #2 IN NAIA
The undefeated Shawnee State Women’s Basketball Team remain
No. 2 in NAIA Division II behind Morningside (Iowa). Shawnee
State holds a 15-0 overall record and is 1-0 in conference play.
Cedarville and Daemen also make the list to represent
the American Mideast Conference as Cedarville ranks No. 13
and Daemen No. 22. Rio Grande and Notre Dame also received votes. [Rating
#3] |
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SSU WOMEN
TAKE TIME TO READ TO ELEMENTARY CHILDREN
The Shawnee State Women's Basketball Team, which is
ranked 2nd in NAIA Division II, isn't just all about
basketball. The undefeated Bears also take
time out of their busy basketball schedule to show children
the importance of reading, by spending a day reading and
listening to elementary students at Notre Dame.
[Gallery
of pictures] |
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BABIONE NAMED AMC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Shawnee
State forward Becky Babione is the AMC women's basketball
Player of the Week for her effort in games played on
December 15-21.
Babione, a 6-0 senior from Fremont, Ohio, averaged a
double-double to lead the NAIA Division II No. 2 Bears to a
pair of wins at the Nova Southeastern (FL) Classic to push
their record to 12-0 overall.
Babione scored 22 points and grabbed 17 rebounds during a
104-52 rout of Siena Heights. She came back with 21
points and 15 boards in a 69-65 win versus No. 19 Cardinal
Stritch.
Babione averaged 21.5 points and 16 rebounds per game with
four blocked shots. She shot 55 percent from the field
overall, 50 percent outside the arc, and 61.5 percent at the
free throw line.
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BEARS MOVE UP TO #2 IN NATIONAL POLLS
The undefeated Shawnee State Women’s Basketball Team moves
up one spot to be rated No. 2 in the second NAIA Division II
women’s basketball poll of the season. The Bears who are 9-0
overall fall only behind Morningside (Iowa), who received
the unanimous No. 1 choice. Cedarville also represents
the American Mideast Conference as they get a No. 18 rating.
Rio Grande, Daemen, and Notre Dame also received votes. [Rating
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SSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM FORECASTED TO WIN THE
AMC
The Shawnee State Women’s Basketball Team was
picked #1 in the pre-season poll conducted by the league coaches
to repeat as AMC Champions in 2008-09. The Bears earned 12 out
of 16 possible first-place votes to tallied 248 points. Daemen,
who lost to Shawnee State 80-56 in the AMC Championship game
last season, took second place on the poll as they accumulated
one-first place vote and 222 points.
Shawnee State won the AMC South Division last season as
Daemen took the North Division. This year the American
Mideast Conference has changed the format from North and
South Divisions and combined the teams into one division.
All 16 schools that make up the AMC will play one another
once in conference action.
The AMC will be granted three automatic bids to the 32-team
national tournament. The top two teams in the regular
season standings earn bids. The final bid will go the
winner of the AMC post-season tournament.
[For
the complete pre-season poll]
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