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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kim Zivkovich, Old
Dominion
(757)
683-3372
June 21, 2006
Kaylor, Hollingworth
Headline VaSID
All-State Women's Basketball Squad
Liberty’s Green repeats as Coach of the Year
NORFOLK, VA—William and Mary’s Kyra Kaylor was named
Player of the Year and Virginia Commonwealth’s freshman
Quanitra Hollingworth Rookie of the Year by the Virginia
Sports Information Directors Association. Liberty
University’s head coach Carey Green was named the Coach of the
Year. Rounding out the first team is Meredith Alexis of
James Madison, Kerri Gardin of Virginia Tech, Tamera Young of
James Madison and Sharnee’ Zoll of Virginia.
2006 VaSID Women's Basketball University Division All-State
Team
Kaylor is the first William and Mary Player to lead the
Colonial Athletic Association in both scoring and rebounding
in the same season. She averaged 18.6 points and 11.9 rebounds
per game. Kaylor ranked fourth nationally in rebounding and
28th in scoring. She was also selected the CAA Player of the
Year.
Hollingsworth ranked seventh nationally in rebounding at 11.1
per game, and averaged 14.7 points per game. The CAA Rookie of
the Year and third team All-league selection ranked 22nd
nationally in blocked shots (2.3). Hollingsworth also earned
CAA All-Defensive honors and was the Sports Illustrated On
Campus Athlete of the Week.
Green led Liberty to a 25-6 record as they captured the Big
South title for the seventh straight year since he has been
head coach. Green was also the Richmond Times Dispatch State
Coach-of-the-Year. Green was honored as the state’s top
Women’s coach last year.
Alexis ranked ninth nationally in rebounding at 10.9 and was
second in the CAA in scoring at 16.0 and fourth in field goal
percentage at .510. She earned first team All-CAA honors for
the third straight year. Kerri Gardin helped lead the Hokies
of Virginia Tech to a 21-10 record as she averaged 12.7 points
and led the ACC in rebounding at 10.0.
Selected in the third round of the WNBA by the new Chicago
franchise, Gardin was a third team All-ACC selection. Young
averaged 15.6 points per game and 9.9 rebounds. She earned CAA
All-Defensive and All-Tournament honors as the Dukes of JMU
reached the finals of the CAA Championships and received a bid
to the WNIT. She helped lead JMU to a 24-7 record.
Virginia’s Zoll was a third team All-ACC selection and led
the league in assists at 6.24 which is a school record. Zoll
also ranked fourth in the ACC in steals (2.31) and helped lead
the Cavaliers to the quarterfinals of the WNIT.
All-State teams are selected by active members of the Virginia
Sports Information Directors Association.
For more
information, please visit the VaSID site at
http://www.ferrum.edu/athletics/vasid.
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