ALL-SSC Women's Basketball Selections for 2016-17
MELBOURNE, Fla. – Eckerd College, Sunshine State Conference regular season champion, boasts seven All-SSC awards including Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, and Coach of the Year. In all, 15 women’s basketball student-athletes earn All-SSC recognition following the 2016-17 season.
Victoria Vine of Eckerd is named SSC Player of the Year. Vine helped lead the Tritons to a 23-4 overall record in 2016-17. Vine averaged a team-leading 13.3 points per game while playing 27.3 minutes a game. Vine becomes the second Triton named Player of the Year (Felecia Felton, 2001-02
1).
All-SSC History: SSC Players and Coaches of the Year | All-SSC Teams
SSC women’s basketball coaches recognize Eckerd’s Paul Honsinger as Coach of the Year for the second time in his career
2. Honsinger guided the Tritons to the program’s first SSC regular season championship following a 16-2 record in league play.
Ada Yalcin earns Eckerd’s second Newcomer of the Year
3 award. Yalcin averaged 6.7 points, 3.8 assists, and 2.1 steals a game for the Tritons. Carly McLendon of Rollins College is named Defensive Player of the Year after finishing first in the SSC in Blocks (72) and Blocks per Game (2.8)
4. McLendon is the third Tar to receive the award
5. Freshman of the Year Maria Bardeeva rounds out the individual awards for 2016-17. Bardeeva is Nova Southeastern University’s second Freshman of the Year winner
6.
Vine, Elena de Alfredo (University of Tampa), Kacie Juday (Eckerd), Chelsy Springs (Saint Leo University), and Camille Giardina (Florida Southern College) make up the All-SSC first team. Springs, the 2015-16 Newcomer of the Year, moves to the First Team after Second Team accolades last season. Along with Springs, Giardina and de Alfredo earn First Team nods after Newcomer Team honors last season.
Player of the Year = Victoria Vine, Eckerd
Defensive Player of the Year = Carly McLendon, Rollins
Newcomer of the Year = Ada Yalcin, Eckerd
Freshman of the Year = Maria Bardeeva, Nova Southeastern
Coach of the Year = Paul Honsinger, Eckerd
2016-17 ALL-SSC Women’s Basketball Honors
| 2016-17 ALL-SSC First Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| G |
Victoria Vine |
Eckerd |
Sr. |
Gran Canaria, Spain |
| G |
Elena de Alfredo+ |
Tampa |
Sr. |
Madrid, Spain |
| G |
Kacie Juday |
Eckerd |
Jr. |
Tipton, Indiana |
| F |
Chelsy Springs+~^ |
Saint Leo |
Sr. |
Orlando, Florida |
| G |
Camille Giardina+* |
Florida Southern |
So. |
Sarasota, Florida |
|
|
|
|
|
| 2016-17 ALL-SSC Second Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| F |
Ashley Folsom+ |
Eckerd |
Sr. |
Deltona, Florida |
| F |
Karma Jeremie |
Tampa |
Jr. |
Orlando, Florida |
| F |
Anja Fuchs-Robetin |
Florida Southern |
So. |
Vienna, Austria |
| G |
Christen Prasse |
Nova Southeastern |
Jr. |
Naperville, Illinois |
| F |
Marie Gilbert |
Rollins |
Sr. |
Harmony, Florida |
|
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|
|
|
| 2016-17 ALL-SSC Honorable Mention |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| G |
Paola Vazquez Concepcion |
Lynn |
Jr. |
Ciales, Puerto Rico |
| |
|
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|
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| 2016-17 ALL-SSC Newcomer Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| G |
Ada Yalcin |
Eckerd |
Jr. |
Antalya, Turkey |
| G |
Samantha Logan |
Nova Southeastern |
Sr. |
Corona, California |
| G |
Paola Vazquez Concepcion |
Lynn |
Jr. |
Ciales, Puerto Rico |
| F |
Faith Sanders |
Tampa |
Jr. |
Savannah, Georgia |
| C |
Kiara Palmer |
Barry |
Jr. |
Miami, Florida |
~ = 2015-16 Second Team
+ = 2015-16 Newcomer Team
^ = 2015-16 Newcomer of the Year
* = 2015-16 Freshman of the Year
1Felton shared the 2001-02 Player of the Year award with Kenya Storr of Rollins
2Honsinger’s first Coach of the Year award came in 2008-09
3Trine Kasemagi was named Newcomer of the Year in 2014-2015
4Both rank Top-10 in NCAA Division II
5Emmalee Schill (2013-14) and Paris Moore (2011-12)
6Danielle Robinson earned Freshman of the Year in 2011-2012