Quigley Leads 11-Member All-NCC Women's Basketball Team
St. Cloud State's Erika Quigley headlines the 11-member 2006-2007 All-North Central Conference women's basketball team as only the sixth NCC women's player to be named to the select squad for the fourth time in her career and as the league's Most Valuable Player. North Dakota head coach Gene Roebuck received Coach of the Year honors for the tenth time in his career. The team is voted on by NCC coaches.
North Dakota's Carissa Jahner was named league Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive time while Nebraska-Omaha's Alyssa Green was named Freshman of the Year. South Dakota's Jeana Hoffman was honored as the Newcomer of the Year.
Five of the 11 players are making a repeat appearance on the team led by the fourth appearance of Quigley. Alison Adamson of Augustana, Ashley Langen of North Dakota and Karen Thies all earned their third All-NCC honor while Katie Winkelman of Minnesota Duluth is appearing on the team for the second time.
Quigley led the league in scoring (23.7 ppg) and rebounding (11.4 rpg) while finishing second in field goal percentage (55.4%, 113x204) and blocked shots (2.58 bspg).
Jahner finished the season third in assists (3.67 apg) and tied for fourth with 2.00 steals per game. She is the second player to be named Defensive Player of the Year in three consecutive seasons. The only other player to acheive the feat was Jody Buck of North Dakota State in 1991,1992 and 1993.
Green finished her freshman campaign averaging 11.7 points (tied for 13th) and 3.6 rebounds per NCC game with being tied for eighth in the league with 3.00 steals per game, ninth in assist-to-turnover ratio (0.84) and 15th in field goal percentage (44.9%, 53x118).
Jeana Hoffman, a junior transfer from Texas State, led the league in three-point field goals made (2.58 3fgpg), tied for seventh in steals (1.92 spg), 10th in rebounding (6.3 rpg), 12th in scoring (12.4 ppg) and 14th in three-point field goal percentage (34.4%, 31x90).
Roebuck guided the Fighting Sioux to a 12-2 NCC mark and a 29-3 mark overall. The Sioux captured their eleventh NCC title and their seventh consectutive NCC Postseason Tournament Championship. It is the tenth time that Roebuck, in this 20th season, has received the award. UND will host the North Central Region Championships March 9-12.
2006-2007 All-North Central Conference Women's Basketball Team
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Name |
School |
Pos |
Ht |
Yr |
PPG |
RPG |
Hometown |
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Alison Adamson^ |
Augustana |
G |
5-5 |
Sr. |
18.5 |
3.7 |
Willmar, Minn. |
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Justine Axtell |
Minnesota Duluth |
G |
5-10 |
Sr. |
11.0 |
5.2 |
Barnum, Minn. |
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Jeana Hoffman |
South Dakota |
G |
5-8 |
Jr. |
8.3 |
6.3 |
Mitchell, S.D. |
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Ashley Holiday |
Augustana |
F/C |
6-2 |
Jr. |
12.5 |
7.3 |
Hayti, S.D. |
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Carissa Jahner |
North Dakota |
G |
5-8 |
Sr. |
13.8 |
4.8 |
Fargo, N.D. |
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Kierah Kimbrough |
North Dakota |
F |
6-1 |
So. |
17.0 |
11.0 |
Greenbush, Minn. |
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Ashley Langen^ |
North Dakota |
C |
6-2 |
Jr. |
14.8 |
9.3 |
Kennedy, Minn. |
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Erika Quigley$ |
St. Cloud State |
P |
6-2 |
Sr. |
23.7 |
11.4 |
Duluth, Minn. |
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Karen Thies^ |
Nebraska-Omaha |
G |
5-4 |
Sr. |
15.7 |
6.6 |
Durango, Colo. |
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Katie Winkelman* |
Minnesota Duluth |
F/C |
6-1 |
Sr. |
17.0 |
7.2 |
Morris, Minn. |
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Bridget Yoerger |
South Dakota |
F |
5-11 |
So. |
12.6 |
7.9 |
Hinton, Iowa |
*Two-time selection (2006 and 2007), ^Three-Time selection (2005, 2006 and 2007), $Four-Time Selection (2004, 05, 06 and 07)
Coach of the Year: Gene Roebuck, North Dakota
Most Valuable Player: Erika Quigley, St. Cloud State
Defensive Player of the Year: Carissa Jahner, North Dakota (third consecutive year, second player to achieve three straight)
Freshman of the Year: Alyssa Green, Nebraska-Omaha
Newcomer of the Year: Jeana Hoffman, South Dakota
By Schools: Augustana (2), Minnesota Duluth (2), Nebraska-Omaha (1), North Dakota (3), St. Cloud State (1), South Dakota (2).
By Class: Sophomore (2), Junior (3), Senior (6)
Honorable Mention: Minnesota State:
Alex Andrews, Heather Johnson; Nebraska-Omaha: Ashley
Freerksen; St. Cloud State: Kayla Rengel; South
Dakota: Shannon Daly.