Two Lady Hawks Receive GSAC Honors

LAGRANGE, Ga. --- The Great South Athletic Conference announced its 2010-11 men's and women's basketball All-Conference awards earlier today with five Hawks and two Lady Hawks making the list.

The Lady Hawks' Jessi Andrews and Ashley Bonner earned GSAC All-Academic Team honors for this season after recording at least a 3.25 GPA in the classroom. Andrews also took home the GSAC's Individual Sportsmanship Award for the Lady Hawks. "I'm proud of the girls hard work in academics as well as athletics in receiving this honor," said head coach Buzz Phillips.

"I'd like to congratulate these young men for the great accomplishments they received from the conference this season," said head coach Mike Pugh on the five Hawks awarded by the GSAC.

Seniors Adrian Williams and Ephriam Hudson, both natives of Montgomery, were voted to the GSAC All-Conference Team after finishing 4th and 6th in conference scoring, respectively. Hudson started in 22 of the 24 games this season averaging 13.7 points per game and led the conference with 33.2 minutes per game. Williams led the GSAC with 44 blocks and placed 5th in rebounding with 133 total.

Newcomer Dayne Smith, a native of Aliquippa, Pa., was named to the GSAC All-Freshman Team after contributing off the bench for the Hawks. Smith averaged 13.7 minutes per game as a freshman scoring 81 points on the season, while shooting 22-of-30 from the free throw line.

Senior Deshaun Williams, a native of Aberdeen, Miss., was one of four players receiving the GSAC Sportsmanship Award. Williams started 21 of 24 games this season averaging 9.1 points per game, while finishing 3rd in the conference with 72 assists.

The Luverne, Ala. native, sophomore Mike Kilpatrick received the All-Academic Team honor after posting a 3.78 GPA. Kilpatrick played in 21 games this season dishing out 21 assists while scoring 21 points for the Hawks.

Huntingdon (10-14, 2-4 GSAC) returns to action this Friday, Feb. 25, at Roland Arena for the GSAC semifinals contest against Piedmont College (10-15, 3-3 GSAC). Tip off is set for 7:30 p.m., with live stats available at www.greatsouth.org.

Hodge Patterson
Sports Information Director
Phone: (334) 833-4579
sid@huntingdon.edu