Huntingdon’s Crawford and Pickens named All-Conference
ATLANTA – Huntingdon senior Morgan Crawford and sophomore Patricia Pickens were named All-Conference by the Great South Athletic Conference on Thursday.
This is Crawford's second All-Conference selection in two seasons. Pickens was named to the All-Freshman team last season. The All-Academic teams and Sportsmanship Award winners were not released on Thursday.
"We're proud of Morgan and Pat. They've both earned this recognition," Huntingdon women's basketball coach Buzz Phillips said. "There is no doubt that both of them are two of the top players in the conference. They're both difference makers for us."
Crawford is Huntingdon's second-leading scorer this season with 12.1 points per game and leads the Lady Hawks with 132 assists and 83 steals. Crawford leads the GSAC in assists and is second in steals.
Pickens is Huntingdon's leading scorer with 12.8 points per game and is second on the team with 7.5 rebounds per game. Pickens is sixth in the GSAC in scoring and fifth in rebounding.
Huntingdon (15-9) hosts the GSAC Tournament Friday through Sunday at Roland Arena. Information on the tournament, including brackets and scores will be available at http://www.huntingdonhawks.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/2013GSAC
2013 GSAC Women's Basketball All-Conference Awards
Player of the Year: Satavia Taylor, Jr., Salem College
Freshman of the Year: Alexis Lee, Pine Manor College
Coach of the Year: Anita Bryant, Salem College
All-Conference
Satavia Taylor, Jr., Guard, Salem College
Genefine Sapateh, Sr., Guard, Agnes Scott
Jessie Blankenship, Jr., Forward, Covenant College
Morgan Crawford , Sr., Guard, Huntingdon College
Patricia Pickens, So., Forward, Huntingdon College
Arielle Register, Sr., Guard, Agnes Scott
Jasmine Shabazz, Jr., Center, Salem College
Natasia Franklin, So., Forward, Pine Manor
Kellie Bacon, Jr., Guard, Wesleyan College
Andrea Kinzer, So., Forward, Spelman College
All-Freshman Team
Alexis Lee, Guard, Pine Manor
Haley Soles, Guard, Covenant College
Sybil Lynch, Guard, Pine Manor
Alexis Storteboom, Forward, Covenant College
Courtney Kelson , Guard, Spelman College