NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Aiyana Johnson and Avery Brittingham were awarded All-WAC First Team while Johnson also got awarded WAC All-Defensive Team. Jordan Harrison was awarded Freshman of the Year and All-WAC Second Team.
Aiyana Johnson had a year to remember in her final year as a Ladyjack. Here’s a look at her statistics at the end of the regular season:
– .551 FG% (156-for-283) (1st in WAC)
– .719 FT% (106-for-146) (4th in WAC in total FTs made)
– 417 total points, 13.9 ppg
– 161 total rebounds, 5.4 rpg
– 64 assists
– 20 steals
– 34 blocks (3rd in WAC)
Avery Brittingham played a factor in nearly every game this year for the Ladyjacks. Here’s what she accomplished in an impressive junior season:
– .524 FG% (110-for-210)
– 303 total points, 10.4 ppg
– 242 total rebounds, 8.3 rpg (3rd in WAC)
– 85 assists
– 44 steals
– 20 blocks
– 1 triple-double (one of 24 players in the nation to record a triple-double this year)
Jordan Harrison made an impact on this team from day one, and she’s only just getting started. Here’s a look at the WAC Freshman of the Year’s season:
– .433 FG% (106-for-245)
Skip Ad– .330 3PT% (34-for-103)
– .813 FT% (91-for-112) (4th in WAC in FT%)
– 337 total points, 11.2 ppg
– 111 total rebounds, 3.7 rpg
– 142 assists (1st in WAC)
– 63 steals (3rd in WAC)
2022-23 WAC Women’s Basketball Awards (as voted by the conference head coaches)
Player of the Year: Starr Jacobs, UT Arlington
Defensive Player of the Year: Lizzy Williamson, Southern Utah
Sixth Woman of the Year: Tomekia Whitman, Southern Utah
Freshman of the Year: Jordan Harrison, Stephen F. Austin
Newcomer of the Year: Tomekia Whitman, Southern Utah
Coach of the Year: Tracy Sanders, Southern Utah
All-WAC First Team (Alphabetical by School)
Maleeah Langstaff, Abilene Christian
Trinity San Antonio, California Baptist
Tiarra Brown, Grand Canyon
Cherita Daugherty, Southern Utah
Avery Brittingham, Stephen F. Austin
Aiyana Johnson, Stephen F. Austin
Starr Jacobs, UT Arlington
Breaunna Gillen, Utah Tech
All-WAC Second Team (Alphabetical by School)
Grace Schmidt, California Baptist
Madelyn Batista, Sam Houston
Tomekia Whitman, Southern Utah
Lizzy Williamson, Southern Utah
Jordan Harrison, Stephen F. Austin
Teresa Da Silva, Tarleton
Kayla White, UT Arlington
Iyana Dorsey, UTRGV
WAC All-Defensive Team (Alphabetical by School)
Tiarra Brown, Grand Canyon
Aaliyah Collins, Grand Canyon
Lizzy Williamson, Southern Utah
Aiyana Johnson, Stephen F. Austin
Starr Jacobs, UT Arlington
WAC All-Newcomer Team (Alphabetical by School)
Maleeah Langstaff, Abilene Christian
Aspen Thornton, Abilene Christian
Teresa Da Silva, Tarleton
Tomekia Whitman, Southern Utah
Kayla White, UT Arlington