Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Macklin, Napier earn All-MVC Accolades
03/13/2013 | 12:00:00 | Women's Basketball
March 13, 2013
By Bill Ford
SIUSalukis.com
CARBONDALE, Ill.— Southern Illinois women's basketball players Cartaesha Macklin and Rishonda Napier both earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors, the league announced Wednesday.
Macklin was named Honorable Mention All-MVC for the second consecutive season while Napier was named to the MVC All-Freshman Team.
Macklin finished the regular season as the MVC's leader in assists with an average of 4.3 per game in addition to ranking second in the league in scoring at 14.9 points per game. The Mayo, Fla., native led SIU in scoring in 16 games this season, including eight out of SIU's last nine games. Macklin also led SIU with an average of 1.3 steals per game and ranked third on the team in rebounding at 4.0 per game.
Napier was SIU's second leading scorer behind Macklin with an average of 10.9 points per game, which ranked third in the MVC among freshmen. The Burbank, Calif., native was SIU's leading 3-point shooter with 51 treys during the regular season, and she was also second on the team in assists (2.4/game) and steals (1.1/game).
Napier is SIU's third MVC All-Freshman honoree in the past two seasons as Macklin and center Alexus Patterson both earned the honor last season.
The MVC will announced the conference's Coach of the Year, Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Freshman of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year Thursday between the first two games of the MVC Tournament. The tournament opens with No. 8 Missouri State taking on No. 9 Drake at 4:05 p.m. at the Family Arena in St. Charles, Mo., while No. 7 Evansville faces No. 10 SIU at 7:05 p.m. in Thursday's nightcap.
ALL-MVC TEAMS
First Team
Jessica Diamond, Wichita State
Alex Harden, Wichita State
Marissa Janning, Creighton
Jacqui Kalin, UNI
Sarah Nelson, Creighton
Jamie Russell, Illinois State
Second Team
Kyndal Clark, Drake
Samantha Heck, Evansville
Anna Munn, Indiana State
Janae Smith, Illinois State
Katie Yohn, Bradley
Honorable Mention
Whitney Edie, Missouri State
Mallory Ladd, Evansville
Cartaesha Macklin, Southern Illinois
Racheal Mahan, Indiana State
Candace Sykes, Illinois State
All-Freshman Team
Marissa Janning, Creighton
Marina Laramie, Indiana State
Rishonda Napier, Southern Illinois
Hannah Schonhardt, UNI
Tyonna Snow, Missouri State
All-Defensive Team
Kyndal Clark, Drake
Alex Harden, Wichita State
Sarah Nelson, Creighton
Jamie Russell, Illinois State
Taylor Whitley, Indiana State
