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Athletics Department - News
SIAC ANNOUNCES 2006-07 All Conference Teams:
Benedict Men & Fort Valley State Women win SIAC Regular Season Title
February 27, 2007
Tucker, GA The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is pleased to announce the 2006-07 SIAC All Conference, All Academic Teams and Superlatives. Leading the way for this year's awards is Natasha Gray, of Benedict College, who took home First Team All Conference honors, MVP of the Year, and leading her team to a second place finish in the SIAC. Latoya Braithwait of Benedict, Shannon Grant of Albany State, Mariah Holt of Kentucky State, and Lokachiran Jamison of Lane took home All Academic honors with at least a 3.7 GPA. Kentucky State's head coach Michelle Clark-Heard took home the Coach of the Year honors. Clark-Heard led turned her team around from a 5-23 record to a 19-8 overall record and a 5th place finish in the conference. Cortney Matthewis of Kentucky State took home first team honors and also Freshman of the Year.
For the men Monyea Pratt of Stillman College led his team to a fourth place finish in the conference, First Team All Conference honors, and MVP of the Year. William Belton (Morehouse College), took home All Conference honors and All Academic team honors. Benedict's head coach Fred Watson led his team to a 1st place finish in the SIAC while taking home Coach of the Year honors for the second consecutive season. Benedict also finished the regular season with the #1 seed in the NCAA South Region. With a great performance in the SIAC Tournament Benedict could host the NCAA regional. Freshman Tauren Moy of LeMoyne-Owen College, who was 7th in the Conference in scoring, took home 1st Team honors and Freshman of the Year.
Student Athletes receiving All Conference, All Academic, and Superlative honors will be recognized during the SIAC Banquet, February 27, 2007 at 7:00 pm at the Boutwell Auditorium. All the SIAC teams will be in action beginning February 28 March 4, 2007 at Fair Park Arena in Birmingham, AL. Tickets are still available. For more information on the tournament please visit http://www.siacbasketballtournament.com/.
Tie Breaker Procedure
2006-07 SIAC Women's All Conference Team
| First Team |
| Natasha Gray |
Benedict |
5'11 |
SR |
Long Beach, CA |
| Valarie McQueen |
Benedict |
5'8 |
SR |
Detroit, MI |
| Prinsha Williams |
Clark Atlanta |
5'9 |
SR |
Mobile, AL |
| Takesha Riggs |
Fort Valley St. |
5'8 |
FR |
Homestead, FL |
| Cortney Matthewis |
Kentucky St. |
5'10 |
FR |
Missouri City, TX |
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| Second Team |
| Lakeisha Bell |
Paine |
5'10 |
SO |
Memphis, TN |
| Rishaunda Gartrell |
Tuskegee |
5'10 |
SO |
Lithonia, GA |
| Crystal Benton |
Tuskegee |
5'9 |
JR |
Rex, GA |
| Mattie Jones |
Kentucky St. |
6'3 |
SO |
Long Island, NY |
| Bianca Burton |
Stillman |
6'0 |
JR |
Miami, FL |
2006-07 SIAC All Academic Team
| Mariah Holt |
Kentucky St. |
SO |
3.72 |
Early Childhood Eductation |
| Shannon Grant |
Albany St. |
SR |
3.71 |
Accounting |
| Latoya Braithwaite |
Benedict |
SO |
3.71 |
Criminal Justice |
| Lokachiran Jamison |
Lane |
JR |
3.70 |
Mass Communications |
| Akeila Tripp |
Fort Valley St. |
JR |
3.62 |
Infant & Child Development |
Freshman of the Year:
| Cortney Matthewis |
Kentucky State University |
Most Valuable Player of the Year:
| Natasha Gray |
Benedict College |
Coach of the Year:
| Michelle Clark-Heard |
Kentucky State University |
| 1st Place |
Fort Valley State University |
| 2nd Place |
Benedict College |
| 3rd Place |
Tuskegee University | |
2006-07 Men's All-Conference Team
| First Team |
| Monyea Pratt |
Stillman |
6'6 |
SR |
Birmingham, AL |
| Brian Harper |
Paine |
6'10 |
SR |
Stone Mountain, GA |
| Kenny Jones |
Kentucky St. |
6'6 |
JR |
Long Island, NY |
| Leslie Brown |
Benedict |
6'3 |
SR |
Louisville, KY |
| Steven Fluker |
Lane |
6'4 |
SO |
Memphis, TN |
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| Second Team |
| Adrian Comer |
Lane |
6'3 |
SR |
Jackson, TN |
| Andrew Jones |
Miles |
6'3 |
SR |
Dallas, GA |
| William Belton |
Morehouse |
6'0 |
SR |
Fairburn, GA |
| Travon McGruder |
Albany St. |
6'7 |
SR |
Augusta, GA |
| Tauren Moy |
LeMoyne-Owen |
6'0 |
FR |
Memphis, TN |
2005-06 SIAC All Academic Team
| Jermaine Bentley |
Kentucky St. |
SO |
3.78 |
Early Childhood Development |
| William Belton |
Morehouse |
SR |
3.63 |
Psychology |
| Jacarri Neal |
Lane |
JR |
3.60 |
Sociology |
| Paul Nickerson |
Clark Atlanta |
SO |
3.59 |
Business Administration |
| Ray Northern |
Fort Valley St. |
SR |
3.56 |
Biology |
Freshman of the Year
| Tauren Moy |
LeMoyne-Owen College |
Most Valuable Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
| Fred Watson |
Benedict College |
| 1st Place |
Benedict College |
| 2nd Place |
Fort Valley State University |
| 3rd Place |
Paine College | |
Source: SIAC
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