ATLANTA, Ga. – The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced the 2019 NCAA Division II Coaches' All-America Team on Monday evening at a banquet preceding the Elite Eight in Columbus, Ohio.
SWOSU's dynamic senior duo of
Hailey Tucker and
Hayden Priddy both earned a selection to the team, with Tucker claiming a spot on the 10-member First Team while Priddy garnered honorable mention. This is the second All-America selection of the day for each player, with Priddy previously being named First Team All-American by the
Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) while Tucker was a Third Team selection. They also become the first Lady Bulldogs to be chosen to the WBCA All-American Team since SWOSU became a member of NCAA Division II.
"I'm so blessed to be an All-American and represent the best university in the world," Tucker said of the selction. "My coaches and teammates put me in the absolute best position to be able to do great things for my team. I'm just so humbled and I feel so blessed right now. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this journey and supported us. We hope to keep it going!"
The WBCA presents the Player of the Year award annually to the top player in five of the six WBCA membership divisions (NCAA Divisions II, and III, NAIA, two-year college and high school). The Player of the Year and the 10-member Coaches' All-America team in each division are selected by a committee of WBCA member coaches in that division. The Wade Trophy is presented to the best player in NCAA Division I.
"Honestly, I'm just so humbled to be an All-American," Priddy said. "Going into SWOSU, it was one of my goals that I had talked about with my parents and something I had definitely dreamed about, but to actually get the award is another thing. I just don't know what else to say besides that I'm so happy and so thankful!"
SWOSU Women's Basketball will make their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight on Tuesday (March 26), taking on Saint Anselm at 1:30 pm (CST) in Columbus, Ohio. For those unable to attend, a
Watch Party is scheduled at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center in Weatherford beginning at 1:00 pm.
Here are the 2019 WBCA NCAA Division II Coaches' All-Americans:
| Name |
School |
| Seairra Barrett |
California University of Pennsylvania |
| Marissa Brown |
West Liberty University |
| Hailey Diestelkamp |
Drury University |
| Camille Giardina |
Florida Southern College |
| Lexy Hightower |
West Texas A&M University |
| Jessica Kelliher |
Lewis University |
| Alexy Mollenhauer |
Anderson University |
| Hailey Tucker |
Southwestern Oklahoma State University |
| Dana Watts |
American International College |
| Mikayla Williams |
University of California - San Diego |
Here are the student-athletes who received 2019 WBCA NCAA Division II Coaches' All-America honorable mention:
| Name |
School |
| Michaela Barnes |
Edinboro University |
| Daejah Bernard |
Drury University |
| Ay'Anna Bey |
Benedict College |
| Cassidy Boensch |
Grand Valley State University |
| Toni Brewer |
University of West Florida |
| Addy Clift |
Oklahoma Christian University |
| Marquita Daniels |
Angelo State University |
| Natalie Diaz |
Dominican University |
| Jaylyn Duran |
Colorado Mesa University |
| Raziyah Farrington |
University of Charleston |
| Anja Fuchs-Robetin |
Florida Southern College |
| Savanna Hanson |
Azusa Pacific University |
| Jessica Harris |
Lander University |
| Felecity Havens |
University of Mount Olive |
| Jodi Johnson |
Ashland University |
| Tyra Jones |
Emporia State University |
| Tatyana Legette |
Fort Hays State University |
| Ellie Logan |
Northwest Nazarene University |
| Kylie Lorenzen |
Southern New Hampshire University |
| Shareka McNeill |
Virginia Union University |
| Halee Nieman |
University of West Florida |
| Haris Price |
Carson-Newman University |
| Hayden Priddy |
Southwestern Oklahoma State University |
| Paige Redmond |
University of Central Missouri |
| McKayla Roberts |
Le Moyne College |
| Olivia Robertson |
Lubbock Christian University |
| Alex Thomas |
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia |
| Hannah Wandersee |
University of Alaska - Anchorage |
| Kianna Wynn |
Barton College |
| Irisa Ye |
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia |
About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit www.WBCA.org for more details about the Association.
