Simmons Named to All-Sun Belt Third Team
By: ULM Athletics
Updated: March 6, 2013
NEW ORLEANS -- Junior forward Ashleigh Simmons was named All-Sun Belt Third Team on Wednesday as voted on by media and the league's coaches.
Simmons was named Sun Belt and Louisiana Player of the Week on Monday. Simmons finished the regular season with nine double-doubles, which is tied for fourth in the league. Her 8.2 rebounds per game ranks fifth in the league and her 17-rebounds at Western Kentucky is tied for second most in the SBC this season.
She finished the regular season with a career-high 27 points with 14 rebounds in a win over UL-Lafayette. Simmons scored in double-figures in 20 of the 29 games this season including 13 straight at one point. She shot 51% from the floor this season, which ranks sixth in the league. During her 27-point game, she was 10-for-11 from the floor (91%), which is the best shooting performance tin the SBC this season.
ULM will play Florida Atlantic on Friday at noon inside Summit Arena in Hot Springs, Ark. as play begins in the 2013 Sun Belt Championship. The teams split the two regular season meetings, with the Warhawks winning most recently, 90-86, in Boca Raton, Fla.
A full release can be found here.
WOMEN'S FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Jerica Coley (FIU, Junior, Guard)
Kortni Jones (Middle Tennessee, Senior, Guard)
Ebony Rowe (Middle Tennessee, Junior, Forward)
Chastity Gooch (WKU, Sophomore, Forward)
Alexis Govan (WKU, Sophomore, Guard)
WOMEN'S SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Taylor Ford (UALR, Junior, Guard)
Jane Morrill (Arkansas State, Junior, Forward)
Chenise Miller (Florida Atlantic, RS-Junior, Forward)
Icelyn Elie (Middle Tennessee, Senior, Forward)
Joanna Harden (Troy, Junior, Guard)
WOMEN'S THIRD TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Marita Davydova (FIU, Junior, Center)
Ashleigh Simmons (ULM, Junior, Forward)
Loryn Goodwin (North Texas, Freshman, Guard)
Alexis Hyder (North Texas, Freshman, Forward)
Mary Nixon (South Alabama, Senior, Guard)
WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jerica Coley (FIU, Junior, Guard)
WOMEN'S DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Chastity Gooch (WKU, Sophomore, Forward)
WOMEN'S FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Loryn Goodwin (North Texas, Freshman, Guard)
WOMEN'S COACH OF THE YEAR
Michelle Clark-Heard, WKU
Simmons was named Sun Belt and Louisiana Player of the Week on Monday. Simmons finished the regular season with nine double-doubles, which is tied for fourth in the league. Her 8.2 rebounds per game ranks fifth in the league and her 17-rebounds at Western Kentucky is tied for second most in the SBC this season.
She finished the regular season with a career-high 27 points with 14 rebounds in a win over UL-Lafayette. Simmons scored in double-figures in 20 of the 29 games this season including 13 straight at one point. She shot 51% from the floor this season, which ranks sixth in the league. During her 27-point game, she was 10-for-11 from the floor (91%), which is the best shooting performance tin the SBC this season.
ULM will play Florida Atlantic on Friday at noon inside Summit Arena in Hot Springs, Ark. as play begins in the 2013 Sun Belt Championship. The teams split the two regular season meetings, with the Warhawks winning most recently, 90-86, in Boca Raton, Fla.
A full release can be found here.
WOMEN'S FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Jerica Coley (FIU, Junior, Guard)
Kortni Jones (Middle Tennessee, Senior, Guard)
Ebony Rowe (Middle Tennessee, Junior, Forward)
Chastity Gooch (WKU, Sophomore, Forward)
Alexis Govan (WKU, Sophomore, Guard)
WOMEN'S SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Taylor Ford (UALR, Junior, Guard)
Jane Morrill (Arkansas State, Junior, Forward)
Chenise Miller (Florida Atlantic, RS-Junior, Forward)
Icelyn Elie (Middle Tennessee, Senior, Forward)
Joanna Harden (Troy, Junior, Guard)
WOMEN'S THIRD TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Marita Davydova (FIU, Junior, Center)
Ashleigh Simmons (ULM, Junior, Forward)
Loryn Goodwin (North Texas, Freshman, Guard)
Alexis Hyder (North Texas, Freshman, Forward)
Mary Nixon (South Alabama, Senior, Guard)
WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jerica Coley (FIU, Junior, Guard)
WOMEN'S DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Chastity Gooch (WKU, Sophomore, Forward)
WOMEN'S FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Loryn Goodwin (North Texas, Freshman, Guard)
WOMEN'S COACH OF THE YEAR
Michelle Clark-Heard, WKU
