Abilene, Texas – ECC Player of the Year, Danielle Wilson of Dowling College, has been named a Daktronics NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Second Team All-American. Bria Jackson of Queens College was also honored as an Honorable Mention selection.
Wilson, a senior forward from Bay Shore, N.Y. was a standout in her only season in a Golden Lions uniform, averaging a double-double on the season with averages of 17.2 points per game and 11.3 rebounds per game. Her rebounding total was good for 11th in all of Division II. Wilson was also among the national leaders in blocks per game (2.77), field goal percentage (.573), and double-doubles (19), ranking sixth in the nation in each category. The senior also lifted the Golden Lions to their first ever appearance in the Elite Eight, earning the NCAA Division II East Regional Most Outstanding Player honor after averaging 19.3 ppg and 16.7 rpg over three games.
Jackson earns Honorable Mention honors after leading the ECC and coming in sixth in Division II in scoring at 20.0 points per game. Jackson also averaged 7.3 rebounds per game and 4.5 assists per game on the season.
2012-13 Daktronics NCAA Division II Women's Basketball All-American Team
Ron Lenz National Player of the Year: Kari Daugherty, Ashland
First Team
Player | School | Pos. | Ht. | Yr. | Hometown |
Kari Daugherty | Ashland | G/F | 6-1 | Sr. | Fresno, Ohio |
Bianca Simmons | UMass Lowell | G | 5-6 | Sr. | Middletown, Conn. |
Drameka Griggs | Clayton St. | G | 5-5 | Jr. | Ellenwood, Ga. |
Hillary Southworth | West Liberty | G | 5-10 | Jr. | Twinsburg, Ohio |
Kiara Wright | Tarleton State | C | 6-1 | Jr. | Pittsburg, Texas |
Second Team
Player | School | Pos. | Ht. | Yr. | Hometown |
Danielle Wilson | Dowling | F | 6-3 | Sr. | Bay Shore, N.Y. |
Erin Mann | Holy Family | F/C | 6-1 | Sr. | West Chester, Pa. |
Kelsey Sigl | Colorado Mesa | F | 6-0 | Sr. | Bismarck, N.D. |
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe | Simon Fraser | F | 6-2 | Sr. | Toronto, Ontario |
Keuna Flax | Central Missouri | F | 5-11 | Jr. | Haltom City, Texas |
Third Team
Player | School | Pos. | Ht. | Yr. | Hometown |
Lauren Battista | Bentley | F | 6-0 | Jr. | North Easton, Mass. |
Kira Harvey | Lynn | G | 5-10 | Sr. | Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. |
Britt Harris | Western Washington | C | 6-2 | Sr. | Marysville, Wash. |
Judy Jones | Grand Canyon | G/F | 5-9 | Jr. | Monroe, La. |
Ginny Mills | Glenville State | G | 5-7 | Jr. | Steubenville, Ohio |
Honorable Mention: Laura Kinderknecht, Washburn; Bria Jackson, Queens; Kristen Hanzer, Fayetville State; Carly Boag, Minot State; Anike Whiting, Concordia-St. Paul; Teisha King, Texas-Permian Basin; Andrea Carter, Midwestern State; Kayla Brown, Findlay; Daiva Gerbec, Ashland