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HATTANOOGA---The Deandra Schirmer Era of Chattanooga women's basketball begins now.
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 Schirmer becomes the eighth head coach of the Mocs, Vice Chancellor for Athletics Mark Wharton announced Thursday morning.
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 "We're very happy to welcome Deandra to Chattanooga," he shared. "It was a quick yet thorough process. I was once again humbled and thrilled that such a high level of applicants were interested in leading one of our programs. Once we got through the zoom sessions and face-to-face interviews, it was apparent to our team that Deandra is the right person to lead us forward among an incredibly competitive and gifted field.
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 "Deandra fits the values of who we are as a department and University. We're excited to announce she is a part of the Mocs family."
 &nbsp;
 She comes to Chattanooga from Valdosta State University where she was head coach for five seasons. Schirmer amassed an impressive 114-31 record (.786) and 86-19 mark (.819) in the Gulf South Conference. She built a DII juggernaut going 78-16 (.830) overall, 60-7 (.896) in league play, over the last three years.
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 Her Lady Blazers earned NCAA Tournament berths the last four campaigns with a trip to the Elite Eight in 2022. They won the GSC in 2021 and 2024 and boasted three DII All-America selections in a record run.
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 The 2023-24 season was one for the record books with a 30-3 overall mark and 23-1 in GSC play. The Lady Blazers reeled off a school record 27-game win streak which earned league Coach of the Year honors to go with the Atlanta Tipoff Club's&nbsp;<a href="https://vstateblazers.com/news/2024/4/3/womens-basketball-schirmer-named-whack-hyder-georgia-womens-college-coach-of-the-year.aspx">Wednesday release</a>&nbsp;of Schirmer being the 2024 Whack Hyder Georgia Women's Coach of the Year. Her squad ranked as high as second and finished 11th in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Poll.
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 Her initial Lady Blazers squad lost 10 games in GSC play going 10-10 in 2019-20. They lost just nine in the next four years combined.
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 "I am humbled and honored to be the head women's basketball coach at UTC," Schirmer said. "There is a tremendous tradition of success along with a fan base that is supportive of its women's basketball program.
 &nbsp;
 "I'm grateful to Dr. (Steven) Angle, Mark Wharton and his staff for providing me this opportunity to not only be a part of that tradition, but to take it to new heights. I'm excited to get to Chattanooga and get to work!"
 &nbsp;
 Schirmer has certainly worked hard to earn this opportunity. She was an all-conference and all-region performer at Cloud County (Kan.) Community College before finishing her playing career at USC-Aiken. She helped lead her squad to an eighth-place finish nationally as a senior earning CSC (former CoSIDA) Academic All-District first team honors.
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 A year as a graduate assistant in marketing and promotions at Georgia State led Schirmer back to the court. She completed her GA assignment on the Panthers bench in 2013-14 before her first full-time opportunity opened in St. Pete, Fla.
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 Schirmer completed five seasons as an assistant coach at Eckerd College. She helped lead the Tritons to 20-win ledgers every year as Paul Honsinger's ladies went 106-45 over that span. They went to the NCAA Tournament in four of those five seasons and were the No. 1 seed in the South Region in 2017 earning the program's first postseason victory.
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 Originally from Holton, Kan., Schirmer was an all-state star in basketball and volleyball during her prep career at Holton High School. She captained both sports while also lettering in cross country and softball. Her efforts earned the coveted Naismith Award. She's a 2012 Business Marketing graduate of USCA and got her Master's in Sports Administration from GSU in 2014.
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 "It is very evident that the supportive administration and community have been instrumental in developing the tradition of success here at UTC," Schirmer added. "I am eager to get started and to meet all the fans and alumni that make this place so special.
 &nbsp;
 "Go Mocs!"
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 The Chattanooga Mocs have a public introduction planned for Friday including a press conference at 2:30 p.m., in Lupton Hall on the main floor. Parking for the event is in the Lupton Garage.&nbsp;<a href="https://explore.utc.edu/?id=1826#!ct/48771?s/lupton%20hall">Click here</a>&nbsp;for a campus map.&nbsp;
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 Year-by-Year with Schirmer
 2019-20: 18-11 | 10-10 GSC (T7th)
 2020-21: 18-4 | 16-2 GSC (1st) | NCAA Tournament 2nd Round
 2021-22: 26-6 | 17-2 GSC (2nd) | NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
 2022-23: 22-7 | 20-4 GSC (T3rd) | NCAA Tournament
 2023-24: 30-3 Overall | 23-1 GSC (1st) | NCAA Tournament 2nd Round
 Total:&nbsp;114-31 | 86-19 GSC | 4 NCAA Tournaments
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 GoMocs.com is the official website of the Chattanooga Mocs.&nbsp;Buy officially licensed gear in our&nbsp;<a href="http://utc.shoptruespirit.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/BNCBHomePage?storeId=88506&catalogId=10003&langId=-1">online store</a>. The Mocs can also be followed on their official&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/ChattanoogaMocs">Facebook</a>&nbsp;page or&nbsp;<a href="http://www.twitter.com/GoMocs">Twitter</a>.&nbsp;Find out how to join the UTC Mocs Club and support more than 300 student-athletes by clicking&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mocsclub.com/">here</a>. Check out the Mocs on the Mic&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/MocsOnTheMic">podcast here</a>.&nbsp;NIL opportunities with Chattanooga Mocs student-athletes can be found&nbsp;<a href="https://opendorse.com/chattanooga-mocs">here</a>.

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Rachael Rose named CSC Academic All-America

Wofford guard made third team after averaging 22 points and sporting a 3.86 GPA

 
Austin, Texas – The College Sports Communicators announced their Academic All-American teams, which honors outstanding academic and athletic achievement by student-athletes throughout the landscape of college sports, on Wednesday with Wofford’s Rachael Rose as a third team selection. 



Rose, the SoCon women’s basketball Player of the Year and Becky Hammon Award finalist, averaged 22 points per game and 8.3 rebounds per game this season. The Scranton, Pennsylvania, product lead the league in scoring, free throw percentage (.870), assists per game (5.4), assist to turnover ratio (2.3), and steals per game (2.1). 



During the season Rose reached multiple career milestones, including 1,000 points and 500 rebounds. She is the 19th Terrier all-time to reach 1,000 points. She now holds Wofford’s single season record for scoring after pouring in 670 total points this season. She also holds a new single season assists record with 163.



Nationally, Rose finished the season ranked seventh in points per game, 25th in free throw percentage, and 27th in assists per game after leading the Terriers to a 17-13 record and semifinal appearance in the SoCon Tournament.



She recorded the program's first triple-double against Furman on January 20, the first in the league since 2014. Rose posted 23 games with at least 20 points, including three with 30-plus and eight double-doubles. She scored a new career high of 38, the third most in program history, in the SoCon semifinals against UNCG.



Rose amassed many honors during the campaign, which was capped with her repeating as SoCon Player of the Year whilst also earning First-Team All-SoCon recognition. She was named SoCon Player of the Week a record seven times this season and earned the player of the month award for three of the four months it was issued. She also was named SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week three times. 



A junior, Rose was selected for the CSC Academic All-District team on March 26. She is majoring in Psychology and holds a 3.86 GPA.

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Cullowhee, N.C. – Former head coach at both George Washington University and the University of Wisconsin, Jonathan Tsipis has been named the next head women's basketball head coach at Western Carolina University, Director of Athletics Alex Gary announced today. Tsipis (pronounced SIP-iss) comes to Cullowhee having most recently served on the staff at Marquette University. 
  
Tsipis, whose contract was approved by the WCU Board of Trustees on Friday morning, becomes the 14th different head women's basketball coach in Western Carolina history dating back to 1965. He is a veteran coach with 27 years of experience, including nearly a decade as a NCAA Division I women's basketball head coach. 
  
Tsipis will be formally introduced to the Catamount Nation at a special on-campus press conference next Wednesday, April 10, at Noon in the Ramsey Center Hospitality Room. Coverage of the event will be available online through ESPN+ (paid subscription required) with a live video stream available through the Catamount Athletics Facebook page (<a href="http://www.fb.com/catamountsports">www.FB.com/catamountsports</a>) and YouTube channel (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/catamountsports">www.youtube.com/catamountsports</a>) through links available at CatamountSports.com. 
  
"We are excited to welcome Jonathan Tsipis and his family to Western Carolina University and Catamount Nation," said Director of Athletics Alex Gary. "Jonathan's experience and proven ability to turn a program around made him stand out among the tremendous interest we received for our opening. His passion for the game of basketball and well-articulated plan for success at WCU gives me full confidence in his ability to lead our program." 
  
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Tsipis spent the past two seasons as the Advisor for Scouting and Analytics at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis., alongside Megan Duffy, who played for him while an assistant at Notre Dame and coached under him at George Washington. Duffy recently accepted the head coaching job at Virginia Tech in the ACC. The Golden Eagles women's basketball team went 44-20 over the past two years with consecutive 20-win seasons with Tsipis on the bench. Last season, Marquette posted the best seasonal start in program history. The Golden Eagles were one of just three non-Power 5 programs in the country to receive at-large bids to each of the last two NCAA Tournaments. 
  
Before starting on staff in the "Original Brew City" in September 2022, Tsipis spent five seasons on the sidelines an hour to the west at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. With the Badgers, Tsipis coached players to eight All-Big Ten honors including a pair of 1,000-point scorers Marsha Howard and Cayla McMorris. His 2018-19 season recruiting class featured three Top 100 players marking one of the highest-ranked classes in program history. 
  
Tsipis coached the Badgers to their best finish in nearly a decade in 2018-19 with a 15-win season and helped the team advance to the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals for the first time since 2013. 
 
Prior to his time at Wisconsin (2016-21), Tsipis served as the head coach at George Washington from 2012-16 where he helped turn the Colonials into a national power. 
  
Taking over a program that went 11-18 the year prior to his arrival, GW posted a record of 92-38 through four seasons with Tsipis at the helm. In his final two seasons in the nation's capital, the team had a 55-11 record with Atlantic-10 titles and NCAA Tournament appearances in both years. In 2014-15, Tsipis was named the A-10 Coach of the Year after seeing the Colonials peak as high as 19th in the national polls. He also coached and helped develop two-time honorable mention All-American and 2016 WNBA first-round draft pick Jonquel Jones, who was inducted into the GW Athletics Hall of Fame in February 2024. 
  
In four seasons at George Washington, Tsipis led the Colonials to three postseason appearances including the WNIT third round in 2013-14 and consecutive NCAA tournament berths in 2014-15 and 2015-16. 
  
"I am thrilled for the opportunity to lead the Western Carolina University women's basketball program," said Tsipis. "The vision that Athletics Director Alex Gary has for the athletics department as a whole and specifically for women's basketball is inspiring. The WCU campus and surrounding communities have long supported Catamount basketball. We will work tirelessly to recruit and develop student-athletes that take pride in wearing a Western Carolina jersey and compete for championships in the Southern Conference." 
 
Working under Women's Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Muffett McGraw at Notre Dame from 2003-12, Tsipis made a name for himself as one of the top assistant coaches in the country with a strong track record of player development. In 2008 he was promoted to associate head coach and recruiting coordinator, and that same year was named the BasketballScoop.com National Assistant Coach of the Year. 
  
In his nine seasons with the Fighting Irish, the team compiled a 228-77 overall record and advanced to the NCAA Tournament every year including five Sweet 16 appearances and national runner-up finishes during his final two seasons.  
 
Tsipis earned his start in the coaching world with several positions in men's basketball, three in the state of North Carolina. Before his time at Notre Dame, he worked as the director of men's basketball operations at UNC Greensboro (2002-03) under Fran McCaffery, assistant men's basketball coach at Elon (2000-02), Le Moyne College (1999-2000) in Syracuse, N.Y., and Cornell (1996-99) and was an undergraduate men's basketball staff assistant at Duke (1995-96) under another Hall of Fame head coach Mike Krzyzewski. 
 
A native of Hinckley, Ohio, before moving to Durham, N.C., as a junior in high school, Tsipis graduated from North Carolina in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in pharmacy. He and his wife Leigh are parents to two children, a daughter Emily, and a son Joshua. 
 
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Jonathan Tsipis – Collegiate Coaching Experience:

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	<li>Western Carolina University, Head Coach (2024-)</li>
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	<li>Marquette University, Advisor for Scouting and Analytics (2022-24)</li>
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	<li>University of Wisconsin, Women's Basketball Head Coach (2016-21)</li>
</ul>

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	<li>George Washington University, Women's Basketball Head Coach (2012-16)</li>
</ul>

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	<li>University of Notre Dame, Women's Basketball Associate Head Coach (2008-12)</li>
</ul>

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	<li>University of Notre Dame, Women's Basketball Assistant Coach (2003-2008)</li>
</ul>

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	<li>UNC Greensboro, Director of Basketball Operations (2002-03)</li>
</ul>

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	<li>Elon University, Men's Basketball Assistant Coach (2000-02)</li>
</ul>

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	<li>LeMoyne College, Men's Basketball Assistant Coach (1999-2000)</li>
</ul>

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	<li>Cornell University, Men's Basketball Assistant Coach / Volunteer Aide (1996-99)</li>
</ul>

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	<li>Duke University, Undergraduate Men's Basketball Staff Assistant (1995-96)</li>
</ul>

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CHATTANOOGA---The Deandra Schirmer Era of Chattanooga women's basketball begins now. 
  
Schirmer becomes the eighth head coach of the Mocs, Vice Chancellor for Athletics Mark Wharton announced Thursday morning. 
  
"We're very happy to welcome Deandra to Chattanooga," he shared. "It was a quick yet thorough process. I was once again humbled and thrilled that such a high level of applicants were interested in leading one of our programs. Once we got through the zoom sessions and face-to-face interviews, it was apparent to our team that Deandra is the right person to lead us forward among an incredibly competitive and gifted field. 
  
"Deandra fits the values of who we are as a department and University. We're excited to announce she is a part of the Mocs family." 
  
She comes to Chattanooga from Valdosta State University where she was head coach for five seasons. Schirmer amassed an impressive 114-31 record (.786) and 86-19 mark (.819) in the Gulf South Conference. She built a DII juggernaut going 78-16 (.830) overall, 60-7 (.896) in league play, over the last three years. 
  
Her Lady Blazers earned NCAA Tournament berths the last four campaigns with a trip to the Elite Eight in 2022. They won the GSC in 2021 and 2024 and boasted three DII All-America selections in a record run. 
  
The 2023-24 season was one for the record books with a 30-3 overall mark and 23-1 in GSC play. The Lady Blazers reeled off a school record 27-game win streak which earned league Coach of the Year honors to go with the Atlanta Tipoff Club's <a href="https://vstateblazers.com/news/2024/4/3/womens-basketball-schirmer-named-whack-hyder-georgia-womens-college-coach-of-the-year.aspx">Wednesday release</a> of Schirmer being the 2024 Whack Hyder Georgia Women's Coach of the Year. Her squad ranked as high as second and finished 11th in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Poll. 
  
Her initial Lady Blazers squad lost 10 games in GSC play going 10-10 in 2019-20. They lost just nine in the next four years combined. 
  
"I am humbled and honored to be the head women's basketball coach at UTC," Schirmer said. "There is a tremendous tradition of success along with a fan base that is supportive of its women's basketball program. 
  
"I'm grateful to Dr. (Steven) Angle, Mark Wharton and his staff for providing me this opportunity to not only be a part of that tradition, but to take it to new heights. I'm excited to get to Chattanooga and get to work!" 
  
Schirmer has certainly worked hard to earn this opportunity. She was an all-conference and all-region performer at Cloud County (Kan.) Community College before finishing her playing career at USC-Aiken. She helped lead her squad to an eighth-place finish nationally as a senior earning CSC (former CoSIDA) Academic All-District first team honors. 
  
A year as a graduate assistant in marketing and promotions at Georgia State led Schirmer back to the court. She completed her GA assignment on the Panthers bench in 2013-14 before her first full-time opportunity opened in St. Pete, Fla. 
  
Schirmer completed five seasons as an assistant coach at Eckerd College. She helped lead the Tritons to 20-win ledgers every year as Paul Honsinger's ladies went 106-45 over that span. They went to the NCAA Tournament in four of those five seasons and were the No. 1 seed in the South Region in 2017 earning the program's first postseason victory. 
  
Originally from Holton, Kan., Schirmer was an all-state star in basketball and volleyball during her prep career at Holton High School. She captained both sports while also lettering in cross country and softball. Her efforts earned the coveted Naismith Award. She's a 2012 Business Marketing graduate of USCA and got her Master's in Sports Administration from GSU in 2014. 
  
"It is very evident that the supportive administration and community have been instrumental in developing the tradition of success here at UTC," Schirmer added. "I am eager to get started and to meet all the fans and alumni that make this place so special. 
  
"Go Mocs!" 
  
The Chattanooga Mocs have a public introduction planned for Friday including a press conference at 2:30 p.m., in Lupton Hall on the main floor. Parking for the event is in the Lupton Garage. <a href="https://explore.utc.edu/?id=1826#!ct/48771?s/lupton%20hall">Click here</a> for a campus map.  
  
Year-by-Year with Schirmer 
2019-20: 18-11 | 10-10 GSC (T7th) 
2020-21: 18-4 | 16-2 GSC (1st) | NCAA Tournament 2nd Round 
2021-22: 26-6 | 17-2 GSC (2nd) | NCAA Tournament Elite Eight 
2022-23: 22-7 | 20-4 GSC (T3rd) | NCAA Tournament 
2023-24: 30-3 Overall | 23-1 GSC (1st) | NCAA Tournament 2nd Round 
Total: 114-31 | 86-19 GSC | 4 NCAA Tournaments 
  
GoMocs.com is the official website of the Chattanooga Mocs. Buy officially licensed gear in our <a href="http://utc.shoptruespirit.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/BNCBHomePage?storeId=88506&catalogId=10003&langId=-1">online store</a>. The Mocs can also be followed on their official <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ChattanoogaMocs">Facebook</a> page or <a href="http://www.twitter.com/GoMocs">Twitter</a>. Find out how to join the UTC Mocs Club and support more than 300 student-athletes by clicking <a href="http://www.mocsclub.com/">here</a>. Check out the Mocs on the Mic <a href="https://bit.ly/MocsOnTheMic">podcast here</a>. NIL opportunities with Chattanooga Mocs student-athletes can be found <a href="https://opendorse.com/chattanooga-mocs">here</a>.

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Raleigh, N.C. – The No. 14-seeded Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team saw its championship season end with a 64-45 defeat to No. 3 N.C. State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday afternoon inside Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C. 
  
Chattanooga concludes the season at 28-4 overall behind its 17th all-time NCAA Tournament appearance. The 20-plus win season marked the second consecutive for the program and the 22nd in program history. 
  
The Mocs took the lead early in the game with Karsen Murphy scoring a three-pointer on the Mocs’ first possession. Chattanooga and N.C. State played back and forth for more than two minutes before the Wolfpack answered with a three at the 7:10 mark. The score was tied at five going into the first media timeout of the game. 
  
N.C. State then went on a seven-point run to take the lead and finished the first quarter with a 13-9 advantage. 
  
Caia Elisaldez scored her first points of the game to start the second quarter, pulling Chattanooga within two points of the Wolfpack. After a 7-2 point run by N.C. State, the Mocs trailed by seven at the second quarter media timeout. 
  
SoCon tournament MOP and First Team selection Jada Guinn scored four more points to send the Mocs into halftime down by a score of 26-17. Chattanooga shot 23 percent from the field during the first half with Jada Guinn leading the Mocs offensively with six points, going two-for-six from the field and making both of her free throw attempts. 
  
N.C. State came out of halftime strong, knocking down a three-pointer on its first possession of the half,  but Chattanooga responded as Raven Thompson converted a fouled layup to a three-point possession. The Wolfpack then went on a 12-point run followed by a made jump shot from Hannah Kohn and a layup from Takia Davis. Chattanooga scored nine points to N.C. State’s 19 in the third quarter. 
  
Chattanooga was lead in the fourth quarter by Jada Guinn and Raven Thompson who scored 13 and 11 points, respectively. A 9-0 run in the final 2:40 of the game came up short for the Mocs as the Wolfpack won, 64-45. The Mocs shot 33.3 percent from the field and 20 percent from behind the arc in the second half of play. 
  
Jada Guinn finished with 13 points and seven rebounds for the Mocs. The graduate guard scored double digits in 32 of the 33 games this season, 11 of which were 20-point performances, and included five double-double performances. The four-time SoCon Player of the Week lead Chattanooga in scoring all-season, averaging 16 points per game. 
 
Chattanooga’s 28 wins this season is the most since the 2014-15 season. The Mocs got the automatic bid after winning their 20th SoCon tournament title and 23rd regular season title. They joined South Carolina as the only two teams to go undefeated in true road games this season.

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Chattanooga falls to N.C. State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, 64-45(32120)

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's basketball team dropped its contest at North Carolina A&T, 56-51 on Friday night in the first round of the 2024 Postseason WNIT at the Corbett Sports Center to complete the 2023-24 season. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
NC A&T got on the board first in the contest with a layup from Chaniya Clark, but that was the only lead the Aggies would hold in the first half. <dfn>Ayanna Khalfani</dfn> responded with a layup on the other end to begin a 10-3 run for the Spartans (12-5). The Aggies chipped in four unanswered points to close out the first quarter, but UNCG remained on top heading to the break, 12-9. 
  
The Aggies started off the second frame with two more points, but the Spartans tallied a 14-2 run to take the 26-13 lead with 2:19 remaining in the first half. NC A&T was able to end the second quarter with four consecutive free throws, but UNCG remained on top, 28-19 going to the locker room. 
  
NC A&T found its stride in the third quarter by outscoring the Spartans 21-12. The Aggies took the first lead of the game since the start of the contest with Paris Locke scoring two free throws (40-38). <dfn>Makiah Asidanya</dfn> chipped in for two free throws of her own to close out the third frame with a tied 40-point ball game. 
  
The final quarter was an all-out battle between the Aggies and Spartans, coming down to the wire. The Aggies outlasted the Spartans 16-11 in the final frame. With 1:16 remaining in the game, <dfn>Khalis Cain</dfn> recorded a second chance layup to cut the deficit to one (52-51). NC A&T was able to close out the game with a 4-0 run to secure the 56-51 win. 
 
BY THE NUMBERS

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	<li><dfn>Isys Grady</dfn> and <dfn>Nia Howard</dfn> led the Spartans with 10 points apiece on the day.</li>
	<li>Cain paced UNCG with 14 boards and three blocks.</li>
	<li>UNCG had 37 total rebounds to NC A&T's 32.</li>
	<li>The Spartans had 30 points in the paint, while the Aggies had 24.</li>
	<li>UNCG led for 27:21 minutes and NC A&T only led for 7:33.</li>
</ul>
RECORDS 
UNCG: 21-12, 8-6, SoCon 
NC A&T: 21-11, 13-5, CAA 
 
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MACON – Athletics department officials at Mercer University announced Friday that 26-year collegiate coaching veteran Michelle Clark-Heard has been named as the women's basketball program's 11th head coach. 
  
Clark-Heard makes the move to Middle Georgia after spending the 2023-24 season on the staff at Mississippi State. She has amassed a 252-147 record in 13 seasons as a head coach, including previous stops at Kentucky State, Western Kentucky and Cincinnati, and has led her teams to seven postseason appearances, including four NCAA Tournament berths. She also has two regular season conference championships and a quartet of conference tournament titles in her stable as well. 
  
"<dfn>Michelle Clark-Heard</dfn> has already established herself as a coach that can build and maintain championship programs," said Mercer Director of Athletics Jim Cole. "She has had tremendous success at every stop in her coaching career, and has done so with great vigor and integrity. She possesses the work ethic, passion and character traits that will only translate to success as the leader of our women's basketball program, and I could not be more excited to welcome her and her husband, Luther, to the Mercer family." 
  
Clark-Heard served a hybrid position on the Mississippi State coaching staff this past season as both an assistant coach and the Assistant Athletics Director for Women's Basketball. The Bulldogs flourished with her on the sidelines, amassing 21 victories and an appearance in the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT), while ranking among NCAA Division I's top scoring and rebounding teams, as well as one of the nation's top shot-blocking squads. Mississippi State also spent multiple weeks in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Top 25 polls. 
  
Prior to trekking to eastern Mississippi, Clark-Heard compiled 74 wins across five seasons (2018-23) as the head coach at Cincinnati, including 20+-win campaigns in each of her first two seasons at the helm of the Bearcats. She mentored a pair of all-America selections, while the program also raked in seven All-American Athletic Conference honorees, a pair of AAC All-Freshman squad recognitions and the 2019 AAC Freshman of the Year award. Cincinnati advanced all the way through to the quarterfinal round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) in her first season, and followed it up with a 22-9 clip in year two. 
  
"This is a great day for Mercer women's basketball as we welcome <dfn><a data-airgap-id="54" href="https://mercerbears.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/michelle-clark-heard/3063" rel="smarttag" rev="3063">Michelle Clark-Heard</a></dfn> to the Bears family," said MU's Chief Operating Officer and Senior Woman Administrator Sybil Blalock. "It was very important for us throughout the search process that we found the right leader and person that would bring both excellence and integrity to the women's basketball program, and I believe Coach Clark-Heard exemplifies both of those qualities. Her passion, energy, knowledge of the game and recruiting acumen are all characteristics that make her a perfect fit for Mercer." 
  
After serving seven seasons as an assistant coach at both Nebraska (1998-2002) and Cincinnati (2002-05), Clark-Heard was named head coach at Kentucky State prior to the 2005-06 campaign and led the Thoroughbreds on an 18-game turnaround across two seasons, inheriting a squad that posted just one win during the 2004-05 season, and closing out her 2-year stint in Frankfort, Ky., by leading KSU to a 19-9 clip and a fourth-place finish in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). 
  
She would spend the next five seasons (2007-12) as an assistant coach at Louisville where her presence on the sidelines resulted in 119 wins and four NCAA Tournament berths, including an appearance in the 2008-09 national championship game. The Cardinals also made Sweet 16 appearances to cap both the  2007-08 and 2010-11 campaigns. She showed her prowess at the UofL as a recruiter as well, bringing in the No. 12 recruiting class to in 2008, followed by three consecutive Top 10 classes in 2009, 2010 and 2011. The 2010 recruiting class was the highest-ranked class in school history and was listed as the No. 5 crop, nationally. 
  
Among the most notable players Clark-Heard coached at Louisville were the overall number one pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft, Angel McCoughtry, and the overall number eight pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft, Shoni Shimmel. Overall, she coached five players at Louisville that went on to be selected in the WNBA Draft. 
  
Clark-Heard transitioned her success with the Cardinals over to her second head-coaching stint, this time as the skipper at Western Kentucky where she amassed a 154-47 clip across six seasons (2014-18) and made six postseason appearances (4 NCAA Tournaments). With Clark-Heard at the helm, WKU captured four conference tournament and two regular season championships, and became the second-fastest Lady Topper coach to reach 100 victories with the program. She inherited a 9-21 team following the 2011-12 campaign, and led the Hilltoppers to a 22-11 mark in her first season (2012-13). The 13-win improvement still ranks as the largest in Sun Belt Conference history. 
  
Clark-Heard was named the Conference USA Coach of the Year following a 30-5 clip in 2014-15, and was also named the United States Marine Corps/WBCA NCAA Division I Regional Coach of the Year. Following the 2016-17 season, she was invited to serve as an assistant coach for the United States U-23 National Team in the inaugural Four Nations Tournament in Tokyo, Japan. During her second stint with the Red, White and Blue, Clark-Heard helped push the Americans to an undefeated record and the championship of the event. 
  
"I'd like to take this time to thank President Bill Underwood and Director of Athletics Jim Cole for allowing me the opportunity to join the Mercer family," Clark-Heard said. "My family and I can't wait to get to Macon and get started. I look forward to continuing the winning tradition that has been established for many years in the program already. The passion and pride built around Mercer makes this such an exciting time, and I can't wait to meet our amazing young ladies and get to work. Let's Go!" 
  
A native of Louisville, Ky., Clark-Heard played in 118 games across four illustrious seasons (1987-90) at Western Kentucky and helped lead the Lady Toppers to four-straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament, as well as a pair of Sun Belt Conference Tournament (1987-88, 1988-89) and regular season (1988-89, 1989-90) championships. She scored 790 points and pulled down 615 rebounds across her collegiate career, while also helping WKU amass 89 victories, including a trio of 20-win seasons. 
  
She was named the Kentucky High School State Player of the Year (1986) while playing at Atherton High School and was inducted into the Atherton Hall of Fame in 2003. 
  
Clark-Heard earned her bachelor's degree in recreation at Western Kentucky, as well as a master's degree in educational administration at Nebraska. She and her husband, Luther, recently celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary.

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<a href="https://womensnit.com/news/2024/3/18/general-bracket-round-1-matchups-and-times-announced-for-2024-postseason-wnit.aspx">Round One Matchups and Times Announced for 2024 Postseason WNIT</a> 
 
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's basketball team has been selected as an automatic qualifier to compete in the 2024 Postseason WNIT, sponsored by Triple Crown. The WNIT announced Monday that the Spartans will play their first-round game on the road at North Carolina A&T on Friday, March 22 at 7 p.m. in Corbett Sports Center in Greensboro, N.C. 
  
This season's WNIT selection is the second time UNCG women's basketball has competed in the postseason tournament in program history. The Spartans last earned a spot in the WNIT back in the 2001-02 season when UNCG fell in a close battle with Virginia, 51-45. 
  
The Spartans and Aggies last met in Fleming Gym in the 2020-21 season when UNCG came away with the 49-46 victory. UNCG holds the overall series record against N.C. A&T at 14-6. 
  
UNCG comes into Friday's contest with a 21-11 overall record after competing in The Southern Conference (SoCon) Championship, marking the seventh time in program history the Spartans have earned a spot in the SoCon Championship game. 
  
The Aggies will welcome the Spartans on Friday with a 20-11 record on the season. N.C. A&T made it to the semifinal round of the 2024 Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Women's Basketball Tournament. 
  
The winner of Friday's contest will go on to play Old Dominion in the second round of the WNIT being held from March 23-26 with sites to be determined.

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INDIANAPOLIS – The Chattanooga women's basketball team learned its fate in the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship during Sunday night's NCAA Selection Show. The 14th-seeded Mocs will face third-seeded N.C. State in the Portland 4 Regional in the first round on March 23rd at 2:30 p.m., in Raleigh, North Carolina. 
 
The Mocs (28-4) are coming off their second consecutive Ingles SoCon Women's Basketball Championship as the squad won all three of its games by at least nine points in Asheville, North Carolina. Chattanooga will be making its 17th trip to the Big Dance overall. 
 
Chattanooga heads to Raleigh having won its last five games, beating all but one SoCon opponent twice, with the exception being UNCG who split the regular season. The two met for a third time in the championship game with Chattanooga claiming the tournament title. 
  
This season, the Mocs are undefeated in true road games joining South Carolina as the only undefeated road teams. They are currently sixth in the NCAA in scoring defense (54.0 ppg), 14th in three points percentage (37.2), and 25th in free throw percentage (.771) 
  
Information on tickets, live stats, etc. can be found on the Chattanooga women's basketball schedule page on GoMocs.com as they become available.

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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference announced its February athletes of the month Friday, highlighting the athletic excellence of 15 student-athletes across 11 sports during the month. 
  
BASEBALL 
PLAYER 
Marshall Toole, Wofford, Jr., Decatur, Ga. 
 
<ul>
	<li>Posted a .469 batting average (15-for-32), .564 on-base percentage and a .656 slugging percentage, recording four extra-base hits with a pair of doubles and two triples and seven walks</li>
	<li>Scored 14 runs and recorded eight RBIs</li>
	<li>Tied for tops in the nation by going a perfect 11-of-11 in stolen bases.</li>
	<li>Recorded at least one hit in all eight games with multiple hits in five, including a three-hit, four RBI-day against Fairleigh Dickinson</li>
	<li>Tied career-high with four stolen bases against FDU and equaling second place in Wofford's single-game record book.</li>
	<li>Scored at least one run in every game and stolen a base in six of the eight contests.</li>
</ul>
  
Others nominated: Javier Crespo (The Citadel), Cameron Sisneros (ETSU, Parker Lester (Mercer), Caleb Cozart (UNCG), John Anderson (Samford), Cole Jenkins (VMI), Trent Turner (Western Carolina) 
  
PITCHER 
Carter Fink, ETSU, Jr., RHP, Macon, Ga. 
 
<ul>
	<li>Tossed 8.1 scoreless innings</li>
	<li>Owns a 2-0 record, with wins over Lafayette and Rider</li>
	<li>Held opposing hitters to a .138 batting average</li>
	<li>Allowed just four hits – none for extra bases</li>
	<li>Struck out nine batters, while walking just one</li>
</ul>
  
Others nominated: Thomas Rollauer (The Citadel), Jess Ackerman (Mercer), Sammy Tortorella (UNCG), Jonathan Todd (Western Carolina) Camden Wicker (Wofford) 
 
  
MEN’S BASKETBALL 
Vonterius Woolbright, Western Carolina, Sr., G, Albany, Ga.

<ul>
	<li>Averaged 20.1 points, 10.6 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game in February, posting five double-doubles and two triple-doubles</li>
	<li>Eclipsed the 20-point mark five times, with a string of three straight 20-plus point games at Samford (Feb. 14), versus ETSU (Feb. 17), and at UNCG (Feb. 21)</li>
	<li>Had 16 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and a steal against Mercer on Feb. 10 and recorded 15 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists versus Furman on Feb. 28</li>
	<li>Swept the monthly awards this season</li>
	<li>Named SoCon Player of the Week on Feb. 12, tying SoCon Hall of Famer Steph Curry for the most weekly awards in conference history with eight.</li>
</ul>
Others nominated: Quentin Millora-Brown (The Citadel), Ebby Asamoah (ETSU), JP Pegues (Furman), Jalyn McCreary (Mercer), Keyshaun Langley (UNCG), Jaden Campbell (Samford) and Honor Huff (Chattanooga) 
  
 
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 
Jada Guinn, Chattanooga, Gr., G, Oak Ridge, Tenn.

<ul>
	<li>Helped lead Chattanooga to a 7-1 record this month by averaging 18.13 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game</li>
	<li>Shot 51 percent from the field, 82 percent from the free throw line and went two-for-two from behind the arc</li>
	<li>Accumulated three double-doubles and three 20+ point games including 29 points in a victory against Western Carolina on Feb. 22</li>
	<li>Set a career high in rebounding this month, securing 16 rebounds twice, the first on Feb. 1 against Wofford and the second on Feb. 17 against ETSU</li>
	<li>Mocs clinched the regular season title for the second consecutive season.</li>
	<li>Named SoCon Player of the Week on Feb. 13</li>
</ul>
  
Others nominated: Nevaeh Brown (ETSU), Summah Evans (Mercer), Emily Bowman (Samford), Ayanna Khalfani (UNCG), Lonasia Brewer (Western Carolina), and Rachael Rose (Wofford) 
 
  
MEN’S GOLF 
Matthew Larkin, Wofford, 5th, Atlanta, Ga.

<ul>
	<li>Tallied a 9-under 207 to place in a tie for fifth at the Palmas del Mar Collegiate</li>
	<li>9-under is tied for the eighth-best tournament score in relation to par in program history</li>
	<li>Claimed his fourth-career top-five finish at the Palmas del Mar Collegiate</li>
	<li>Had 13 birdies in the event and recorded a pair of eagles, one of only 10 players with multiple</li>
	<li>The Terriers tied for sixth in the event with an 8-under 856 score</li>
</ul>
Others nominated: Will Morlan (Furman), Randall Hudson (UNCG), Braedon Wear (Chattanooga) and Taylor Kuehn (Samford) 
  
  
WOMEN’S GOLF 
Anna Morgan, Furman, Sr., Spartanburg, S.C. 
 
<ul>
	<li>Two-time SoCon Golfer of the Week in February</li>
	<li>Won the Lady Puerto Rico Classic in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico behind rounds of 68-71-67 for a tournament score of 206 (-10) and led the field in birdies (13) and par-3 scoring (2.67)</li>
	<li>The victory marked the seventh of her career, extending her program record for individual career wins</li>
	<li>Finished third at the 2024 Chevron Classic with an 11-under par 205, just one shot behind co-champions Isabel Sy (-12) of Illinois and Nicha Kanpai (-12) of Maryland</li>
</ul>
  
Others nominated: Violeta Fernandez-Tagle (Chattanooga) and Gabi Nicastro (Samford) 
  
  
MEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD 
Track 
Carson Williams, Furman, Sr., Raleigh, N.C.

<ul>
	<li>Repeats as SoCon Indoor Track Athlete of the Month</li>
	<li>Started the month with an 8:02 3,000m time at the Boston Valentine Invitational of Feb. 10</li>
	<li>Turned in a third place performance in the 800m at the USC Indoor Open with a time of 1:57.56</li>
	<li>At the SoCon Indoor Championship, he won the 3,000m with a time of 8:12 , and second in the 800m with a time of 1:51.55</li>
	<li>Qualified for the NCAA Tournament in the mile and finished as a second-team All-American.</li>
</ul>
  
Field 
No Nominees 
  
  
WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD 
Track 
Megan Marvin, Furman, Jr., Chapel Hill, N.C.

<ul>
	<li>Repeats as SoCon Indoor Track Athlete of the Month</li>
	<li>Won two titles at the SoCon Indoor Track and Field Championships on Feb. 26-27, successfully defending her 2023 crown in the 800-meter run in 2:08.85 and running the third leg on the winning distance medley relay team, which turned in a time of 11:31.07.</li>
	<li>The next day she defended her 800m title, turning in a time of 2:08.85</li>
	<li>Marvin is the leagues first four-time winner in the 800m</li>
	<li>With teammates Camryn Wennersten, Callie Harper, and Sierra Bower, Marvin won the distance medley relay for the fourth consecutive year. This is the eight straight year the Paladins have taken gold in the event.</li>
</ul>
Field 
Diana Romero-Barba, ETSU, Jr., Tepatitlan de Morelos, Jalisco, Mexico

<ul>
	<li>Placed in the top two in all three meets competed in for the month of February</li>
	<li>Took second at the Southern Conference championship after clearing 3.67 meters.</li>
	<li>Set a personal record and tied the school record at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational on Feb. 9</li>
	<li>Placed second at the VMI Winter Relays on Feb. 2  after a vault of 3.67 meters.</li>
</ul>
  
  
RIFLE 
SMALLBORE 
Emma Pohlmann, Ga. Southern, So., Nentershausen, Germany

<ul>
	<li>Helped lead the sixth-ranked Eagles to wins over No. 7 Ole Miss, No. 17 North Georgia and 20th-ranked UAB.</li>
	<li>Averaged a SoCon-best 587.000 in the month of February.</li>
	<li>Recorded the third-highest score of the season (590) in wins over UAB and Ole Miss on Feb. 3</li>
	<li>Finished second among 19 competitors with a 590 in smallbore in the win over Ole Miss</li>
	<li>Finished second among 14 competitors with a 584 in smallbore in the win over North Georgia</li>
</ul>
  
Others nominated: Christopher Comstock (UAB) 
  
AIR RIFLE 
Emma Pohlmann, Ga. Southern, So., Nentershausen, Germany 
 
<ul>
	<li>Helped lead the sixth-ranked Eagles to wins over No. 7 Ole Miss, No. 17 North Georgia and 20th-ranked UAB</li>
	<li>Averaged a team-best 594.667 average in the month of February. Enters the SoCon Championships with a conference-leading 595.154 average.</li>
	<li>Led all competitors with a 597 against Navy and The Citadel</li>
	<li>Led all competitors with a 595 in the air rifle in the win over North Georgia</li>
</ul>
  
Others nominated: Emily Buck (UAB) 
 
  
  
SOFTBALL 
PLAYER 
Brooklynn Maxwell, UNCG, Sr., 3B, Virginia Beach, Va.

<ul>
	<li>Batted .433 (26-for-60) with six home runs, five doubles, two triples, 14 RBIs and 20 runs scored during February</li>
	<li>Had a .941 fielding percentage in the month</li>
	<li>Recorded 2 or more hits in nine games, including three games with three hits</li>
	<li>Currently leads the conference in six offensive categories and ranks in the top five in the nation in hits and home runs</li>
	<li>Was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, four RBIs and two runs scored in a win against Drexel on Feb. 16</li>
</ul>
Others nominated: Cameron Young (ETSU), Kiley Perry (Furman), Tori Hedgecock (Mercer), Logan Champion (Samford), Olivia Lipari (Chattanooga) and Tessa Juett (Western Carolina) 
 
PITCHER 
Margaret Axelson, Wofford, So., Chamblee, Ga.

<ul>
	<li>Had a 0.00 ERA with eight strikeouts in 15 innings of work</li>
	<li>Pitched a complete game with four strikeouts in a 3-0 win against Robert Morris on Feb. 9, giving Wofford its first win in program history</li>
	<li>Started and pitched three innings, allowing zero earned runs and striking out one batter against Northern Kentucky on Feb. 16</li>
	<li>Named SoCon Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 12, becoming the first Terrier to win the award</li>
</ul>
Others nominated: Sierra Tufts (Furman), Grace Taylor (Mercer), Maddie Spell (UNCG), Jordyn Partain (Samford), Taylor Long (Chattanooga) and Tessa Juett (Western Carolina) 
  
  
MEN’S TENNIS 
Jakub Jupa, Chattanooga, Fr., Mostkovice, Czech Republic 
 
<ul>
	<li>Posted a combined 8-4 record between singles and doubles play.</li>
	<li>Went 4-1 in singles, including a 3-1 tally at No. 2 and 1-0 at No. 1 in February.</li>
	<li>Helped lead Chattanooga to a 5-4 record during the month.</li>
	<li>For the season, Jupa owns 10 victories in dual action between the two sets of formats.</li>
</ul>
  
Others nominated: Francisco Lamas (ETSU), Elijah Poritzky (Furman), Nemanja Stefanovic (Mercer), Darcy Nicholls (Samford), Max Graham (Wofford) 
  
  
WOMEN’S TENNIS 
Daniela Rivera, ETSU, Jr., Maturin, Venezuela 
 
<ul>
	<li>Helped ETSU to a 5-1 overall record and a 2-0 SoCon mark in the month</li>
	<li>Went 5-1 at No. 3 singles in February, with four of the five wins coming in straight sets</li>
	<li>Went 5-0 at No. 1 doubles partnering with Fernanda Carvajal</li>
	<li>Opened SoCon play with a 6-1, 6-0 singles win over Western Carolina, and a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Wofford.</li>
	<li>Won Player of the week on Feb. 20</li>
</ul>
  
Others nominated: Teodora Ristic, (Mercer), Darcy Nicholls (Samford), Rozalie Dohnalova (Chattanooga), Isabella Sambola (Western Carolina), Breda Brennan (Wofford) 
 
  
  
WRESTLING 
Taye Ghadiali, Campbell, R-Sr., HWT, Warren, Mich. 
 
<ul>
	<li>Perfect in the month of February, going 7-0 with all seven being bonus-point victories</li>
	<li>Finished the season 8-0 in SoCon matches</li>
	<li>Ranked No. 9 in the coaches rankings and 15th in RPI</li>
	<li>The only Division I wrestler to be in the top-10 in falls (5th), tech falls (5th), and most dominant wrestler (10th).</li>
</ul>
  
Others nominated: Will Miller (Appalachian State), Isaiah Powe (Chattanooga), Jeff Boyd (The Citadel), Tanner Peake (Davidson)  
 
 
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:500px;" width="500">
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2">Southern Conference February Athletes of the Month</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Baseball – player </td>
			<td>Marshall Toole, Wofford</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Baseball – pitcher </td>
			<td>Carter Fink, ETSU</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Men’s basketball</td>
			<td>Vonterius Woolbright, Western Carolina</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Women’s basketball</td>
			<td>Jada Guinn, Chattanooga</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Men’s golf</td>
			<td>Matthew Larkin, Wofford</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Women’s golf</td>
			<td>Anna Morgan, Furman</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Men’s indoor track and field – track</td>
			<td>Carson Williams, Furman</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Women’s indoor track and field – track</td>
			<td>Megan Marvin, Furman</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Women’s indoor track and field – field</td>
			<td>Diana Romero-Barba, ETSU</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Rifle – smallbore</td>
			<td>Emma Pohlmann, Georgia Southern</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Rifle – air rifle</td>
			<td>Emma Pohlmann, Georgia Southern</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Softball – player</td>
			<td>Brooklynn Maxwell, UNCG</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Softball – pitcher</td>
			<td>Margaret Axelson, Wofford</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Men’s tennis</td>
			<td>Jakub Jupa, Chattanooga</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Women’s tennis</td>
			<td>Daniela Rivera, ETSU</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Wrestling</td>
			<td>Taye Ghadiali, Campbell</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

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