CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) announced its 2018-2019 Women's All-CIAA and All-Rookie Teams today at the CIAA Basketball Tip-Off Awards Breakfast at the Charlotte Convention Center. Bowie State University redshirt senior
Pere Alexander (Baltimore, Md.) and junior
Kyaja Williams (Baltimore, Md.) were voted to the All-CIAA Team while Bulldogs Head Coach
Shadae Swan was voted CIAA Women's Coach of the Year.
Williams leads the team in scoring with a 13.3 points per game average and Alexander ranks second in team scoring with a 11.9 points per game average. This is Williams' second All-CIAA honor and Alexander's first All-CIAA selection. Swan has led the Bulldogs to three straight 20-win seasons which includes a 22-4 overall mark this season through games of February 23.
The Bulldogs enter the tournament as the #2 Seed in the Northern Division and will receive a bye through the opening rounds. Bowie State will hit the Spectrum Center court for a quarterfinal contest on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. against an opponent to be determined.
2018-2019 All-CIAA Basketball
Women's Player of the Year – Shareka McNeill, Virginia Union University
Women's Defensive Player of the Year – Ashley Fields, Claflin University
Women's Coach of the Year – Shadae Swan, Bowie State University
Women's Backcourt
Daisa Harris, Livingstone College
Shareka McNeill, Virginia Union University
Jalyn Brown, Elizabeth City State University
Kwanza Murray, Lincoln University
Amaya Tucker, Winston-Salem State University
Women's Frontcourt
Brionna Pate, Winston-Salem State University
Yakima Clifton, Fayetteville State University
Ashley Fields, Claflin University
Naterria Luster, Elizabeth City State University
Kyaja Williams, Bowie State University
Danielle Weldon, Chowan University
Pere Alexander, Bowie State University
Women's Rookie of the Year – Amaya Tucker, Winston-Salem State University
Women's All-Rookie Team
Dashia Jackson, Claflin University
Amaya Tucker, Winston-Salem State University
Asia Deal, Elizabeth City State University
Jada Queen, Lincoln University (PA)
Ifunanya Okoye, Virginia Union University
