George Mason’s Butler Named Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Player of the Year; Dayton’s Green Voted Coach of the Year
A-10 Announces Top Women’s Basketball Awards
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — George Mason’s Natalie Butler was named the Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Player of the Year while Dayton coach Shauna Green was voted A-10 Coach of the Year. The league announced its annual awards Thursday in advance of the A-10 Championship heading to the Richmond Coliseum for the quarterfinals, semifinals and final, which begin Friday.
Fordham’s G’mrice Davis was named the Defensive Player of the Year, while George Mason freshman Nicole Cardaño-Hillary received Rookie of the Year honors. Richmond’s Micaela Parson was named the league’s Most Improved Player. George Washington’s Kelli Prange was named the Sixth Woman of the Year.
The major awards, the 15-member All-Conference teams, the All-Defensive and All-Rookie teams were all nominated and voted by the league’s 14 head coaches. The women’s basketball sports information directors selected the All-Academic team.
Butler leads the A-10 in scoring at 18.7 points per game and rebounding at 16.4 rebounds per game. She currently leads the nation in several categories including rebounds per game, total rebounds (509) and double-doubles (30).
Green, in her second season leading the Flyers, led Dayton to a record of 22-5 overall and 15-1 in the Atlantic 10. Dayton won the regular season title and will be the top seed for the A-10 championship for the second consecutive season.
Davis anchored the top scoring defense in the A-10 this season allowing only 55.6 points per game. She was second in the league in defensive rebounds (10.3 per game) and also averaged 1.6 steals per game.
Cardaño-Hillary, a six-time Rookie of the Week award winner finished fourth in the A-10 in scoring at 17.9 points per game and scoring double-figures in every game. She also led the A-10 in steals (81).
Prange averaged 12.1 points and 5.8 rebounds in only 21.9 minutes per game while coming off the bench for George Washington. Prange played in 22 of GW’s 29 games, starting eight contests.
Parson earned Most Improved honors this season after increasing her scoring average from 11.2 points per game to 18.6 points per game this season, the second-highest total in the league. Parson scored 20 or more points in 13 games this season and she currently ranks in the top 20 In the league in 10 different categories.
The 2018 Atlantic 10 Championship quarterfinals begin Friday with games being streamed for free on the A-10 Network. The semifinals begin Saturday at 11:00 am on CBS Sports Network and the championship final isSunday at Noon on ESPNU. Tickets are available at the Richmond Coliseum sweetFrog box office or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
2017-18 Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Awards
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Natalie Butler George Mason
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
G’mrice Davis Fordham
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Nicole Cardaño-Hillary George Mason
COACH OF THE YEAR
Shauna Green Dayton
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Micaela Parson Richmond
SIXTH WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Kelli Prange George Washington
ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
Jenna Burdette Dayton
Chassidy Omogrosso Duquesne
G’mrice Davis Fordham
Natalie Butler George Mason
Jackie Kemph Saint Louis
ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
JaVonna Layfield Dayton
Jayla Scaife Dayton
Julijana Vojinovic Duquesne
Bre Cavanaugh Fordham
Mariah Ruff St. Bonaventure
ALL-CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM
Mackenzie Latt Davidson
Nicole Cardaño-Hillary George Mason
Brianna Cummings George Washington
Micaela Parson Richmond
Chelsea Woods Saint Joseph’s
ALL-ACADEMIC*
Natalie Butler George Mason
Mckenna Maycock St. Bonaventure
Mariah Ruff St. Bonaventure
Amanda Fiorvanti Saint Joseph’s
Sarah Veilleux Saint Joseph’s
Jackie Kemph Saint Louis
*There was a tie for the last spot on the
All-Academic Team
ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Kadri-Ann Lass Duquesne
G’mrice Davis Fordham
Natalie Butler George Mason
Nicole Cardaño-Hillary George Mason
Brianna Cummings George Washington
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Katie Turner Davidson
Bre Cavanaugh Fordham
Nicole Cardaño-Hillary George Mason
Bre Hampton-Bey Massachusetts
Tera Reed VCU
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