Tuesday, February 27, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SYRETHA MARBLE AND MEGAN HUFFMAN NAMED TO TEAM
Porsha White named Conference Freshman of the Year

AUGUSTA, Ga. - The Peach Belt Conference has announced the 12-member 2006-07 women’s All-Conference basketball team. Lander’s Tiara Good was named the PBC Player of the Year while North Georgia’s Porsha White is the Freshman of the Year. Clayton State head coach Dennis Cox was voted the league’s Coach of the Year.

Good becomes the first Lander Bearcat to ever be named the Player of the Year. A junior from Jonesville, S.C., she stepped to the forefront after the season-ending injury to teammate LaShonda Chiles to lead the PBC in scoring with 21.7 ppg, good enough to be ranked ninth nationally. A two-time PBC Player of the Week this season, Good also leads the PBC, and is ranked eighth nationally, with 6.4 assists per game. A transfer from Wake Forest, she has scored 30 or more points twice this season and has seven double-doubles, three with double-digit assists.

Porsha White is North Georgia’s second straight Freshman of the Year honoree, in only their second year in the PBC, joining teammate Syretha Marble who was honored in 2006. White earned a spot on the Lady Saints' starting rotation, averaging 12.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as she played in all 26 contests. She led her team in scoring five times including a season-best 28 points against USC Upstate.

Dennis Cox earns his first PBC Coach of the Year award after leading the Clayton State Lakers to their second PBC Championship in the last three years. In his third season at the school, Cox has compiled a 72-18 record and led the Lakers to the 2005 PBC Tournament title. This season, the Lakers are 22-5 overall, 12-4 in league play and have been the only conference team to crack the top 25, reaching as high as 10th in mid-January.

The 2006-07 All-Conference team is listed below as voted on by the league’s 12 head coaches. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players. All winners will be presented the plaques before their opening game of the 2007 Tournament. North Georgia award winners will be recognized during the tournament at a time to be announced.

2007 Peach Belt Conference
Women’s Basketball All-Conference Team
Mindy Allee, USC Aiken
Marquita Driskell, GCSU
Tiara Good, Lander
Kaneetha Gordon, Armstrong Atlantic State
Megan Huffman, North Georgia
Syretha Marble, North Georgia
Deo Ngulela, Augusta State
Stephanie Ponds, Lander
Shantel Ragin, Clayton State
Natasha Stotler, UNC Pembroke
Cherwonna Walker, Columbus State
Sharon Wiles, Clayton State

Player of theYear: Tiara Good, Lander
Freshman of the Year: Porsha White, North Georgia
Coach of the Year: Dennis Cox, Clayton State

-NGCSU-

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