App State women’s basketball senior teammates Lainey Gosnell (Demorest, Ga./Habersham Central) and Pre Stanley (Rockledge, Fla./Rockledge) were named to the Sun Belt All-Conference teams, as the league announced on Thursday.
Stanley earns a postseason all-conference award for the second time in her career, while Gosnell collects her first all-conference honor.
The tandem helped App State accomplish a second winning season in the past three years, was one of four teams in the Sun Belt to win at least 10 games, and made an appearance in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Tournament. Stanley and Gosnell are the first Mountaineer teammates to make the all-conference team since 2016-17 while it’s the first time since 2014-15 (Maryah Syndor) a player has made the all-first team.
Three members of the Louisiana Ragin Cajun were honored for their play throughout the 2020-2021 women s college basketball season by being named to the Sun Belt s All-Conference Teams, which was announced on Thursday.
Seniors Ty Doucet and Skyler Goodwin, along with junior Brandi Williams were all named to the squad.
Doucet, a center, was named to the First Team, while Williams and Goodwin, both guards, were named to the Secon Team and Third Team, respectively.
A native of Ville Platte, Doucet became the first Ragin Cajun to earn First Team honors since Jaylyn Gordon did so following the 2016-17 season, while also being tabbed the Sun Belt s Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first player in program history to garner the recognition.
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Coastal Carolina dominates Sun Belt postseason awards Troy defensive back Richard Jibunor (9) chases Coastal Carolina quarterback Grayson McCall (10) during an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Troy, Ala. (Source: AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) By Coastal Carolina Athletics | December 21, 2020 at 1:37 PM EST - Updated December 21 at 1:37 PM
NEW ORLEANS – The 2020 Sun Belt Conference Champions dominated the Sun Belt Conference football postseason awards, which were released today, as Coastal Carolina claimed five of the top six honors.
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Grayson McCall was named both the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year. Redshirt senior defensive end
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The Chants also snagged five of the top six honors, including freshman quarterback Grayson McCall being named Offensive Player and Freshman of the Year, senior defensive end Tarron Jackson being tabbed the Defensive Player of the Year, junior cornerback DâJordan Strong winning Newcomer of the Year and head coach Jamey Chadwell earning the Coach of the Year honor.
McCall, Jackson and Strong also made the All-Sun Belt First Team.
McCall is among the nation s leaders with 23 passing touchdowns and just two interceptions and leads the Sun Belt in passing efficiency at 185.9 on the season. He also leads the Sun Belt in total passing yards with 2,170 on the season and is second in completion percentage at 69.3 percent (151-of-218). He is also 10th in the Sun Belt with six rushing touchdowns and 14th in rushing with 473 rushing yards.