SAN MARCOS, Texas – Senior
Ashley Ezeh has been named Second-Team All-SBC as announced by the Sun Belt Conference office on Tuesday afternoon. The Houston, Texas native leads the Bobcats in scoring with 13.1 points per game, rebounds with 6.2 per game and blocks with 18.
The 2014 Sun Belt All-Conference Teams were selected by a vote of the league's ten head coaches and a 10-member media panel.
Earlier this season, Ezeh became the 14
th player in program history to record 1,000 points after scoring 22 against Houston. She currently sits ninth on that list with 1,280 points. She is also just the third player in program history to record at least 1,200 points, 600 rebounds, and 50 blocks.
Against Georgia State on senior day, Ezeh recorded a season-high 22 points, leading the team to its 10
th conference victory of the season.
Ezeh is amongst the conference leaders in scoring, rebounds, and block shots, ranking in the top-10 in all three of those categories.
The Bobcats, after defeating the Troy Trojans in a fast-pace, high-scoring game on Saturday evening by a score of 95-92, have earned the No. 4 seed in the upcoming Sun Belt Conference Tournament. The Bobcats finished the conference season with a 12-6 record, while finishing the regular season with a 15-14 overall record.
With earning the No. 4 seed, the Bobcats will take on No. 5 seed Georgia State at 2:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday. The Panthers finished the season with an 8-10 SBC record and 12-18 overall record.
2014 Sun Belt All-Conference Teams
First Team All-SBC
Aundrea Gamble (Arkansas State, RS-So., G)
Chastity Gooch (WKU, Jr., F)
Joanna Harden (Troy, Sr., G)
Taylor Gault (UALR, Jr., G)
Ashleigh Simmons (UL Monroe, Sr., F)
Second Team All-SBC
Jane Morrill (Arkansas State, Sr., F)
Ashley Ezeh (Texas State, Sr., C)
Desherra Nwanguma (UT Arlington, Sr., C)
Kendall Noble (WKU, Fr., G)
Ashley Beverly-Kelley (Troy, So., G)
Third Team All-SBC
Kendra Long (Georgia State, Sr., G)
Taylor Ford (UALR, Sr., G)
Brooklyn Arceneaux (UL Lafayette, So., G)
Meghan Dunn (South Alabama, Sr., G)
Micah Jones (WKU, So., G)
2014 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year
Aundrea Gamble (Arkansas State, RS-So., G)
2014 Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year
Chastity Gooch (WKU, Jr., F)
2014 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year
Kendall Noble (WKU, Fr., G)
2014 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year
Brian Boyer, Arkansas State