2017-18 South Atlantic Conference Women's Basketball News
Anderson’s Alexis Dillard was voted the South Atlantic Conference women’s basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while Newberry’s James Stepp earned the men’s honor, the Conference office announced today.
Carson-Newman’s Haris Price was named to the All-American team, while Mika Wester of Carson-Newman and Marta Miscenko of Wingate were both named to the All-American Honorable Mention team.
Carson-Newman (32-3) finishes the year by matching a program record with 32 wins on the season and setting the SAC record for wins in a season besting the prior mark by four.
The Eagles will face the No. 7 seed Union (Tenn.) Bulldogs on Monday (March 19) at 3:30 p.m. (EST) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Haris Price, Marta Miscenko and Mika Wester were each named to the D2CCA Women's Basketball Southeast Region First Team.
For the first time since 2010, a SAC women's basketball team is heading to the Elite Eight, as Carson-Newman defeats North Georgia 75-71.
No. 1 Carson-Newman advanced to the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Basketball Tournament Championship game.
Top seed Carson-Newman advances to face Lander, and No. 2 seed Wingate will take on North Georgia in the semifinals on Saturday (March 11).
Carson-Newman earned the No. 1 seed and will host of the tournament at the Eagles Holt Fieldhouse March 9, 10 and 12. Wingate was picked as the No. 2 seed, while Anderson rounded out the eight-team field as the No. 8 seed.
The top-seeded Carson-Newman Eagles defeated the No. 2 seed Wingate Bulldogs, 79-70 on Sunday (March 4) afternoon to win the 2018 South Atlantic Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament Championship.
The top two seeds will move on to play one another in the SAC Women's Basketball Championship game on Sunday (March 4).
Carson-Newman, Wingate, Anderson and Lincoln Memorial all advanced to the Semifinals of the SAC Women's Basketball Championship with wins on Wednesday (Feb. 28) evening.
Wingate forward Marta Miscenko and Carson-Newman guard Haris Price have been voted as the 2017-18 South Atlantic Conference Women’s Basketball Co-Players of the Year, while Anderson’ Alexis Dillard was voted Defensive Player of the Year. Lincoln Memorial’s Qua Hines was voted as the Conference’s Freshman of the Year and Carson-Newman head coach Mike Mincey was tabbed the Coach of the Year, the League announced today.
The South Atlantic Conference had four teams that were ranked in the latest NCAA Southeast Region Women’s Basketball Poll, which was released by the NCAA on Wednesday (Feb. 28). Carson-Newman was No. 1 for the third week in a row, followed by Wingate at No. 2, Anderson moved up to No. 7 and Lincoln Memorial moved into the No. 10 spot.
Anderson forward Alexis Dillard has been named the South Atlantic Conference AstroTurf Women's Basketball Player of the Week for games played Feb. 19-25, the League announced today.
