(WSPA) – The Southern Conference released its all conference team selections Tuesday before the SoCon tournament starting Thursday.
The South conference revealed on Twitter both the All-South conference coaching women’s basketball team as well as the SoCon Sports Media Association (SCSMA) All-South conference team ).
Nadine Soliman, a senior guard from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, was named Player of the Year. According to uncgspartans.com, Soliman averaged 17 points per game while shooting more than 40% from the floor and 35% from the three-point range.
The freshman went to Wofford forward Lilly Hatton. According to woffordterriers.com, Hatton shot more than 43% of the ground and averaged 6 rebounds per game.
Junior guard Mercer Shannon Titus received the Defensive Player of the Year award. Titus, according to mercerbears.com, has recorded 7.5 rebounds per game and compiled 55 blocks this season.
Coach of the Year went to UNCG Trina Patterson as she led the Spartans to a conference best of 21-8.
The SoCon tournament begins Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, N.C.