Austin, Fisher Earn C-USA Second Team Honors
3/7/2023 1:01:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DALLAS – Rice women's basketball senior Ashlee Austin and sophomore Malia Fisher both earned spots on the C-USA All-Conference Second Team as part of the conference's postseason awards, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.
Austin was named to the All-Conference Second Team for the second-straight year after leading the Owls with 12.6 points per game, which ranks twelfth in the conference. She has reached double-digits in 19 games this season, including a season high 21 points against Houston. Austin has shot 47.5% form the floor this season and averages 4.8 rebounds per game.
Fisher earns a spot on the second team after being named to the All-Freshman and earning honorable mention honors last season. She sits second on the team with 12.4 points per game (13th C-USA), leads the team with 6.8 rebounds per game (3rd in C-USA) and is second on the team in field goal percentage at 50%, including 41% from three-point range. This season she has recorded five double-doubles while reaching double-digit points in 18 games.
The Owls (22-7, 13-7 C-USA) will face the winner of No. 6 UTSA and No. 11 FAU in the C-USA quarterfinals on Thursday, March 9 at 2:00 p.m.
C-USA Postseason Awards
Player of the Year – Jordyn Jenkins, UTSA
Freshman of the Year – Aniya Hubbard, FAU
Defensive Player of the Year – Elina Arike, UTEP
Sixth Player of the Year – Kseniya Malashka, MTSU
Newcomer of the Year – Jordyn Jenkins, UTSA
Co-Coach of the Year –Rick Insell, MTSU, Kevin Baker, UTEP
First Team
Dazia Lawrence, Charlotte
Jada McMillian, Charlotte
Keiunna Walker, LA Tech
Savannah Wheeler, Middle Tenn.
Courtney Whitson, Middle Tenn.
Quincy Noble, North Texas
Jazion Jackson, UTEP
Jordyn Jenkins, UTSA
Second Team
Kaliah Henderson, FIU
Aniya Hubbard, Florida Atlantic
Anna Larr Roberson, LA Tech
Jalynn Gregory, Middle Tenn.
Ashlee Austin, Rice
Malia Fisher, Rice
Margaret Whitley, UAB
Elina Arike, UTEP
All-Defensive Team
Aniya Hubbard, Florida Atlantic
Keiunna Walker, LA Tech
Elina Arike, UTEP
Elyssa Coleman, UTSA
Jaylin Foster, WKU
All-Freshman Team
Sifa Joyeuse, FIU
Aniya Hubbard, Florida Atlantic
Denim DeShields, UAB
Sidney Love, UTSA
Acacia Hayes, WKU
Austin was named to the All-Conference Second Team for the second-straight year after leading the Owls with 12.6 points per game, which ranks twelfth in the conference. She has reached double-digits in 19 games this season, including a season high 21 points against Houston. Austin has shot 47.5% form the floor this season and averages 4.8 rebounds per game.
Fisher earns a spot on the second team after being named to the All-Freshman and earning honorable mention honors last season. She sits second on the team with 12.4 points per game (13th C-USA), leads the team with 6.8 rebounds per game (3rd in C-USA) and is second on the team in field goal percentage at 50%, including 41% from three-point range. This season she has recorded five double-doubles while reaching double-digit points in 18 games.
The Owls (22-7, 13-7 C-USA) will face the winner of No. 6 UTSA and No. 11 FAU in the C-USA quarterfinals on Thursday, March 9 at 2:00 p.m.
C-USA Postseason Awards
Player of the Year – Jordyn Jenkins, UTSA
Freshman of the Year – Aniya Hubbard, FAU
Defensive Player of the Year – Elina Arike, UTEP
Sixth Player of the Year – Kseniya Malashka, MTSU
Newcomer of the Year – Jordyn Jenkins, UTSA
Co-Coach of the Year –Rick Insell, MTSU, Kevin Baker, UTEP
First Team
Dazia Lawrence, Charlotte
Jada McMillian, Charlotte
Keiunna Walker, LA Tech
Savannah Wheeler, Middle Tenn.
Courtney Whitson, Middle Tenn.
Quincy Noble, North Texas
Jazion Jackson, UTEP
Jordyn Jenkins, UTSA
Second Team
Kaliah Henderson, FIU
Aniya Hubbard, Florida Atlantic
Anna Larr Roberson, LA Tech
Jalynn Gregory, Middle Tenn.
Ashlee Austin, Rice
Malia Fisher, Rice
Margaret Whitley, UAB
Elina Arike, UTEP
All-Defensive Team
Aniya Hubbard, Florida Atlantic
Keiunna Walker, LA Tech
Elina Arike, UTEP
Elyssa Coleman, UTSA
Jaylin Foster, WKU
All-Freshman Team
Sifa Joyeuse, FIU
Aniya Hubbard, Florida Atlantic
Denim DeShields, UAB
Sidney Love, UTSA
Acacia Hayes, WKU
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