Chavis and Farmer Recognized by the Conference
ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Mars Hill women’s basketball team has placed two players on the postseason accolades list as announced by the league office today.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Mars Hill women's basketball team has placed two players on the postseason accolades list as announced by the league office today. Senior guard Paige Chavis earned a spot on the All-Conference Honorable Mention Team, while freshman Aliyah Farmer found herself on the South Atlantic Conference All-Freshman Team.
Chavis, a senior from Lexington, N.C., was the catalyst for the Lions this season, leading the Blue and Gold in points per game (14.3), which also ranked eighth in the league. She also led the team in three-pointers per game (1.9), free throws per game (4.8), minutes per game (36.2), assists per game (2.7), and steals per game (2.8). Chavis eclipsed the 1,000-point mark during her senior season, becoming just the 27th player in team history to do so.
Farmer, a freshman from Salisbury, N.C. turned in a very impressive rookie campaign for the Blue and Gold. Her 7.9 rebounds per game was tops on the team, while ranking sixth in the conference. Farmer was second to Chavis in points per game as she turned in 11.2 per contest, landing her 23rd in the SAC in the category. She shot 42.3% from the floor, second on the team, and tallied a team-high one block per game.
2016-17 South Atlantic Conference Women's Basketball All-Conference
First Team
Megan Pittman, Lincoln Memorial
Terri Rogers, Catawba
Mika Wester, Carson-Newman
Bri Johnson, Catawba
Marta Miscenko, Wingate
Madison Lenox, Brevard
Second Team
Danasia Witherspoon, Wingate
Shea Coker, Lincoln Memorial
Meg Essex, Newberry
Heather Jankowy, Anderson
Kailyn Brooks, Carson-Newman
Nicola Handreck, Newberry
Honorable Mention
Josey Harding, Lincoln Memorial
Jasmine Franklin, Anderson
Kasey Johnson, Tusculum
Paige Chavis, Mars Hill
Serena Brown, Catawba
Chelsey Romero, Lenoir-Rhyne
All-Freshman
Alexy Mollenhauer, Anderson
Madison Baggett, Anderson
Sydney Duggins, Lincoln Memorial
Madison Hallman, Catawba
Aliyah Farmer, Mars Hill
Player of the Year
Megan Pittman, Lincoln Memorial
Freshman of the Year
Alexy Mollenhauer, Anderson
Coach of the Year
Krystal Evans, Lincoln Memorial
