Gillie named Preseason All-SAC Second Team
Mars Hill was tabbed eighth in the preseason poll.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Senior guard Maddie Gillie was named to the Preseason All-South Atlantic Conference Second Team, as announced by the league Friday morning.
The Lions were tabbed eighth with 61 points.
Gillie, a native of Rutherfordton, North Carolina, was named the statistical champion in three-pointers per game, averaging 3.28. During her junior campaign, Gillie set career-highs in field goals made (150), shooting percentage (40.7), three-pointers made (96) and percentage (37.6). She also set a career-high with 457 points.
She was the only Lions to start and appear in all 30 games this season, totalling over 1,069 minutes of play. She figured in double-figures in 24 games, including back-to-back 30+ point efforts in wins over Tusculum and UVA Wise. She set a career-high with 32 versus the Pioneers and in the following game over the Cavaliers, eclipsed the 1,000 career points mark.
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The Lions open their 2024-25 season on Friday, November 8, hosting Belmont Abbey as part of the SAC/Conference Carolinas Challenge. Tipoff inside Chambers Gymnasium is set for 3 p.m.
