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Respect Leaphart Earns All-Conference Selection
3/9/2020 10:22:00 AM | Women's Basketball
This is the senior's first All-Conference accolade.
DALLAS, Texas – Conference USA announced their annual All-Conference selections on Monday morning, and Southern Miss senior women's basketball player Respect Leaphart earned her first nod as an All-Conference honoree.
Leaphart, a senior from Fort Myers, Fla., was named Second Team All-Conference by C-USA. This is her first All-Conference selection in her four years at Southern Miss.
The senior is the only player of Southern Miss women's basketball that has started in every game this season. She scored her 1,000th point in the last regular-season contest against UAB on the road Saturday, scoring 12 points. Leaphart has scored in double-figures for 25 out of this season's 29 regular-season games, and has had five games with 20 or more points. She has recorded four double-doubles, upping her all-time number to seven. She has been the leading scorer 14 times this season, along with being the leading rebounder 11 times and leader in assists two times. The Floridian scored a new career-high 26 points agaisnt South Alabama in December, and has also broken her career record in steals, blocks, field goals and field goal attempts, free throws and free throw attempts, as well as minutes played in a game this season.Â
Below are the All-Conference selections as well as the Freshman and Defensive Teams.
2019-20 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM
Jade Phillips, Charlotte, R-Sr., G, Raleigh, North Carolina
Anastasia Hayes, Middle Tennessee, So., G, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Taylor Edwards, Old Dominion Sr., G, Portsmouth, Virginia
Erica Ogwumike, Rice, Sr., G, Cypress, Texas (2018-19 first team selection)
Nancy Mulkey, Rice, Jr., C, Cypress Woods, Texas (2018-19 first team selection)
Rachael Childress, UAB, Sr., G, Rogersville, Alabama (2018-19 first team selection)
Raneem Elgedawy, WKU, Jr., F, Alexandria, Egypt
Dee Givens, WKU, Sr., F, Lexington, Kentucky (2018-19 first team selection)
2019-20 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM
Crystal Primm, Florida Atlantic, Gr., G, West Palm Beach, Florida
Charity Savage, Middle Tennessee, Sr., F, Memphis, Tennessee
Anisha George, North Texas, Sr., C, St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Amari Young, Old Dominion, So., F, North Augusta, South Carolina
Ajah Wayne, Old Dominion, So., G/F, Birmingham, Alabama
Respect Leaphart, Southern Miss, Sr., F, Fort Myers, Florida
Miyah Barnes, UAB, Sr., G, Memphis, Tennessee
Katarina Zec, UTEP, Sr., G/F, Belgrade, Serbia
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2019-20 CONFERENCE USA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Savannah Wheeler, Marshall, Fr., G, Catlettsburg, Kentucky
Aislynn Hayes, Middle Tennessee, Fr., G, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Lauren Schwartz, Rice, Fr., F, Union, Kentucky
Katia Gallegos, UTEP, Fr., G, El Paso, Texas
Mikayla Woods, UTSA, Fr., G, Pflugerville, Texas
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2019-20 CONFERENCE USA ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Jade Phillips, Charlotte, R-Sr., G, Raleigh, North Carolina
Amari Young, Old Dominion, So., F, North Augusta, South Carolina
Nancy Mulkey, Rice, Jr., C, Cypress Woods, Texas
Erica Ogwumike, Rice, Sr., G, Cypress, Texas
Dee Givens, WKU, Sr., F, Lexington, Kentucky
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Leaphart, a senior from Fort Myers, Fla., was named Second Team All-Conference by C-USA. This is her first All-Conference selection in her four years at Southern Miss.
The senior is the only player of Southern Miss women's basketball that has started in every game this season. She scored her 1,000th point in the last regular-season contest against UAB on the road Saturday, scoring 12 points. Leaphart has scored in double-figures for 25 out of this season's 29 regular-season games, and has had five games with 20 or more points. She has recorded four double-doubles, upping her all-time number to seven. She has been the leading scorer 14 times this season, along with being the leading rebounder 11 times and leader in assists two times. The Floridian scored a new career-high 26 points agaisnt South Alabama in December, and has also broken her career record in steals, blocks, field goals and field goal attempts, free throws and free throw attempts, as well as minutes played in a game this season.Â
Below are the All-Conference selections as well as the Freshman and Defensive Teams.
2019-20 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM
Jade Phillips, Charlotte, R-Sr., G, Raleigh, North Carolina
Anastasia Hayes, Middle Tennessee, So., G, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Taylor Edwards, Old Dominion Sr., G, Portsmouth, Virginia
Erica Ogwumike, Rice, Sr., G, Cypress, Texas (2018-19 first team selection)
Nancy Mulkey, Rice, Jr., C, Cypress Woods, Texas (2018-19 first team selection)
Rachael Childress, UAB, Sr., G, Rogersville, Alabama (2018-19 first team selection)
Raneem Elgedawy, WKU, Jr., F, Alexandria, Egypt
Dee Givens, WKU, Sr., F, Lexington, Kentucky (2018-19 first team selection)
2019-20 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM
Crystal Primm, Florida Atlantic, Gr., G, West Palm Beach, Florida
Charity Savage, Middle Tennessee, Sr., F, Memphis, Tennessee
Anisha George, North Texas, Sr., C, St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Amari Young, Old Dominion, So., F, North Augusta, South Carolina
Ajah Wayne, Old Dominion, So., G/F, Birmingham, Alabama
Respect Leaphart, Southern Miss, Sr., F, Fort Myers, Florida
Miyah Barnes, UAB, Sr., G, Memphis, Tennessee
Katarina Zec, UTEP, Sr., G/F, Belgrade, Serbia
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2019-20 CONFERENCE USA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Savannah Wheeler, Marshall, Fr., G, Catlettsburg, Kentucky
Aislynn Hayes, Middle Tennessee, Fr., G, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Lauren Schwartz, Rice, Fr., F, Union, Kentucky
Katia Gallegos, UTEP, Fr., G, El Paso, Texas
Mikayla Woods, UTSA, Fr., G, Pflugerville, Texas
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2019-20 CONFERENCE USA ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Jade Phillips, Charlotte, R-Sr., G, Raleigh, North Carolina
Amari Young, Old Dominion, So., F, North Augusta, South Carolina
Nancy Mulkey, Rice, Jr., C, Cypress Woods, Texas
Erica Ogwumike, Rice, Sr., G, Cypress, Texas
Dee Givens, WKU, Sr., F, Lexington, Kentucky
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