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Four Lady Cougars Earn AMC Hoops Honors
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (3-4-2011) - Four members
of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University
women's basketball team were recently
honored when the American Mideast Conference
awards were announced following voting by
the conference coaches.
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| Amanda Himes |
Sierra
Fletcher |
Amanda Himes, a 6-foot-1 senior center
from Hilliard, Ohio, highlighted the list
for the Lady Cougars as she became the first
player in the program's history to be a
four-time AMC First Team selection. The
former Hilliard Darby High School star, who
finished as the runner-up in the AMC Player
of the Year voting, leads MVNU and is among
the national leaders in scoring (18.3 points
per game) and rebounding (11.8 rebounds per
game) and has also blocked 31 shots. She is
the Lady Cougars' all-time leader in points
(2,175), rebounds (1,271), and blocked shots
(112).
Sierra Fletcher, a 5-foot-5 junior guard
from Utica, Ohio, was named to the AMC
Second Team. The former Utica High School
standout is averaging 13.1 points and 2.9
rebounds and leads MVNU with 115 assists and
83 steals. In just two seasons with the Lady
Cougars, she is eleventh in school history
in career assists (258) and eighth in career
steals (218). She has also scored 908
points.
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| Alexis Harkins |
Lauren Johnson |
Alexis Harkins, a 5-foot-10 junior wing
from Canal Fulton, Ohio, joined Fletcher on
the AMC Second Team. The former Northwest
High School product is averaging 11.6 points
and 5.9 rebounds and is shooting 89.3
percent from the free throw line
(67-for-75). For her career, she has
recorded 996 points, 532 rebounds, 127
assists, and 91 steals.
Lauren Johnson, a 5-foot-4 senior guard from
Washington Court House, Ohio, was an AMC
Honorable Mention pick. The former Miami
Trace High School standout is averaging 10.5
points and 1.8 rebounds to go along with 64
assists and 75 steals. She is also second on
the team this year with 45 treys. For her
career, she has scored 932 points and ranks
ninth in school history with 281 assists and
fourth with 257 steals.
The Lady Cougars are currently 21-8 overall
and finished AMC play with a 10-5 conference
mark. MVNU was ranked No. 24 in the final
NAIA Division II poll and received an
at-large berth into the NAIA Division II
National Championship in Sioux City, Iowa.
The team will make its first-ever appearance
in the 32 team field on Wednesday at 5:15
p.m. CST against No. 3 seed Saint Ambrose
(Iowa) University (28-4).
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