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Four members of the Mount Vernon Nazarene College women’s basketball team were honored when the 1999 American Mideast Conference awards were announced on Monday.
Tara Seiter, a 6-foot senior center from Waldo, Ohio, headlined the list as she was selected to the AMC First Team for the third straight year. The former River Valley High School standout leads the Lady Cougars in scoring (18.6 points per game) and rebounding (9.7 boards per game) while shooting 54.1 percent from the field. Seiter also became MVNC’s career scoring and rebounding leader this season and currently has 1,622 points and 915 rebounds.
Anne Nussbaum, a 5-foot-6 junior guard from Mount Vernon, Ohio, received Honorable Mention from the AMC coaches for her efforts this season. The former Mount Vernon High School star is averaging 10.3 points and 3.2 rebounds per game while leading the team with 103 assists. Nussbaum has also canned 41 three-pointers and has moved into fourth place on the Lady Cougars’ career list with 98 treys.
Angie Trainer, a 5-foot-10 freshman guard/forward, was selected to the five-member AMC All-Freshmen Team. The Miami Trace High School product has contributed 9.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in her first collegiate season. Trainer also leads the team in free throw shooting at 76.9 percent (83-of-108), and she is second on the squad with 48 steals.
Marlo Oyster, a 5-foot-11 senior forward from Gahanna, Ohio, was named to the AMC All-Academic Team. The former Gahanna-Lincoln High School player has compiled a perfect 4.0 grade point average as a Psychology major. Oyster is averaging 1.8 points and 1.0 rebounds per game this season.
MVNC is currently 13-12 overall this season, and the Lady Cougars finished AMC play with a 6-10 conference record as the team won its final three games. MVNC awaits word on who its first-round opponent will be in the National Christian College Athletic Association East Region Tournament.
1998-99 All-AMC Women's Basketball Team
Player of the Year -- Erica Hayes, Shawnee State University
Coach of the Year -- Robin Smith, Shawnee State University
(Selected by vote of the AMC coaches)
FIRST TEAM SCHOOL HT YR POS HOMETOWN PTS REB
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Erica Hayes Shawnee State 6-0 Sr F McArthur, OH 24.8 9.9
Melanie Scheetz Walsh 5-6 Jr G Canton, OH 18.1 5.2
Tara Seiter Mount Vernon Nazarene 6-0 Sr C Waldo, OH 18.2 9.5
Nikita Thompson Urbana 5-9 Sr F-C Hamilton, OH 16.7 6.6
Tara Cochrane Saint Vincent 5-10 Jr F Uniontown, PA 15.2 6.5
Karley Mohler Rio Grande 6-0 So C Junction City, OH 15.1 9.3
Julie Nourse Cedarville 6-0 So C Springfield, OH 15.7 7.9
Kiya Starr Urbana 5-6 Sr G-F Lima, OH 16.6 5.7
Kristen Beach Malone 5-9 So F Pipersville, PA 16.8 6.2
Carrie Brisker Shawnee State 5-7 Sr G Minford, OH 9.2 4.0
SECOND SCHOOL HT YR POS HOMETOWN PTS REB
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Kelly Morda Saint Vincent 5-9 Fr G Ford City, PA 16.1 4.5
Dana Cummings Ohio Dominican 5-7 Sr G Knoxville, TN 15.9 4.3
Renee Turley Rio Grande 5-10 Fr F Racine, OH 14.9 8.0
Melanie Sears Tiffin 6-2 Jr C Tiffin, OH 15.9 7.3
Kirsten Rossotti Cedarville 6-0 Fr F West Caldwell, NJ 15.0 7.4
Missy Mitchell Urbana 5-6 Jr G Lima, OH 12.3 2.2
Brandi Baker Shawnee State 5-11 Jr F Jonancy, KY 12.5 6.6
Juliana Hall Geneva 5-8 Jr F Mississauga, ONT 12.8 4.6
Melissa Evans-Knop Malone 6-0 Sr F Massillon, OH 13.0 7.9
Julie Mueller Ohio Dominican 5-11 So F Fort Loramie, OH 13.3 8.9
HONORABLE MENTION -- Carrie Carson (Rio Grande), Jennifer Cepik (Notre Dame), Kim
Hurt (Walsh), Kellie Jakubowski (Tiffin), Brandi Munn (Shawnee State), Jaime Myher
(Urbana), Anne Nussbaum (Mount Vernon Nazarene), Mindy Pope (Rio Grande), Amanda
Porter (Cedarville), Nina Turcic (Saint Vincent), Aimee Young (Saint Vincent).
1998-99 AMC Women's Basketball
All-NAIA Division II Team
Player of the Year -- Erica Hayes, Shawnee State University
Coach of the Year -- Robin Smith, Shawnee State University
(Selected by vote of the AMC coaches)
PLAYER SCHOOL HT YR POS HOMETOWN PTS REB
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Erica Hayes Shawnee State 6-0 Sr F McArthur, OH 24.8 9.9
Melanie Scheetz Walsh 5-6 Jr G Canton, OH 18.1 5.2
Tara Seiter Mount Vernon Nazarene 6-0 Sr C Waldo, OH 18.2 9.5
Nikita Thompson Urbana 5-9 Sr F-C Hamilton, OH 16.7 6.6
Kiya Starr Urbana 5-6 Sr G-F Lima, OH 16.6 5.7
Kristen Beach Malone 5-9 So F Pipersville, PA 16.8 6.2
Carrie Brisker Shawnee State 5-7 Sr G Minford, OH 9.2 4.0
Dana Cummings Ohio Dominican 5-7 Sr G Knoxville, TN 15.9 4.3
Melanie Sears Tiffin 6-2 Jr C Tiffin, OH 15.9 7.3
Missy Mitchell Urbana 5-6 Jr G Lima, OH 12.3 2.2
1998-99 All-AMC Women's Basketball Freshmen Team
Co-Freshmen of the Year
Kelly Morda, Saint Vincent College
Kirsten Rossotti, Cedarville College
(Selected by vote of the AMC coaches)
PLAYER SCHOOL HT POS HOMETOWN PTS REB
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Kelly Morda Saint Vincent 5-9 G Ford City, PA 16.1 4.5
Kirsten Rossotti Cedarville 6-0 F West Caldwell, NJ 15.0 7.4
Renee Turley Rio Grande 5-10 F Racine, OH 14.9 8.0
Angie Trainer Mount Vernon Nazarene 5-10 G-F Washington C.H., OH 9.6 4.0
Chris Altenburger Ohio Dominican 5-6 G Delphos, OH 10.6 3.3
