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2009-10 WOMEN'S PRESEASON ALL-SWAC TEAM ANNOUNCED, PRAIRIE VIEW PICKED TO DEFEND TITLE
Nov. 9, 2009
The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2009-10 Women's Basketball Preseason All-Conference honors Monday with Prairie View A&M F Gaati Werema voted as Preseason Player of the Year and Alabama A&M G Katrich Williams selected Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. The Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers, three-time defending regular season champions and the defending SWAC Tournament Champions, were picked to win their fourth consecutive title. Honors were voted on by the league's coaches, sports information departments and selected members of the media. Werema, the reigning SWAC Player of the Year, was fourth in the conference in scoring (12.2 ppg), first in rebounds (7.7 rpg), second in field goal percentage (48.2) and fifth in free throw percentage (75.6). The 6-foot-0 senior from Orlando, FL was second in the conference in double-double games (six) and tied for second in 20-point games (four). Williams, a 5-8 senior from Chattanooga, TN, was second in the league in scoring (13.8 ppg), and free-throw percentage (79.1) and fifth in field goal percentage (33.6). She ranked eighth in the league in steals (1.8) last season, but also posted three 20-point scoring games for the Bulldogs. Prairie View A&M won 19 consecutive games en route to the SWAC regular season and tournament crowns, earning an NCAA Tournament appearance against eventual Final Four team opponent Oklahoma. Joining Werema and Williams on the first team was Prairie View A&M G Candice Thomas, Southern F Freda Allen, and Alabama State C Shanice Merritt. Named second-team preseason All-SWAC were guards Dominique Smith (Prairie View A&M) and LaQuisha Slaton (UAPB), forwards Tanika Jackson (Alabama State) and Dominisha Johnson (Alabama A&M) and center Shay Holmes (UAPB). Predicted Order of Finish (first place votes in parentheses)
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