WBCA Coach of the Year Finalists/Region Coaches of the Year Press Release
WBCA Player of the Year Finalists/All-Americans Press Release
ATLANTA – Nova Southeastern head coach
LeAnn Freeland was named Region Five Coach of the Year, while sophomore guard
Taylor Buie received Honorable Mention All-American honors, as announced by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association on Monday.
In addition to receiving her first national coaching award, Freeland is also one of eight finalists for the inaugural Pat Summitt trophy given to the 2014 Russell Athletic/WBCA NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year.
Five of the coaches in Erie, Penn., for this year's Elite Eight are among the eight finalists for the trophy, which will be awarded at the WBCA Awards Show on April 7.
Buie (Puyallup, Wash.) was the only Sunshine State Conference Player to receive honors on Monday. In all, 10 players were selected as WBCA All-Americans, as awarded by a vote of the selection committee, while Buie was one of 30 chosen as Honorable Mention, and is one of only four sophomores among the total of 40 recognized.
Freeland is the second WBCA coaching award winner at NSU, the other being Marilyn Rule, South Region Coach of the Year in 2007-08. Buie is the third Shark to receive such honors by the association, following former teammate Meixandra Porter, a first-team selection last year, and Stephanie Sarosi, named honorable mention in 2008-09.
The Sharks return to the hardwood on Tuesday in Elite Eight action, taking on Central Region champion Concordia-St. Paul at 2:30 p.m. at the Erie Insurance Arena.
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