April 8, 2008
RUSTON - Louisiana Tech forwards JoKeirra Sneed and Shanavia Dowdell were named to the 2008 Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana Women's College Basketball team announced Monday.
Sneed earned first team honors while Dowdell was voted to the second team.
LSU center Sylvia Fowles and Coach Van Chancellor, along with Anne Farrell of Centenary and UNO's Brittany Helm earned top honors on the team.
Fowles was named the Player of the Year in the state while Chancellor was named the Coach of the Year. Farrell was voted the Freshman of the Year and Helm was the choice for first-year Louisiana non-freshman, earning Newcomer of the Year honors.
The team was chosen based on nominations from the sports information directors of women's college basketball teams and then voted on by a media panel of LSWA members. Each voter was asked to select in order 15 players with 15 being their top selection.
Joining Sneed and Fowles on the first team were LSU's Quianna Chaney and Erica White along with the outstanding NAIA player Trenese Smith of Loyola.
Sneed averaged a double double for the Techsters with 15.5 points per game and 10.3 rebounds a contest. Sneed, a first-team All-WAC selection, registered 19 double doubles while leading Tech in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage (55%). Sneed was in the top five in the WAC in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and offensive and defensive rebounds (11th in the nation in total rebounds).
The second team consists of Ashley Langford of Tulane, Tena Matthews of Northwestern State, Kat Plummer of Nicholls State, Dowdell and Allison Hightower of LSU.
Dowdell earned her accolades after a sophomore campaign that saw her average 12.3 points and 7.5 rebounds a game. The Calera, Ala., native scored in double figures 26 times and registered six double doubles on the season.
The third team members are: Le'Della English of UNO, Trenell Smith of Loyola (NO), Diedra Jackson of Southern, Shannon Loyd of Louisiana-Monroe, Annie Farrell of Centenary and Jarryn Cleaves of Xavier. Chosen by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association
First Team
Name/School/Pts/Stats, Notes
Sylvia Fowles/LSU/282/17.2 ppg, 9.9 rpg, Consensus A-A
Quianna Chaney/LSU/231/14.8 ppg, 3.2 apg, First Team All-SEC
Erica White/LSU/161/7.4 ppg, 4.4 apg, Second Team All-SEC
Trenese Smith/Loyola (NO)/159/19.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg, NAIA A-A
JoKeirra Sneed/La. Tech/157/15.5 ppg, 10.3 rpg, First Team All-WAC
Player of the Year Sylvia Fowles - LSU
Freshman of the Year Annie Farrell - Centenary
Newcomer of the Year Brittany Helm - UNO
Coach of the Year Van Chancellor - LSU
Second Team
Ashley Langford/Tulane/130/11.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg, Third Team C-USA
Tena Matthews/Northwestern St./122/15.2 ppg, 9.2 rpg, First Team All-SLC
Kat Plummer/Nicholls State/100/18.9 ppg, 5.7 rpg, Second Team All-SLC
Shanavia Dowdell/Louisiana Tech/90/12.3 ppg, 7.5 rpg
Allison Hightower/LSU/79/7.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg, SEC 6th Woman
Third Team
Le'Della English/UNO/68/12.9 ppg, Second Team All-SBC
Trenell Smith/Loyola (NO)/67/18.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg, NAIA A-A HM
Deidra Jackson/Southern/62/12.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg
Shannon Lloyd/Louisiana-Monroe/62/10.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg, Third Team All-SBC
Anne Farrell/Centenary/58/11.9 ppg, 7.3 rpg, Summitt Newcomer Team
Jarryn Cleaves/Xavier (NO)/58/14.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, NAIA A-A HM
