ST. JOSEPH – Three members of the Missouri Western women’s basketball team received All-MIAA honors on Tuesday.
Chelsea Dewey highlighted the group as a first team selection. Sefulu Faavae was named All-Defensive team along with honorable mention, and Dwanisha Tate was also named honorable mention.
It was the first time Dewey had been named first team after earning honorable mention distinction as a junior. Dewey finished fourth in the MIAA with 4.3 assists per game and led the conference with a 3.3 assist to turnover ratio. The guard led Missouri Western with her 13.3 points per game and finished third in the MIAA by averaging 33.8 minutes per game.
Faavae was named MIAA All-Defensive Team as well as being an honorable mention All-MIAA selection. The senior led the MIAA with 72 total steals, 2.6 per game. Faavae also wasn’t far behind Dewey at seventh in the MIAA with 3.5 assists per game.
Tate finished the regular season strong and earned herself honorable mention All-MIAA. The senior guard averaged 12.3 points per game and shot close to 41 percent from the field while pulling down 4.4 rebounds per game.
The three All-MIAA performers will face the winner of Tuesday’s Northwest Missouri at Central Oklahoma game on Friday night at 8:30 in Kansas City’s historical Municipal Auditorium.
Player of the Year
Kelly Moten, G, Sr., ESU
Defensive Player of the Year
Kelly Moten, G, Sr., ESU
Freshman of the Year
Kallie Bildner, F, Fr., LWU
Coach of the Year
Lane Lord, PSU
All-MIAA First Team
Kelly Moten, G, Jr., ESU**[r3]
Mikaela Burgess, So., G, PSU**[r2]
Paige Redmond, So., G, UCM**
Melinda Murillo, Jr., G, UCO
Chelsea Dewey, Sr., G, MWSU
**Unanimous Selection
[r2] Two time repeat First Team Selection
[r3] Three time repeat First Team Selection
All-MIAA Second Team
Megan Rosenbohm, Jr., G, SBU
Deb Holcomb, Sr., G, MSSU
Kathrynn Flott, Sr., F, ESU
Tanya Meyers, Jr., F, NWMSU
Alyxis Bowens, Sr., F, WU
All-MIAA Third Team
Hayden Herlocker, Sr., G, PSU
Michaela Barry, Jr., G, UNK
Addie Lakey, Jr., G, ESU
Rylie Torrey, So, G, NSU
Jesheon Cooper, Jr., C, UCO
All-MIAA Defensive Team
Kelly Moten, Sr., G, ESU
Paige Lungwitz, Sr., G, PSU
Kayonna Lee, Jr., F, UCM
Sefulu Faavae, Sr., F, MWSU
Jesheon Cooper, Jr., C, UCO
All-MIAA Honorable Mention
Kayonna Lee, UCM
Megan Skaggs, UCM
Marley Anderson, UCO
Olivia Mason, UCO
Carly Heim, FHSU
Jill Faxon, FHSU
Nikola Kacperska, FHSU
Tatyana Legette, FHSU
Hunter Yoakum, LU
Kallie Bildner, LWU
Desirea Burge, MSSU
Dwanisha Tate, MWSU
Sefulu Faavae, MWSU
Cailyn Long, NSU
Jasmine Howe, NWMSU
Madison Northcutt, PSU
Shelby Lopez, PSU
Paige Lungwitz, PSU
Caylee Richardson, SBU
Erika Lane, WU
— MWSU Athletics —