MILWAUKEE – The American Collegiate Athletic Association announced their 2020 All-ACAA Women's Basketball Team. Mount Mary University's junior forward Erica Williams (Bloomington, Ill.) was voted to the first team by the conference's coaches, sports information directors and communication directors. Williams was also voted to the 2020 ACAA Women's Basketball Tournament Team after here performance in last weekend's conference tourney.
(*It should be noted that the voting for the All-ACAA and annual conference awards takes place before the conference tournament.)
UC Santa Cruz's Kaylee Murphy won player of the year for the conference and earned a first team. Murphy averaged a double-double this season with 12.9 points per game and a conference high 11.9 rebounds per game. Murphy logged a double-double against the Blue Angels in round one of the 2020 ACAA Women's Basketball Tournament and was one point shy of repeating that feat in the championship game on Sunday.
Finlandia's Mariah LaPointe-Dunham earned this year's ACAA Coach of the Year Award. LaPointe-Dunham steered the Lions to a 12-11 regular season finish that included a program record 11-game winning streak, then capped off the season with the 2020 ACAA Women's Basketball Tournament Championship with a 60-50 win over the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs.
Check out the full 2020 All-ACAA award winners here.
Williams led the Blue Angels this season with a team high 13.8 points per game which was seventh in the entire ACAA in that category. Along with her offensive capabilities, Williams led MMU in rebounds as well. The junior forward was third in the conference in rebounds per game with 9.7. Not surprisingly, Williams recorded 11 double-doubles in the regular season and one in the postseason against the Banana Slugs.
With her 14 points and 11 rebound performance in game one of the 2020 ACAA Women's Basketball Tournament, Williams also earned a spot on the 2020 ACAA Women's Basketball Tournament Team. Last Saturday's game was the first ever collegiate postseason game for the junior from Bloomington.
Full list of 2020 ACAA Women's Basketball Tournament Team can be found here.
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