Women's Basketball | 2/27/2016 12:55:00 PM
FLORENCE, Kentucky — The 2015-16 All-KIAC Women's Basketball Teams and Awards have been conducted with voting from the conference's 13 head coaches and WVU Tech women's basketball landed senior Courtney Fisher on the first team while senior LaKisha Adkins and freshman Savannah Shamblin were named to the second team. Sophomore Julie Conway was honored with a Champions of Character award.
Fisher, a Vallejo, California native, averaged 12.7 points per game and led the conference in field goal percentage at 50.5 percent. The forward holds four rankings in the nation (NAIA DII) including No. 14 in offensive rebounds per game (3.786), No. 27 in total rebounds per game (9.036), No. 28 for her field goal percentage and No. 38 in total rebounds (253).
Shamblin, the only freshman to be named to an all-conference team, finished the season averaging 13.4 points per game and a No. 7 ranking in assists per game (4.679), No. 15 in total assists (131) and No. 34 in assist/turnover ratio (1.845). Adkins (10.6 ppg) dished 116 assists during the season to give her a No. 26 ranking in the nation. The senior is also currently ranked No. 22 in assists per game (4.143).
Also chosen was the KIAC Women's Basketball Champions of Character Team. One player from each school was named to the team including Conway as WVU Tech women's basketball pick as the one who best represented the five character values of the NAIA's Champions of Character program — respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship.
2015-16 ALL-KIAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL AWARDS & TEAMS
KIAC Player of the Year: Julie Whitfill (Brescia)
KIAC Coach of the Year: Tiffani Selhorst (IU East)
KIAC Newcomer of the Year: Annie Thomas (IU Southeast)
KIAC Comeback Player of the Year: Jasmine Johnson (Midway)
ALL-KIAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FIRST TEAM
| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. |
| Julie Whitfill | Brescia (Ky.) | G | Sr. |
| Tia King | IU East | G | So. |
| Catie Fletcher | Asbury (Ky.) | G | Sr. |
| Sarah Bonar | Rio Grande (Ohio) | F | Sr. |
| Annie Thomas | IU Southeast | G | So. |
| Kylee Gorby | Asbury (Ky.) | G | Sr. |
| Mary Dye | IU Southeast | F | Sr. |
| Carly Forse | Point Park (Pa.) | F | Jr. |
| Courtney Fisher | WVU Tech | G | Sr. |
| Keragen Niehoff | IU East | F | So. |
ALL-KIAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SECOND TEAM
| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. |
| Kelsey Kirkpatrick | Brescia (Ky.) | G | So. |
| Deja Felder | IU Kokomo | G | So. |
| Taylor Arthur | Alice Lloyd (Ky.) | F | So. |
| Brooke Marcum | Rio Grande (Ohio) | F | Jr. |
| Erinn Bailey | Ohio Christian | F | Jr. |
| Lynzi Mueller | Carlow (Pa.) | G | Sr. |
| Savannah Shamblin | WVU Tech | G | Fr. |
| Jocelyn Mousty | IU Southeast | F | Jr. |
| Amber Shepherd | Alice Lloyd (Ky.) | F | Jr. |
| LaKisha Adkins | WVU Tech | G | Sr. |
KIAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER TEAM
| School | Name |
| Alice Lloyd (Ky.) | Megan Jones |
| Asbury (Ky.) | Kylee Gorby |
| Brescia (Ky.) | Julie Whitfill |
| Carlow (Pa.) | Sami Simpson |
| Cincinnati Christian | Natalie Stoeppel |
| IU East | Bailey Dreiman |
| IU Kokomo | Lela Crawford |
| IU Southeast | Michaela Harris |
| Midway (Ky.) | Maria Kochenova |
| Ohio Christian | Kaylee Dickson |
| Point Park (Pa.) | Alexa Xenakis |
| Rio Grande (Ohio) | Sarah Bonar |
| WVU Tech | Julie Conway |
