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Mar. 2, 2012 - For immediate release
GLIAC Honors: Ferris State’s Branch Named Freshman of the Year; Ashland’s Ramsey Tabbed Coach of the Year
BAY CITY, Mich. - Ashland University junior forward Kari Daugherty (Fresno, Ohio/River View) was named the 2012 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) women’s basketball “Player of the Year” in voting conducted by the league’s head coaches. Ferris State University forward Christina Branch (Grand Rapids, Mich./West Michigan Lutheran) was tabbed “Freshman of the Year” while Ashland’s Sue Ramsey was named “Coach of the Year” by her peers.
Daugherty is the GLIAC leader in scoring (20.3 ppg.) and rebounding (13.3 rpg.) and she’s second in assist-turnover ratio (1.8). She is the only player in the country to rank in the nation’s Top 10 in both scoring and rebounding. She has established a school single-game record for rebounds (24) and is only the second player in school history to score 500 or more points in a season. Daugherty has 19 double-doubles which puts her third in the country. Earlier this year against Findlay, she recorded the only triple-double (12 points, 15 rebounds, 11 assists) in school history.
Branch made an immediate impact for the Bulldogs this season as she helped lead FSU to its first-ever outright GLIAC North Division Championship. The 6-2 Branch currently ranks as the Bulldogs’ leading rebounder (8.0 rpg.) and the squad’s third-leading scorer (9.7 ppg.). She’s listed among the league’s top 15 performers in rebounding, field goal percentage, blocked shots and defensive boards along with being fourth in offensive rebounds (3.0 pg.). Branch has posted 11 double-figure scoring efforts this season with seven games of 10 or more rebounds. Her presence inside helped lift the Bulldogs to a school-best 17-2 conference regular-season record along with a current 21-5 ledger this campaign.
Ramsey is in her 17th season at Ashland. Her
record on the AU bench is 280-197 and in 25 years as a college head
coach she is 375-325. AU is 26-1 this season, has won 26
consecutive games and is ranked fourth in the country (WBCA D-II
poll). That win total is a school single-season record, as is
Ashland’s No. 4 national ranking. AU has won 20
or more games four times with Ramsey as the head coach. The only
two trips to the NCAA Division II playoffs in school history came
with Ramsey as the head coach (2003-04, 2005-06). This year’s
team went 19-0 in GLIAC play. Ashland is the first team to go
unbeaten in conference play since Northern Michigan University in
1996-97.
A complete list of the 2012 All-GLIAC Women's Basketball teams can
be found below:
Great Lakes Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference |
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Player of the Year: Kari Daugherty - Ashland University (Jr./G-F/Fresno, Ohio/Dayton) |
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Freshman of the Year: Christina Branch - Ferris State University (Fr./F-C/Grand Rapids, Mich./W.M. Lutheran) |
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Coach of the Year: Sue Ramsey - Ashland University |
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All-GLIAC First-Team |
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Name |
School |
Year |
Pos. |
Hometown/Previous School |
Kari Daugherty |
Ashland University |
Jr. |
G/F |
Fresno, Ohio/Dayton |
Sarah DeShone |
Ferris State University |
So. |
G |
Elkhart, Ind./Jimtown |
Chelsea Harrison |
Hillsdale College |
Sr. |
G |
Lowell, Mich. |
Sam Hoyt |
Michigan Technological University |
Jr. |
G |
Arkansaw, Wis./Durand |
Mandy Jaeb |
Tiffin University |
Sr. |
G |
Louisville, Ohio |
Lindsey Lindstrom |
Michigan Technological University |
Sr. |
F |
Superior, Wis. |
Chelsea Lyons |
Northern Michigan University |
Sr. |
G |
Coon Rapids, Minn. |
Stephanie Rogers |
Lake Erie College |
Sr. |
F |
Mentor, Ohio |
Jena Stutzman |
Ashland University |
Sr. |
G |
Berlin, Ohio/Kent State |
Briauna Taylor |
Grand Valley State University |
Jr. |
G/F |
Livonia, Mich./Franklin |
All-GLIAC Second-Team |
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Name |
School |
Year |
Pos. |
Hometown/Previous School |
Maria Blazejewski |
Lake Superior State University |
Jr. |
F |
Beulah, Mich./Benzie Central |
Christina Branch |
Ferris State University |
Fr. |
F/C |
Grand Rapids, Mich./West Michigan Lutheran |
Kayla Brown |
University of Findlay |
Jr. |
G/F |
Mt. Blanchard, Ohio/Riverdale |
Rachel Church |
Northwood University |
Jr. |
G |
Midland, Mich./Bullock Creek |
Ashley Dorner |
Ashland University |
So. |
G/F |
Bellville, Ohio/Clear Fork |
Lea Jones |
Hillsdale College |
Jr. |
G |
Sterling Heights, Mich./Henry Ford II |
Jessica Harris |
Tiffin University |
Jr. |
F |
Logan, Ohio |
Alyssa Miller |
Ashland University |
So. |
G |
Zanesville, Ohio/Tri-Valley |
Tricia Principe |
Ferris State University |
Sr. |
G/F |
Kalamazoo, Mich./Mattawan |
Savannah Stedman |
Northwood University |
Sr. |
F/C |
Ortonville, Mich./Brandon |
GLIAC All-Defensive Team |
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Name |
School |
Year |
Pos. |
Hometown/Previous School |
Christina Branch |
Ferris State University |
Fr. |
F/C |
Grand Rapids, Mich./West Michigan Lutheran |
Kari Daugherty |
Ashland University |
Jr. |
G/F |
Fresno, Ohio/Dayton |
Grace Herzog |
Saginaw Valley State University |
Jr. |
C |
Linden, Mich./Powers Catholic |
Sam Hoyt |
Michigan Technological University |
Jr. |
G |
Arkansaw, Wis./Durand |
Mandy Jaeb |
Tiffin University |
Sr. |
G |
Louisville, Ohio |
Lea Jones |
Hillsdale College |
Jr. |
G |
Sterling Heights, Mich./Henry Ford II |
Lindsey Lindstrom |
Michigan Technological University |
Sr. |
F |
Superior, Wis. |
Chelsea Lyons |
Northern Michigan University |
Sr. |
G |
Coon Rapids, Minn. |
Alyssa Miller |
Ashland University |
So. |
G |
Zanesville, Ohio/Tri-Valley |
Stephanie Rogers |
Lake Erie College |
Sr. |
F |
Mentor, Ohio |