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Oklahoma City University won the Sooner Athletic Conference title and the many of the top honors of the 2007-08 All-Sooner Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Team.
Viola Beybeyah, a senior from Oklahoma City, averaged 12.4 points and 6.8 rebounds and earned Player of the Year honors. Her teammate, Zanita Johnson, claimed Defensive Player of the Year honors. Head Coach Rob Edmisson was Coach of the Year.
Freshman of the Year went to Wayland Baptist University’s Megan Coats.
Co-Newcomers of the Year were Heather Graham of Oklahoma Baptist and Yesi Castillo of USAO.
Jordan Hampton of Lubbock Christian won the Sportsmanship Award.
Beyebeyah headed up the First Team and was joined by Betsy Simmons of Oklahoma Baptist, Sierra Wilcox-Lovorn of Lubbock Christian, Kinzie Glover of Southern Nazarene, Kailan DeCamp of Oklahoma Christian and Castillo.
Graham headed the Second Team, joined by Tejana Elmore of SNU, Carolyn Manning of Lubbock Christian, Chelsea Ledbetter of OCU, Coats, Hampton and Northwestern’s D’Shanna Butler.
Yoda Woods of Rogers State led the Third Team, followed by Breezy Martin of Oklahoma City, Ashley Gamble of OBU, Ashley Taylor of John Brown, Charite Lewis of USAO, Courntey Sorrels of Mid-America Christian and Johnson of OCU.
2007-08 All-SAC Women’s Basketball
Player of the Year: Viola Beybeyah, Oklahoma City
Coach of the Year: Rob Edmisson, Oklahoma City
Freshman of the Year: Megan Coats, Wayland Baptist
Co-Newcomer of the Year: Heather Graham, Oklahoma Baptist
Co-Newcomer of the Year: Yesi Castillo, USAO
Defensive Player of the Year: Zanita Johnson, Oklahoma City
Sportsmanship Award: Jordan Hampton, Lubbock Christian
First Team
Viola Beybeyah, Oklahoma City
Betsy Simmons, Oklahoma Baptist
Sierra Wilcox-Lovorn, Lubbock Christian
Kinzie Glover, Southern Nazarene
Kailan DeCamp, Oklahoma Christian
Yesi Castillo, USAO
Second Team
Heather Graham, Oklahoma Baptist
Tejana Elmore, Southern Nazarene
Carolyn Manning, Lubbock Christian
Chelsea Ledbetter, Oklahoma City
Megan Coats, Wayland Baptist
Jordan Hampton, Lubbock Christian
D’Shanna Butler, Northwestern
Third Team
Yoda Woods, Rogers State
Breezy Martin, Oklahoma City
Ashley Gamble, Oklahoma Baptist
Ashley Taylor, John Brown
Charite Lewis, USAO
Courtney Sorrels, Mid-America Christian
Zanita Johnson, Oklahoma City
Honorable Mention
LaShelle Chandler, Southern Nazarene
Laura Duncan, Oklahoma City
Vanita Wright, Wayland Baptist
Lindsey Gipson, Oklahoma Christian
Melody Mattox, St. Gregory’s
Azzie Knox, Rogers State
Kartesha Rambo, USAO
Anastasia Okolo, Wayland Baptist
Kim Lloyd, Lubbock Christian
Romana Vynuchalova, Oklahoma City
Jennifer Jupin, Oklahoma Baptist
Ashley Jackson, Southern Nazarene
Mara Kee, Southern Nazarene
Taujhnae Travis, Oklahoma Baptist
Hayley KnifeChief, Rogers State
Shawna Patton, Mid-America Christian
Academic All-Conference
John Brown – Tracie Davis
Lubbock Christian – Jennifer Hughes, Carolyn Manning, Jordan Hampton, Sierra Wilcox-Lovorn
Mid-America Christian – Courtney Sorrels, Treasure McCoy, Miah Milton
Northwestern – Kacee McCulley, Emily Gilbert, McKenzie Malloy, Tara Baker
Oklahoma Baptist – Keely Tolin, Ashley Gamble, Heather Graham, Kristin Anderson
Oklahoma Christian – Jordan Findley, Lindsey Gipson, Charlotte Heron, Haley Myers
Oklahoma City – Romana Vynuchalova
Southern Nazarene – Mara Kee, Kinzie Glover, Rachel Balzer, LaShelle Chandler
Rogers State – Breck Muller, Tasha Parker, Hannah Owen, Erica Taylor
USAO – Sasha Ferguson
