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Women's Basketball
2004 All-Conference Team

March 8, 2004

Charliss Ridley named AMC Player of the Year

In a vote by league coaches, Charliss Ridley, a 6-0 forward for the Lady Cougars, is the 2003-04 AMC’s most valuable player, as well as its newcomer of the year. Ridley, who hails from Wheaton, Ill., played in 27 games in her first season as a Lady Cougar. She averaged 17.5 points and 7.8 rebounds, leading her squad in both categories.

Ridley shot 45 percent from the field, dropping in 110 of her 243 field goal attempts. In addition, she was 118-for-135 from the freethrow line during the regular season, ranking her fourth in NAIA Division I and second in the AMC at 87 percent.  Ridley also passed out 41 assists and swiped 32 steals.

The top freshman in the AMC is Megan Martin from Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) College. In her rookie campaign, the 5-10 forward averaged 16.8 points to lead the Trojans. She also pulled in 253 rebounds, averaging 8.4 in each of her team’s 30 games. She shot 40 percent from the field and 81 percent from the freethrow line, totaling 504 points in her freshman season. Martin, who is a native of Kahoka, Mo. also posted 52 steals, 32 blocked shots and 23 assists.

The AMC Coach of the Year for the third consecutive season is Mike Davis from Columbia College. In his third season in the AMC, Davis led the Lady Cougars to a perfect 14-0 regular season league mark and an overall mark of 24-7.

A complete list of the 10-member AMC All-Conference team, the honorable mention squad and the academic all-conference team, is included on the following pages. Members of the academic all-conference team have earned at least a cumulative 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

2004 AMC All-Conference Team
Women's Basketball

Most Valuable Player

Newcomer of the Year

Charliss Ridley (Jr.), Columbia College
Forward from Wheaton, Ill.

Charliss Ridley (Jr.), Columbia College
Forward from Wheaton, Ill.

Freshman of the Year

Coach of the Year

Megan Martin, Hannibal-LaGrange College
Forward from Kahoka, Mo.

Mike Davis (3rd Year) Columbia College
24-7, 14-0

First Team All-Conference

Player

School

Pos.

Year

Hometown

Tiffany Foote

Columbia College

Guard

Jr.

University City, Mo.

Lisa Kowalewski

Columbia College

Guard

Jr.

St. Charles, Mo.

Charliss Ridley

Columbia College

Forward

Jr.

Wheaton, Ill.

Megan Martin

Hannibal-LaGrange College

Forward

Fr.

Kahoka, Mo.

Laniya Stevens

Harris-Stowe State College

Forward

So.

St. Louis, Mo.

Miesha Billups

McKendree College

Forward

Sr.

Cahokia, Ill.

Jacque Clark

McKendree College

Guard

Sr.

Paris, Ill.

Angela Cerrito

Missouri Baptist University

Guard

Fr.

Chicago, Ill.

Kim Tennill

William Woods University

Guard

So.

Ashland, Mo.

Sara Heisserer

Williams Baptist College

Forward

Jr.

Oran, Mo.

Honorable Mention All-Conference

Player

School

Pos.

Year

Hometown

LeAnn Fossum

Columbia College

Forward

Fr.

Harrisburg, Mo.

Ashley Spratt

Hannibal-LaGrange College

Forward

Sr.

Philadelphia, Mo.

Tara Lambert

Harris-Stowe State College

Guard

So.

St. Louis, Mo.

Nicole Elkins

University of Illinois-Springfield

Forward/Center

Jr.

Kinmundy, Ill.

Audrone Sulskyte

University of Illinois-Springfield

Center

Jr.

Lithuania

Zabrina Harper

University of Illinois-Springfield

Forward

Jr.

West Peoria, Ill.

Sheila Hering

McKendree College

Guard/Forward

Sr.

Browns, Ill.

Marquita Travis

Missouri Baptist University

Forward

Jr.

Brawley, Calif.

Martina Gandzalova

Missouri Baptist University

Forward

Sr.

Poprad, Slovakia

Shanna Lonsberry

William Woods University

Guard

So.

Elsberry, Mo.

Susan Borghardt

William Woods University

Forward

Jr.

Jefferson City, Mo.

2004 American Midwest Conference
Academic All-Conference Team

Columbia College
Tiffany Foote, Lisa Kowalewski, Mindy Mitchem, Randi Hunt, Charliss Ridley

Hannibal-LaGrange College
Ashley Spratt, C.K. Cayce, Misty Evans, Joanne Gillman, Danessa Mathes, Tara Richards, Laura Wardwell, Erin Wright

Harris-Stowe State College
Alexis Campbell

University of Illinois at Springfield
Kelly Beyer, Melanie Cain, Jessica Lay

McKendree College
Alli Arppe, Michelle Beiermann, Jacque Clark, Katie Hasheider, Emily Hart, Kelly Hasheider, Brittany Heins, Sheila Hering, Lynn Klostermann, Kelly Mitchell, Meghan Martz, Lora Nation, Jennifer Repking, Stephanie Sparks, Monet Sanders

Missouri Baptist University
Ashley Barnes, Cori Breen, Angela Cerrito, Martina Gandzalova, Danielle Mumm, Nikki Thompson

William Woods University
Susan Borghardt, Molly Bosick, Kristen Franke, Shanna Lonsberry, Laura Maxwell

Williams Baptist College
Kayla Barr, Erika Emmons, Brittany Foley, Casey Glass, Sara Heisserer, Lindsey Larry, Sara Lehman, Tara Lehman, Sarah Meier, Savannah Meyer
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