Alexandria Willis Earns CCS Rookie of the Year as Four Lions Earn All-CCS Honors

2/20/2024 3:00:00 PM | By: Joseph Garwood: Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

NEED TO KNOW:
CCS Rookie of the Year: Alexandria Willis
All-CCS First Team: Ashley Scott
All-CCS Second Team: Willis, Laken Stiles, Andelin Hill

ATLANTA, Ga. - Alexandria Willis was named CCS Rookie of the Year as four from Piedmont women's basketball earn all-conference honors, as the league announced its postseason awards Tuesday afternoon.

Alexandria Willis, CCS Rookie of the Year and All-CCS Second Team

BY THE NUMBERS:
Points: 9.7 per game (3rd on team)
Rebounds: 6.3 per game (2nd on team)
Blocks: 18 (t-1st on team)
In-Season CCS Recognition: 4x CCS Rookie of the Week
Of Note: Willis' four conference rookie of the week nods is an NCAA era program record while she also recorded a pair of double-doubles on the season. Willis took home the league's first CCS Rookie of the Week award of the season and the last, earning honors on Monday.

Ashley Scott, All-CCS First Team

BY THE NUMBERS:
Points: 10.8 per game (1st on team)
Three-Pointers Made: 35 (1st on team)
20+ point performances: 3 (1st on team)
Past CCS Recognition: All-CCS Second Team (2022-23)
Of Note: Scott repeats as an All-Conference honoree, this time moving up to the first team. The Flowery Branch, Georgia native has loved playing Belhaven in her career, as she has her career high (27 pts. last season) and has scored at least 20 points in 3-of-4 matchups against the Blazers.

Andelin Hill, All-CCS Second Team

BY THE NUMBERS:
Points: 8.9 per game (4th on team)
Rebounds: 8.3 per game (1st on team)
Blocks: 18 (t-1st on team)
Of Note: Hill has delivered three double-doubles on the season and was named the MVP of the Jean Beamer Tipoff Classic, won by the Lions.

Laken Stiles, All-CCS Second Team

BY THE NUMBERS:
Points: 9.9 per game (2nd on team)
Assists: 79 (1st on team)
Of Note: Has 11 double-figure scoring games, including a career-high 22 points in a win over Greensboro at the Jean Beamer Tipoff Classic in Roanoke, Virginia.

Superlative Awards

Player of the Year – Lynkaylah James, Berea

Defensive Player of the Year – Megan Rouse, Covenant

Sixth Player of the Year – Emily Allen, Maryville

Rookie of the Year – Alexandria Willis, Piedmont

Coach of the Year – Trent Milby, Berea

CCS Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams

First Team

Name	Institution	Class	Position	Hometown
Lynkaylah James	Berea	Sophomore	Forward	Bowling Green, Ky.
Courtney Carruthers	Maryville	Senior	Guard	Maryville, Tenn.
Zyhia Johnson	LaGrange	Junior	Guard	Homerville, Ga.
Drea Satori	Berea	Junior	Guard	Louisville, Ky.
Briana Mcgruder	Huntingdon	Junior	Forward	Decatur, Ga.
Kinstin Davis	Huntingdon	Junior	Guard	Mobile, Ala.
Laila Battle	LaGrange	Sophomore	Guard	Smyrna, Ga.
Ebony Gayden	Belhaven	Senior	Forward	McComb, Miss.
Xhiir Burgess	Belhaven	Graduate Student	Forward	Lafayette, Miss.
Ashley Scott	Piedmont	Graduate Student	Guard	Flowery Branch, Ga.
Jayden Merriweather	Berea	Junior	Guard	Greeneville, Tenn.

Second Team

Name	Institution	Class	Position	Hometown
Laken Stiles	Piedmont	Senior	Guard	Tiger, Ga.
Ella Haney	Maryville	Sophomore	Guard	Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Megan Rouse	Covenant	Senior	Forward	Brandon, Miss.
Amanda Mclendon	LaGrange	Sophomore	Forward	Orlando, Fla.
Alexandria Willis	Piedmont	Freshman	Forward	Dallas, Ga.
Andelin Hill	Piedmont	Junior	Guard/Forward	Dallas, Ga.
Emma Huskey	Maryville	Junior	Forward	Sevierville, Tenn.
Laila Williams	Agnes Scott	Freshman	Forward	Lithonia, Ga.
Abby Witt	Covenant	Junior	Forward	Jackson, Miss.
Taylor Smith	LaGrange	Freshman	Forward	Orlando, Fla.

CCS Women's Basketball All-Sportsmanship

Name	Institution	Class	Position	Hometown
Kayla Jones	Agnes Scott	Junior	Guard	Oakland, Calif.
Ashanti Lipscomb	Belhaven	Junior	Guard	Mobile, Ala.
Nevaeh Bates	Berea	Sophomore	Guard	Jeffersonville, In.
Madison Blevins	Covenant	Senior	Guard/Forward	South Pittsburg, Tenn.
Cassidy Campbell	Huntingdon	Junior	Guard	Hanceville, Ala.
Ashley Free	LaGrange	Senior	Guard	Montgomery, Ala.
Dora Moore	Maryville	Sophomore	Center	Adairsville, Ga.
Colby Reed	Piedmont	Graduate Student	Guard	Chiefland, Fla.
Destiny Grider	Wesleyan	Freshman	Guard	Hinesville, GA

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