Story by UNK Athletic Communications
Redshirt junior point guard Jillian Aschoff (Lincoln Pius X) made the second-team, graduate forward Kia Wilson (St. George, Kan.) was tabbed third-team with senior wing Samantha Moore (Mullen) named honorable mention. This is Aschoff's second All-MIAA honor and the first for both Wilson and Moore.
The league's head coaches vote on the makeup of the team and cannot vote for their own players.
Heading into the MIAA Tournament this weekend, Aschoff is at 11.9 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 1.6 steals per game. One of three Lopers to have stated all 28 games, she leads UNK in points, rebounds, assists, steals, free throws made (94) and attempted (120). Having three double doubles, Aschoff shoots 78% from the line and 45% from the field.
Wilson is one of the MIAA's better shooters from the floor, coming in at 58.7%. She is second on the team in scoring (9.6 avg.), fourth in rebounds (5.1), and first in blocks (23). Starting all 28 games to date, the second-year Lopers had back-to-back 20-point games in mid-February and reached double digits in nine other contests. Finally, Wilson recently reached 700 career points.
Finally, Moore had a breakthrough senior campaign and enters the postseason at 8.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.4 steals per game. Second on the team in rebounds, assists and steals, she also is one of three Lopers to have made at least 35 threes to date. Moore had the program's first-ever triple double (16/10/10) in a win over York in December and had five other games with a double-digit board total.
Fort Hays State had the Player (Katie DeGarmo) and Defensive Player (Olivia Hollenbeck) of the Year with Reese Schaaf of Central Missouri and Payton Sterk of Washburn the Co-Newcomers of the Year. Finally, Annay Trusty is the league's Top Freshman with Amanda Davied of Pittsburg State the Coach of the Year.
UNK (20-8) is the fourth seed in the MIAA Tournament in Kansas City and faces Washburn (17-12) this Friday at noon.