March 1, 2007

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Samford junior forward Alex Munday was named first-team All-Conference for the Ohio Valley Conference when the league announced its postseason awards at an awards ceremony Thursday in Nashville.

This season, Munday led Samford in scoring, averaging 14.0 points per game, and she was second on the team in rebounding, pulling down 4.6 boards per contest.

Munday, Samford's all-time leading scorer with 1,294 career points, leads the league in three-point field goal percentage (41.5%). She also ranks third in the OVC in free-throw percentage (84.6%) and seventh in the league in scoring (14.0 ppg.).

Munday and the fourth-seeded Bulldogs will take on top-seeded Southeast Missouri in the semifinals of the 2007 O'Reilly OVC Tournament Friday at 12:00 p.m. at the Gaylord Entertainment Center.

2006-07 ALL-OVC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAMS

FIRST TEAM
Joi Scott, F, Murray State
Alex Munday, F, Samford
Kendall Cavin, G, Tennessee Tech
Lachelle Lyles, C, Southeast Missouri
Rachel Galligan, F, Eastern Illinios

SECOND TEAM
Crystal Jones, G, Eastern Kentucky
LaKrisha Brown, C, Morehead State
Missy Whitney, F, Southeast Missouri
Jessica Huffman, G, Eastern Illinois
Amber Guffey, G, Murray State

ALL-NEWCOMER
Jessica Huffman, G, Eastern Illinois
Crystal Jones, G, Eastern Kentucky
Missy Whitney, F, Southeast Missouri
Amanda Green, G, Morehead State
Jolie Efezokhae, F, Jacksonville State

OVC PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Joi Scott, Murray State
OVC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Jessica Huffman, Eastern Illinois
OVC COACH OF THE YEAR: John Ishee, Southeast Missouri